Chapter 4 of The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You are selfish!" in an aggrieved voice. "Of course." "And not the least ashamed of it!" "Not the least." He moved his position deliberately so that he came to my other side, where the sun was not.
Chapter 4 of The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “aggrieve” — infringe on the rights of
From this reading “"You are selfish!" in an aggrieved voice.”
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “"And not the least ashamed of it!"”
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading “He moved his position deliberately so that he came to my other side, where the sun was not.”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “"And not the least ashamed of it!"”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “He moved his position deliberately so that he came to my other side, where the sun was not.”
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading “He moved his position deliberately so that he came to my other side, where the sun was not.”
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading “"You are selfish!" in an aggrieved voice.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “He moved his position deliberately so that he came to my other side, where the sun was not.”
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 “He moved his position deliberately so that he came to my other side, where the sun was not.”
as might be expected
In this reading “"Of course."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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past form of “aggrieve” — infringe on the rights of
From this reading "You are selfish!" in an aggrieved voice.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "You are selfish!" in an aggrieved voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And not the least ashamed of it!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are selfish!" in an aggrieved voice.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading "And not the least ashamed of it!"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He moved his position deliberately so that he came to my other side, where the sun was not.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course."
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading He moved his position deliberately so that he came to my other side, where the sun was not.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He moved his position deliberately so that he came to my other side, where the sun was not.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He moved his position deliberately so that he came to my other side, where the sun was not.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You are selfish!" in an aggrieved voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And not the least ashamed of it!"
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "And not the least ashamed of it!"
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading He moved his position deliberately so that he came to my other side, where the sun was not.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He moved his position deliberately so that he came to my other side, where the sun was not.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "And not the least ashamed of it!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He moved his position deliberately so that he came to my other side, where the sun was not.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading He moved his position deliberately so that he came to my other side, where the sun was not.
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading "You are selfish!" in an aggrieved voice.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He moved his position deliberately so that he came to my other side, where the sun was not.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He moved his position deliberately so that he came to my other side, where the sun was not.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading He moved his position deliberately so that he came to my other side, where the sun was not.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He moved his position deliberately so that he came to my other side, where the sun was not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And not the least ashamed of it!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He moved his position deliberately so that he came to my other side, where the sun was not.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "You are selfish!" in an aggrieved voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He moved his position deliberately so that he came to my other side, where the sun was not.
in or at the place that
From this reading He moved his position deliberately so that he came to my other side, where the sun was not.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are selfish!" in an aggrieved voice.
Chapter 4 of The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel by Elinor Glyn holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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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