Chapter 8 of The Sins of the Children: A Novel is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Sins of the Children: A Novel is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There's some improvement to-night," said Ethel. "Won't you come in? Were you waiting for a signal?" "You bet!" He was a nice boy, with a frank, honest face, a blunt nose and a laughing mouth.
Chapter 8 of The Sins of the Children: A Novel is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “"You bet!"”
having a broad or rounded end
From this reading “He was a nice boy, with a frank, honest face, a blunt nose and a laughing mouth.”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “He was a nice boy, with a frank, honest face, a blunt nose and a laughing mouth.”
a change for the better; progress in development
From this reading “"There's some improvement to-night," said Ethel.”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “He was a nice boy, with a frank, honest face, a blunt nose and a laughing mouth.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “He was a nice boy, with a frank, honest face, a blunt nose and a laughing mouth.”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “He was a nice boy, with a frank, honest face, a blunt nose and a laughing mouth.”
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading “Were you waiting for a signal?"”
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.
In this reading “He was a nice boy, with a frank, honest face, a blunt nose and a laughing mouth.”
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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 Were you waiting for a signal?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a nice boy, with a frank, honest face, a blunt nose and a laughing mouth.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading "You bet!"
having a broad or rounded end
From this reading He was a nice boy, with a frank, honest face, a blunt nose and a laughing mouth.
a youthful male person
From this reading He was a nice boy, with a frank, honest face, a blunt nose and a laughing mouth.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Won't you come in?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's some improvement to-night," said Ethel.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He was a nice boy, with a frank, honest face, a blunt nose and a laughing mouth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Were you waiting for a signal?"
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading He was a nice boy, with a frank, honest face, a blunt nose and a laughing mouth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a nice boy, with a frank, honest face, a blunt nose and a laughing mouth.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading He was a nice boy, with a frank, honest face, a blunt nose and a laughing mouth.
a change for the better; progress in development
From this reading "There's some improvement to-night," said Ethel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Won't you come in?
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading He was a nice boy, with a frank, honest face, a blunt nose and a laughing mouth.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading He was a nice boy, with a frank, honest face, a blunt nose and a laughing mouth.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading He was a nice boy, with a frank, honest face, a blunt nose and a laughing mouth.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading He was a nice boy, with a frank, honest face, a blunt nose and a laughing mouth.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There's some improvement to-night," said Ethel.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading Were you waiting for a signal?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "There's some improvement to-night," said Ethel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's some improvement to-night," said Ethel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's some improvement to-night," said Ethel.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Were you waiting for a signal?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a nice boy, with a frank, honest face, a blunt nose and a laughing mouth.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were you waiting for a signal?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a nice boy, with a frank, honest face, a blunt nose and a laughing mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Won't you come in?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Won't you come in?
Chapter 8 of The Sins of the Children: A Novel by Cosmo Hamilton holds 401 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 8 holds 401 sentences of The Sins of the Children: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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