Chapter 14 of The Return of the Prodigal is here in full — 571 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Return of the Prodigal is here in full — 571 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, do you? Well, you know, I shan't. My goodness, Frida! is that your house? Whatever is it like? A Unitarian chapel, or the Carlton Club, or, stop a bit--you don't bury people in it, do you?"
Chapter 14 of The Return of the Prodigal is here in full — 571 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “A Unitarian chapel, or the Carlton Club, or, stop a bit--you don't bury people in it, do you?"”
cover from sight
From this reading “A Unitarian chapel, or the Carlton Club, or, stop a bit--you don't bury people in it, do you?"”
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading “A Unitarian chapel, or the Carlton Club, or, stop a bit--you don't bury people in it, do you?"”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “A Unitarian chapel, or the Carlton Club, or, stop a bit--you don't bury people in it, do you?"”
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading “My goodness, Frida! is that your house?”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “A Unitarian chapel, or the Carlton Club, or, stop a bit--you don't bury people in it, do you?"”
adherent of Unitarianism
From this reading “A Unitarian chapel, or the Carlton Club, or, stop a bit--you don't bury people in it, do you?"”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Whatever is it like?”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Unitarian chapel, or the Carlton Club, or, stop a bit--you don't bury people in it, do you?"
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading A Unitarian chapel, or the Carlton Club, or, stop a bit--you don't bury people in it, do you?"
cover from sight
From this reading A Unitarian chapel, or the Carlton Club, or, stop a bit--you don't bury people in it, do you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Unitarian chapel, or the Carlton Club, or, stop a bit--you don't bury people in it, do you?"
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading A Unitarian chapel, or the Carlton Club, or, stop a bit--you don't bury people in it, do you?"
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading A Unitarian chapel, or the Carlton Club, or, stop a bit--you don't bury people in it, do you?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, do you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Unitarian chapel, or the Carlton Club, or, stop a bit--you don't bury people in it, do you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My goodness, Frida! is that your house?
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading My goodness, Frida! is that your house?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading My goodness, Frida! is that your house?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, you know, I shan't.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Unitarian chapel, or the Carlton Club, or, stop a bit--you don't bury people in it, do you?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My goodness, Frida! is that your house?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whatever is it like?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Well, you know, I shan't.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Whatever is it like?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My goodness, Frida! is that your house?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, do you?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A Unitarian chapel, or the Carlton Club, or, stop a bit--you don't bury people in it, do you?"
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading A Unitarian chapel, or the Carlton Club, or, stop a bit--you don't bury people in it, do you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, you know, I shan't.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading A Unitarian chapel, or the Carlton Club, or, stop a bit--you don't bury people in it, do you?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My goodness, Frida! is that your house?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Unitarian chapel, or the Carlton Club, or, stop a bit--you don't bury people in it, do you?"
adherent of Unitarianism
From this reading A Unitarian chapel, or the Carlton Club, or, stop a bit--you don't bury people in it, do you?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, you know, I shan't.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever is it like?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, do you?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My goodness, Frida! is that your house?
Chapter 14 of The Return of the Prodigal by May Sinclair holds 571 sentences, grouped into 115 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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