Chapter 10 of The Return of the Prodigal is here in full — 697 sentences across 140 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Return of the Prodigal is here in full — 697 sentences across 140 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She assured us that only his wife and daughter knew what he really was. We wondered, did Antigone know? She made no sign of distance or dissent, but somehow she didn't seem to belong to him. There was something remote and irrelevant about her; she didn't fit into the advertisement. And in her remoteness and irrelevance she remained inscrutable.
Chapter 10 of The Return of the Prodigal is here in full — 697 sentences across 140 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading “There was something remote and irrelevant about her; she didn't fit into the advertisement.”
(Greek mythology) the daughter of King Oedipus who disobeyed her father and was condemned to death
From this reading “We wondered, did Antigone know?”
(law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
From this reading “She made no sign of distance or dissent, but somehow she didn't seem to belong to him.”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “And in her remoteness and irrelevance she remained inscrutable.”
the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand
From this reading “And in her remoteness and irrelevance she remained inscrutable.”
having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
From this reading “There was something remote and irrelevant about her; she didn't fit into the advertisement.”
located far away spatially
From this reading “There was something remote and irrelevant about her; she didn't fit into the advertisement.”
the property of being remote
From this reading “And in her remoteness and irrelevance she remained inscrutable.”
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.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was something remote and irrelevant about her; she didn't fit into the advertisement.
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading There was something remote and irrelevant about her; she didn't fit into the advertisement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She assured us that only his wife and daughter knew what he really was.
(Greek mythology) the daughter of King Oedipus who disobeyed her father and was condemned to death
From this reading We wondered, did Antigone know?
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading She assured us that only his wife and daughter knew what he really was.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading She made no sign of distance or dissent, but somehow she didn't seem to belong to him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She made no sign of distance or dissent, but somehow she didn't seem to belong to him.
a female human offspring
From this reading She assured us that only his wife and daughter knew what he really was.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We wondered, did Antigone know?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She made no sign of distance or dissent, but somehow she didn't seem to belong to him.
(law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
From this reading She made no sign of distance or dissent, but somehow she didn't seem to belong to him.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading She made no sign of distance or dissent, but somehow she didn't seem to belong to him.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading There was something remote and irrelevant about her; she didn't fit into the advertisement.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She assured us that only his wife and daughter knew what he really was.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was something remote and irrelevant about her; she didn't fit into the advertisement.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She made no sign of distance or dissent, but somehow she didn't seem to belong to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She assured us that only his wife and daughter knew what he really was.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in her remoteness and irrelevance she remained inscrutable.
of an obscure nature
From this reading And in her remoteness and irrelevance she remained inscrutable.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was something remote and irrelevant about her; she didn't fit into the advertisement.
the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand
From this reading And in her remoteness and irrelevance she remained inscrutable.
having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
From this reading There was something remote and irrelevant about her; she didn't fit into the advertisement.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She assured us that only his wife and daughter knew what he really was.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We wondered, did Antigone know?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made no sign of distance or dissent, but somehow she didn't seem to belong to him.
not any; not one
From this reading She made no sign of distance or dissent, but somehow she didn't seem to belong to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She made no sign of distance or dissent, but somehow she didn't seem to belong to him.
and nothing more
From this reading She assured us that only his wife and daughter knew what he really was.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She made no sign of distance or dissent, but somehow she didn't seem to belong to him.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading She assured us that only his wife and daughter knew what he really was.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading And in her remoteness and irrelevance she remained inscrutable.
located far away spatially
From this reading There was something remote and irrelevant about her; she didn't fit into the advertisement.
the property of being remote
From this reading And in her remoteness and irrelevance she remained inscrutable.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She made no sign of distance or dissent, but somehow she didn't seem to belong to him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She assured us that only his wife and daughter knew what he really was.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading She made no sign of distance or dissent, but somehow she didn't seem to belong to him.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading She made no sign of distance or dissent, but somehow she didn't seem to belong to him.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something remote and irrelevant about her; she didn't fit into the advertisement.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She assured us that only his wife and daughter knew what he really was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was something remote and irrelevant about her; she didn't fit into the advertisement.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was something remote and irrelevant about her; she didn't fit into the advertisement.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She made no sign of distance or dissent, but somehow she didn't seem to belong to him.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She assured us that only his wife and daughter knew what he really was.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She assured us that only his wife and daughter knew what he really was.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We wondered, did Antigone know?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She assured us that only his wife and daughter knew what he really was.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading She assured us that only his wife and daughter knew what he really was.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading We wondered, did Antigone know?
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