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Chapter 5 of The Seven Darlings is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout. Herring shouted with the triumph of a schoolboy, "I've got one," and sprang to his feet. "Please sit down!" said Phyllis. "We almost went that time." "So we did," said Herring.
Chapter 5 of The Seven Darlings is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading “One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.”
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading “One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.”
valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
From this reading “One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.”
incapable of being resisted
From this reading “One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.”
a boy attending school
From this reading “Herring shouted with the triumph of a schoolboy, "I've got one," and sprang to his feet.”
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading “One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.”
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading “One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.”
not wise in the ways of the world
From this reading “One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.”
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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take a seat
In this reading “"Please sit down!" said Phyllis.”
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 One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "We almost went that time."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "So we did," said Herring.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Please sit down!" said Phyllis.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Herring shouted with the triumph of a schoolboy, "I've got one," and sprang to his feet.
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Herring shouted with the triumph of a schoolboy, "I've got one," and sprang to his feet.
valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
From this reading Herring shouted with the triumph of a schoolboy, "I've got one," and sprang to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Herring shouted with the triumph of a schoolboy, "I've got one," and sprang to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Herring shouted with the triumph of a schoolboy, "I've got one," and sprang to his feet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.
a particular point in time
From this reading One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.
incapable of being resisted
From this reading One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please sit down!" said Phyllis.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please sit down!" said Phyllis.
established beyond doubt
From this reading One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Please sit down!" said Phyllis.
a boy attending school
From this reading Herring shouted with the triumph of a schoolboy, "I've got one," and sprang to his feet.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Herring shouted with the triumph of a schoolboy, "I've got one," and sprang to his feet.
be seated
From this reading "Please sit down!" said Phyllis.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So we did," said Herring.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Herring shouted with the triumph of a schoolboy, "I've got one," and sprang to his feet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We almost went that time."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "We almost went that time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Herring shouted with the triumph of a schoolboy, "I've got one," and sprang to his feet.
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.
not wise in the ways of the world
From this reading One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We almost went that time."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "We almost went that time."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Herring shouted with the triumph of a schoolboy, "I've got one," and sprang to his feet.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading One of Herring's flies, trailing in the water, proved, at this moment, overwhelmingly attractive to a young and unsophisticated trout.
Chapter 5 of The Seven Darlings by Gouverneur Morris holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Chapter 5 holds 403 sentences of The Seven Darlings, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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