Chapter 17 of The Rapin is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Rapin is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SHOWER. “Dodor, we are very poor,” said Célestin next morning. She had taken the lark from its cage, and was holding the little warm, brown body to her breast. Toto had gone out to slink about the streets in a miserable state of mind. He was deadly tired of his atelier—Art had pulled his ears; yet he was ashamed to go home.
Chapter 17 of The Rapin is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “He was deadly tired of his atelier—Art had pulled his ears; yet he was ashamed to go home.”
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading “She had taken the lark from its cage, and was holding the little warm, brown body to her breast.”
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading “She had taken the lark from its cage, and was holding the little warm, brown body to her breast.”
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading “He was deadly tired of his atelier—Art had pulled his ears; yet he was ashamed to go home.”
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading “She had taken the lark from its cage, and was holding the little warm, brown body to her breast.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “Toto had gone out to slink about the streets in a miserable state of mind.”
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading “THE SHOWER.”
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “Toto had gone out to slink about the streets in a miserable state of mind.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““Dodor, we are very poor,” said Célestin next morning.”
return home
In this reading “He was deadly tired of his atelier—Art had pulled his ears; yet he was ashamed to go home.”
In this reading “Toto had gone out to slink about the streets in a miserable state of mind.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Toto had gone out to slink about the streets in a miserable state of mind.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Toto had gone out to slink about the streets in a miserable state of mind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had taken the lark from its cage, and was holding the little warm, brown body to her breast.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Dodor, we are very poor,” said Célestin next morning.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading He was deadly tired of his atelier—Art had pulled his ears; yet he was ashamed to go home.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading He was deadly tired of his atelier—Art had pulled his ears; yet he was ashamed to go home.
a studio especially for an artist or designer
From this reading He was deadly tired of his atelier—Art had pulled his ears; yet he was ashamed to go home.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading She had taken the lark from its cage, and was holding the little warm, brown body to her breast.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading She had taken the lark from its cage, and was holding the little warm, brown body to her breast.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading She had taken the lark from its cage, and was holding the little warm, brown body to her breast.
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading She had taken the lark from its cage, and was holding the little warm, brown body to her breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dodor, we are very poor,” said Célestin next morning.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading He was deadly tired of his atelier—Art had pulled his ears; yet he was ashamed to go home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dodor, we are very poor,” said Célestin next morning.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading He was deadly tired of his atelier—Art had pulled his ears; yet he was ashamed to go home.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had taken the lark from its cage, and was holding the little warm, brown body to her breast.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He was deadly tired of his atelier—Art had pulled his ears; yet he was ashamed to go home.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Toto had gone out to slink about the streets in a miserable state of mind.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had taken the lark from its cage, and was holding the little warm, brown body to her breast.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was deadly tired of his atelier—Art had pulled his ears; yet he was ashamed to go home.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had taken the lark from its cage, and was holding the little warm, brown body to her breast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was deadly tired of his atelier—Art had pulled his ears; yet he was ashamed to go home.
the act of retaining something
From this reading She had taken the lark from its cage, and was holding the little warm, brown body to her breast.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He was deadly tired of his atelier—Art had pulled his ears; yet he was ashamed to go home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Toto had gone out to slink about the streets in a miserable state of mind.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She had taken the lark from its cage, and was holding the little warm, brown body to her breast.
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading She had taken the lark from its cage, and was holding the little warm, brown body to her breast.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She had taken the lark from its cage, and was holding the little warm, brown body to her breast.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Toto had gone out to slink about the streets in a miserable state of mind.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Toto had gone out to slink about the streets in a miserable state of mind.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Dodor, we are very poor,” said Célestin next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “Dodor, we are very poor,” said Célestin next morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Toto had gone out to slink about the streets in a miserable state of mind.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Toto had gone out to slink about the streets in a miserable state of mind.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Dodor, we are very poor,” said Célestin next morning.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading He was deadly tired of his atelier—Art had pulled his ears; yet he was ashamed to go home.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Dodor, we are very poor,” said Célestin next morning.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had taken the lark from its cage, and was holding the little warm, brown body to her breast.
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading THE SHOWER.
walk stealthily
From this reading Toto had gone out to slink about the streets in a miserable state of mind.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Toto had gone out to slink about the streets in a miserable state of mind.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Toto had gone out to slink about the streets in a miserable state of mind.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She had taken the lark from its cage, and was holding the little warm, brown body to her breast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHOWER.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading He was deadly tired of his atelier—Art had pulled his ears; yet he was ashamed to go home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had taken the lark from its cage, and was holding the little warm, brown body to her breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Toto had gone out to slink about the streets in a miserable state of mind.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Dodor, we are very poor,” said Célestin next morning.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading She had taken the lark from its cage, and was holding the little warm, brown body to her breast.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had taken the lark from its cage, and was holding the little warm, brown body to her breast.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Dodor, we are very poor,” said Célestin next morning.
but in spite of that
From this reading He was deadly tired of his atelier—Art had pulled his ears; yet he was ashamed to go home.
Chapter 17 of The Rapin by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 17 holds 95 sentences of The Rapin, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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