Chapter 14 of The Recipe for Diamonds is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of The Recipe for Diamonds is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HEREINGEFALLEN! It did not seem that I had been very long turned in when Haigh came to my bedroom and woke me. "Come across to my room," said he, "and see our anarchist shipmate in the process of going crazy." "Whatever do you mean?" I asked, sitting up.
Chapter 14 of The Recipe for Diamonds is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an advocate of anarchism
From this reading “"Come across to my room," said he, "and see our anarchist shipmate in the process of going crazy."”
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “It did not seem that I had been very long turned in when Haigh came to my bedroom and woke me.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “"Come across to my room," said he, "and see our anarchist shipmate in the process of going crazy."”
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
From this reading “"Come across to my room," said he, "and see our anarchist shipmate in the process of going crazy."”
an associate on the same ship with you
From this reading “"Come across to my room," said he, "and see our anarchist shipmate in the process of going crazy."”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “I asked, sitting up.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “"Whatever do you mean?"”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “It did not seem that I had been very long turned in when Haigh came to my bedroom and woke me.”
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.
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find unexpectedly
In this reading “"Come across to my room," said he, "and see our anarchist shipmate in the process of going crazy."”
In this reading “"Come across to my room," said he, "and see our anarchist shipmate in the process of going crazy."”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Come across to my room," said he, "and see our anarchist shipmate in the process of going crazy."
an advocate of anarchism
From this reading "Come across to my room," said he, "and see our anarchist shipmate in the process of going crazy."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It did not seem that I had been very long turned in when Haigh came to my bedroom and woke me.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked, sitting up.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading It did not seem that I had been very long turned in when Haigh came to my bedroom and woke me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It did not seem that I had been very long turned in when Haigh came to my bedroom and woke me.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It did not seem that I had been very long turned in when Haigh came to my bedroom and woke me.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come across to my room," said he, "and see our anarchist shipmate in the process of going crazy."
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading "Come across to my room," said he, "and see our anarchist shipmate in the process of going crazy."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not seem that I had been very long turned in when Haigh came to my bedroom and woke me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Whatever do you mean?"
the act of departing
From this reading "Come across to my room," said he, "and see our anarchist shipmate in the process of going crazy."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It did not seem that I had been very long turned in when Haigh came to my bedroom and woke me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It did not seem that I had been very long turned in when Haigh came to my bedroom and woke me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come across to my room," said he, "and see our anarchist shipmate in the process of going crazy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HEREINGEFALLEN!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It did not seem that I had been very long turned in when Haigh came to my bedroom and woke me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It did not seem that I had been very long turned in when Haigh came to my bedroom and woke me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did not seem that I had been very long turned in when Haigh came to my bedroom and woke me.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It did not seem that I had been very long turned in when Haigh came to my bedroom and woke me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It did not seem that I had been very long turned in when Haigh came to my bedroom and woke me.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Whatever do you mean?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It did not seem that I had been very long turned in when Haigh came to my bedroom and woke me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not seem that I had been very long turned in when Haigh came to my bedroom and woke me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Come across to my room," said he, "and see our anarchist shipmate in the process of going crazy."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Come across to my room," said he, "and see our anarchist shipmate in the process of going crazy."
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
From this reading "Come across to my room," said he, "and see our anarchist shipmate in the process of going crazy."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Come across to my room," said he, "and see our anarchist shipmate in the process of going crazy."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come across to my room," said he, "and see our anarchist shipmate in the process of going crazy."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Come across to my room," said he, "and see our anarchist shipmate in the process of going crazy."
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It did not seem that I had been very long turned in when Haigh came to my bedroom and woke me.
an associate on the same ship with you
From this reading "Come across to my room," said he, "and see our anarchist shipmate in the process of going crazy."
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading I asked, sitting up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It did not seem that I had been very long turned in when Haigh came to my bedroom and woke me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Come across to my room," said he, "and see our anarchist shipmate in the process of going crazy."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It did not seem that I had been very long turned in when Haigh came to my bedroom and woke me.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading It did not seem that I had been very long turned in when Haigh came to my bedroom and woke me.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I asked, sitting up.
precisely as stated
From this reading It did not seem that I had been very long turned in when Haigh came to my bedroom and woke me.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "Whatever do you mean?"
at the time that
From this reading It did not seem that I had been very long turned in when Haigh came to my bedroom and woke me.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading It did not seem that I had been very long turned in when Haigh came to my bedroom and woke me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Whatever do you mean?"
Chapter 14 of The Recipe for Diamonds by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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.
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