Chapter 20 of The Sweep Winner is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Sweep Winner is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DRAWER OF BARELLAN They decided to allow Clara to go to Mrs. Prevost's, and Glen took her there. She was given a kindly welcome. Mrs. Prevost was glad to have her, liked her at once. The feeling was mutual. Glen felt he had left her in good hands, that she would be happy and comfortable.
Chapter 20 of The Sweep Winner is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “THE DRAWER OF BARELLAN They decided to allow Clara to go to Mrs. Prevost's, and Glen took her there.”
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “Glen felt he had left her in good hands, that she would be happy and comfortable.”
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading “THE DRAWER OF BARELLAN They decided to allow Clara to go to Mrs. Prevost's, and Glen took her there.”
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading “THE DRAWER OF BARELLAN They decided to allow Clara to go to Mrs. Prevost's, and Glen took her there.”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “She was given a kindly welcome.”
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “Mrs. Prevost was glad to have her, liked her at once.”
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading “The feeling was mutual.”
accept gladly
From this reading “She was given a kindly welcome.”
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.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “Mrs. Prevost was glad to have her, liked her at once.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was given a kindly welcome.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading THE DRAWER OF BARELLAN They decided to allow Clara to go to Mrs. Prevost's, and Glen took her there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DRAWER OF BARELLAN They decided to allow Clara to go to Mrs. Prevost's, and Glen took her there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Prevost was glad to have her, liked her at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DRAWER OF BARELLAN They decided to allow Clara to go to Mrs. Prevost's, and Glen took her there.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Glen felt he had left her in good hands, that she would be happy and comfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DRAWER OF BARELLAN They decided to allow Clara to go to Mrs. Prevost's, and Glen took her there.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading Glen felt he had left her in good hands, that she would be happy and comfortable.
recognizable; marked
From this reading THE DRAWER OF BARELLAN They decided to allow Clara to go to Mrs. Prevost's, and Glen took her there.
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading THE DRAWER OF BARELLAN They decided to allow Clara to go to Mrs. Prevost's, and Glen took her there.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The feeling was mutual.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Glen felt he had left her in good hands, that she would be happy and comfortable.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading She was given a kindly welcome.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Mrs. Prevost was glad to have her, liked her at once.
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading THE DRAWER OF BARELLAN They decided to allow Clara to go to Mrs. Prevost's, and Glen took her there.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE DRAWER OF BARELLAN They decided to allow Clara to go to Mrs. Prevost's, and Glen took her there.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Glen felt he had left her in good hands, that she would be happy and comfortable.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Glen felt he had left her in good hands, that she would be happy and comfortable.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Glen felt he had left her in good hands, that she would be happy and comfortable.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Glen felt he had left her in good hands, that she would be happy and comfortable.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mrs. Prevost was glad to have her, liked her at once.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Glen felt he had left her in good hands, that she would be happy and comfortable.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DRAWER OF BARELLAN They decided to allow Clara to go to Mrs. Prevost's, and Glen took her there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Glen felt he had left her in good hands, that she would be happy and comfortable.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading She was given a kindly welcome.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Glen felt he had left her in good hands, that she would be happy and comfortable.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Mrs. Prevost was glad to have her, liked her at once.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE DRAWER OF BARELLAN They decided to allow Clara to go to Mrs. Prevost's, and Glen took her there.
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading The feeling was mutual.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DRAWER OF BARELLAN They decided to allow Clara to go to Mrs. Prevost's, and Glen took her there.
on one occasion
From this reading Mrs. Prevost was glad to have her, liked her at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Prevost was glad to have her, liked her at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DRAWER OF BARELLAN They decided to allow Clara to go to Mrs. Prevost's, and Glen took her there.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was given a kindly welcome.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Glen felt he had left her in good hands, that she would be happy and comfortable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DRAWER OF BARELLAN They decided to allow Clara to go to Mrs. Prevost's, and Glen took her there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE DRAWER OF BARELLAN They decided to allow Clara to go to Mrs. Prevost's, and Glen took her there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE DRAWER OF BARELLAN They decided to allow Clara to go to Mrs. Prevost's, and Glen took her there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DRAWER OF BARELLAN They decided to allow Clara to go to Mrs. Prevost's, and Glen took her there.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading THE DRAWER OF BARELLAN They decided to allow Clara to go to Mrs. Prevost's, and Glen took her there.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was given a kindly welcome.
accept gladly
From this reading She was given a kindly welcome.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Glen felt he had left her in good hands, that she would be happy and comfortable.
Chapter 20 of The Sweep Winner by Nat Gould holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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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