Chapter 10 of The Shoulders of Atlas: A Novel is here in full — 328 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Shoulders of Atlas: A Novel is here in full — 328 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The two men sat for some time out in the grove. It was very pleasant there. The air was unusually still, and only the tops of the trees whitened occasionally in a light puff of wind like a sigh. Now and then a carriage or an automobile passed on the road beyond, but not many of them. It was not a main thoroughfare.
Chapter 10 of The Shoulders of Atlas: A Novel is here in full — 328 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Now and then a carriage or an automobile passed on the road beyond, but not many of them.”
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading “The two men sat for some time out in the grove.”
most important element
From this reading “It was not a main thoroughfare.”
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading “The air was unusually still, and only the tops of the trees whitened occasionally in a light puff of wind like a sigh.”
smoke and exhale strongly
From this reading “The air was unusually still, and only the tops of the trees whitened occasionally in a light puff of wind like a sigh.”
a public road from one place to another
From this reading “It was not a main thoroughfare.”
of the highest quality
From this reading “The air was unusually still, and only the tops of the trees whitened occasionally in a light puff of wind like a sigh.”
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading “The air was unusually still, and only the tops of the trees whitened occasionally in a light puff of wind like a sigh.”
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 The air was unusually still, and only the tops of the trees whitened occasionally in a light puff of wind like a sigh.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was unusually still, and only the tops of the trees whitened occasionally in a light puff of wind like a sigh.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now and then a carriage or an automobile passed on the road beyond, but not many of them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air was unusually still, and only the tops of the trees whitened occasionally in a light puff of wind like a sigh.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Now and then a carriage or an automobile passed on the road beyond, but not many of them.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Now and then a carriage or an automobile passed on the road beyond, but not many of them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now and then a carriage or an automobile passed on the road beyond, but not many of them.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Now and then a carriage or an automobile passed on the road beyond, but not many of them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The two men sat for some time out in the grove.
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading The two men sat for some time out in the grove.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two men sat for some time out in the grove.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very pleasant there.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The air was unusually still, and only the tops of the trees whitened occasionally in a light puff of wind like a sigh.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The air was unusually still, and only the tops of the trees whitened occasionally in a light puff of wind like a sigh.
most important element
From this reading It was not a main thoroughfare.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Now and then a carriage or an automobile passed on the road beyond, but not many of them.
the force of workers available
From this reading The two men sat for some time out in the grove.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now and then a carriage or an automobile passed on the road beyond, but not many of them.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now and then a carriage or an automobile passed on the road beyond, but not many of them.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading The air was unusually still, and only the tops of the trees whitened occasionally in a light puff of wind like a sigh.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The air was unusually still, and only the tops of the trees whitened occasionally in a light puff of wind like a sigh.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now and then a carriage or an automobile passed on the road beyond, but not many of them.
and nothing more
From this reading The air was unusually still, and only the tops of the trees whitened occasionally in a light puff of wind like a sigh.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now and then a carriage or an automobile passed on the road beyond, but not many of them.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The two men sat for some time out in the grove.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Now and then a carriage or an automobile passed on the road beyond, but not many of them.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading It was very pleasant there.
smoke and exhale strongly
From this reading The air was unusually still, and only the tops of the trees whitened occasionally in a light puff of wind like a sigh.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Now and then a carriage or an automobile passed on the road beyond, but not many of them.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The two men sat for some time out in the grove.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading The air was unusually still, and only the tops of the trees whitened occasionally in a light puff of wind like a sigh.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The two men sat for some time out in the grove.
not in physical motion
From this reading The air was unusually still, and only the tops of the trees whitened occasionally in a light puff of wind like a sigh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two men sat for some time out in the grove.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now and then a carriage or an automobile passed on the road beyond, but not many of them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now and then a carriage or an automobile passed on the road beyond, but not many of them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was very pleasant there.
a public road from one place to another
From this reading It was not a main thoroughfare.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The two men sat for some time out in the grove.
of the highest quality
From this reading The air was unusually still, and only the tops of the trees whitened occasionally in a light puff of wind like a sigh.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The air was unusually still, and only the tops of the trees whitened occasionally in a light puff of wind like a sigh.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two men sat for some time out in the grove.
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading The air was unusually still, and only the tops of the trees whitened occasionally in a light puff of wind like a sigh.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was very pleasant there.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very pleasant there.
(of hair) having lost its color
From this reading The air was unusually still, and only the tops of the trees whitened occasionally in a light puff of wind like a sigh.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The air was unusually still, and only the tops of the trees whitened occasionally in a light puff of wind like a sigh.
Chapter 10 of The Shoulders of Atlas: A Novel by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman holds 328 sentences, grouped into 66 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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