Chapter 20 of The river of stars is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The river of stars is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AMBER RUNS AWAY “I wish you would let me come with you,” begged the young man, but Amber shook his head. “You stay here,” he said. He was dressed in a thick motor coat and a tweed cap was pulled down over his forehead. The girl had made him some tea and prepared a little meal for him. He looked at his watch.
Chapter 20 of The river of stars is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a deep yellow color
From this reading “AMBER RUNS AWAY “I wish you would let me come with you,” begged the young man, but Amber shook his head.”
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “AMBER RUNS AWAY “I wish you would let me come with you,” begged the young man, but Amber shook his head.”
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading “He was dressed in a thick motor coat and a tweed cap was pulled down over his forehead.”
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “He was dressed in a thick motor coat and a tweed cap was pulled down over his forehead.”
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “The girl had made him some tea and prepared a little meal for him.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “He was dressed in a thick motor coat and a tweed cap was pulled down over his forehead.”
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading “AMBER RUNS AWAY “I wish you would let me come with you,” begged the young man, but Amber shook his head.”
thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland
From this reading “He was dressed in a thick motor coat and a tweed cap was pulled down over his forehead.”
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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a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “AMBER RUNS AWAY “I wish you would let me come with you,” begged the young man, but Amber shook his head.”
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
In this reading “AMBER RUNS AWAY “I wish you would let me come with you,” begged the young man, but Amber shook his head.”
In this reading ““You stay here,” he said.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “He looked at his watch.”
tear down so as to make flat with the ground
In this reading “He was dressed in a thick motor coat and a tweed cap was pulled down over his forehead.”
In this reading “The girl had made him some tea and prepared a little meal for him.”
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 He was dressed in a thick motor coat and a tweed cap was pulled down over his forehead.
a deep yellow color
From this reading AMBER RUNS AWAY “I wish you would let me come with you,” begged the young man, but Amber shook his head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was dressed in a thick motor coat and a tweed cap was pulled down over his forehead.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at his watch.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading AMBER RUNS AWAY “I wish you would let me come with you,” begged the young man, but Amber shook his head.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading AMBER RUNS AWAY “I wish you would let me come with you,” begged the young man, but Amber shook his head.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading AMBER RUNS AWAY “I wish you would let me come with you,” begged the young man, but Amber shook his head.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading He was dressed in a thick motor coat and a tweed cap was pulled down over his forehead.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading He was dressed in a thick motor coat and a tweed cap was pulled down over his forehead.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading AMBER RUNS AWAY “I wish you would let me come with you,” begged the young man, but Amber shook his head.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He was dressed in a thick motor coat and a tweed cap was pulled down over his forehead.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading He was dressed in a thick motor coat and a tweed cap was pulled down over his forehead.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The girl had made him some tea and prepared a little meal for him.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading He was dressed in a thick motor coat and a tweed cap was pulled down over his forehead.
a young female
From this reading The girl had made him some tea and prepared a little meal for him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The girl had made him some tea and prepared a little meal for him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You stay here,” he said.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading AMBER RUNS AWAY “I wish you would let me come with you,” begged the young man, but Amber shook his head.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “You stay here,” he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl had made him some tea and prepared a little meal for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AMBER RUNS AWAY “I wish you would let me come with you,” begged the young man, but Amber shook his head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AMBER RUNS AWAY “I wish you would let me come with you,” begged the young man, but Amber shook his head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was dressed in a thick motor coat and a tweed cap was pulled down over his forehead.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading AMBER RUNS AWAY “I wish you would let me come with you,” begged the young man, but Amber shook his head.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The girl had made him some tea and prepared a little meal for him.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked at his watch.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The girl had made him some tea and prepared a little meal for him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading AMBER RUNS AWAY “I wish you would let me come with you,” begged the young man, but Amber shook his head.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AMBER RUNS AWAY “I wish you would let me come with you,” begged the young man, but Amber shook his head.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading The girl had made him some tea and prepared a little meal for him.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading He was dressed in a thick motor coat and a tweed cap was pulled down over his forehead.
above and across; more than
From this reading He was dressed in a thick motor coat and a tweed cap was pulled down over his forehead.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading The girl had made him some tea and prepared a little meal for him.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading He was dressed in a thick motor coat and a tweed cap was pulled down over his forehead.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading AMBER RUNS AWAY “I wish you would let me come with you,” begged the young man, but Amber shook his head.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You stay here,” he said.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading AMBER RUNS AWAY “I wish you would let me come with you,” begged the young man, but Amber shook his head.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The girl had made him some tea and prepared a little meal for him.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “You stay here,” he said.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading The girl had made him some tea and prepared a little meal for him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AMBER RUNS AWAY “I wish you would let me come with you,” begged the young man, but Amber shook his head.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading He was dressed in a thick motor coat and a tweed cap was pulled down over his forehead.
thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland
From this reading He was dressed in a thick motor coat and a tweed cap was pulled down over his forehead.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was dressed in a thick motor coat and a tweed cap was pulled down over his forehead.
look attentively
From this reading He looked at his watch.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading AMBER RUNS AWAY “I wish you would let me come with you,” begged the young man, but Amber shook his head.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AMBER RUNS AWAY “I wish you would let me come with you,” begged the young man, but Amber shook his head.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading AMBER RUNS AWAY “I wish you would let me come with you,” begged the young man, but Amber shook his head.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AMBER RUNS AWAY “I wish you would let me come with you,” begged the young man, but Amber shook his head.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading AMBER RUNS AWAY “I wish you would let me come with you,” begged the young man, but Amber shook his head.
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