Chapter X of The Secret of Lonesome Cove, “The Invasion,” is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter X of The Secret of Lonesome Cove, “The Invasion,” is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Such ruin as had been wrought in Sedgwick’s studio was strictly localized. The easel lay on the floor, with its rear leg crumpled. Around it were scattered the fragments of the glass upon which the painter had set his labor of love. A high old-fashioned chair faced the wreckage. On its peak was hung a traveling cap.
Chapter X of The Secret of Lonesome Cove, “The Invasion,” is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of metal e.g.
From this reading “The easel lay on the floor, with its rear leg crumpled.”
an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)
From this reading “The easel lay on the floor, with its rear leg crumpled.”
confined or restricted to a particular location
From this reading “Such ruin as had been wrought in Sedgwick’s studio was strictly localized.”
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading “On its peak was hung a traveling cap.”
restricted to something
From this reading “Such ruin as had been wrought in Sedgwick’s studio was strictly localized.”
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading “Such ruin as had been wrought in Sedgwick’s studio was strictly localized.”
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading “On its peak was hung a traveling cap.”
the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
From this reading “A high old-fashioned chair faced the wreckage.”
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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In this reading “The easel lay on the floor, with its rear leg crumpled.”
In this reading “The easel lay on the floor, with its rear leg crumpled.”
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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 high old-fashioned chair faced the wreckage.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around it were scattered the fragments of the glass upon which the painter had set his labor of love.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such ruin as had been wrought in Sedgwick’s studio was strictly localized.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Such ruin as had been wrought in Sedgwick’s studio was strictly localized.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading On its peak was hung a traveling cap.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading A high old-fashioned chair faced the wreckage.
of metal e.g.
From this reading The easel lay on the floor, with its rear leg crumpled.
an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)
From this reading The easel lay on the floor, with its rear leg crumpled.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading A high old-fashioned chair faced the wreckage.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The easel lay on the floor, with its rear leg crumpled.
plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else
From this reading Around it were scattered the fragments of the glass upon which the painter had set his labor of love.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Around it were scattered the fragments of the glass upon which the painter had set his labor of love.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Such ruin as had been wrought in Sedgwick’s studio was strictly localized.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading A high old-fashioned chair faced the wreckage.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Around it were scattered the fragments of the glass upon which the painter had set his labor of love.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading On its peak was hung a traveling cap.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such ruin as had been wrought in Sedgwick’s studio was strictly localized.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Around it were scattered the fragments of the glass upon which the painter had set his labor of love.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The easel lay on the floor, with its rear leg crumpled.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading Around it were scattered the fragments of the glass upon which the painter had set his labor of love.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The easel lay on the floor, with its rear leg crumpled.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading The easel lay on the floor, with its rear leg crumpled.
confined or restricted to a particular location
From this reading Such ruin as had been wrought in Sedgwick’s studio was strictly localized.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Around it were scattered the fragments of the glass upon which the painter had set his labor of love.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Around it were scattered the fragments of the glass upon which the painter had set his labor of love.
out of fashion
From this reading A high old-fashioned chair faced the wreckage.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The easel lay on the floor, with its rear leg crumpled.
an artist who paints
From this reading Around it were scattered the fragments of the glass upon which the painter had set his labor of love.
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading On its peak was hung a traveling cap.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading The easel lay on the floor, with its rear leg crumpled.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading Such ruin as had been wrought in Sedgwick’s studio was strictly localized.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading Around it were scattered the fragments of the glass upon which the painter had set his labor of love.
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From this reading Such ruin as had been wrought in Sedgwick’s studio was strictly localized.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Around it were scattered the fragments of the glass upon which the painter had set his labor of love.
restricted to something
From this reading Such ruin as had been wrought in Sedgwick’s studio was strictly localized.
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading Such ruin as had been wrought in Sedgwick’s studio was strictly localized.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such ruin as had been wrought in Sedgwick’s studio was strictly localized.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The easel lay on the floor, with its rear leg crumpled.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading On its peak was hung a traveling cap.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Around it were scattered the fragments of the glass upon which the painter had set his labor of love.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such ruin as had been wrought in Sedgwick’s studio was strictly localized.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Around it were scattered the fragments of the glass upon which the painter had set his labor of love.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Around it were scattered the fragments of the glass upon which the painter had set his labor of love.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The easel lay on the floor, with its rear leg crumpled.
the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
From this reading A high old-fashioned chair faced the wreckage.
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading Such ruin as had been wrought in Sedgwick’s studio was strictly localized.
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