Chapter 15 of The Tunnel is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Tunnel is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Nearly all the roses were half-opened buds; firm and stiff. Larger ones put in here and there gave the effect of mass. Closest contemplation enhanced the beauty of the whole. Each rose was perfect. The radiant mass was lovely throughout.
Chapter 15 of The Tunnel is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bud” — a partially opened flower
From this reading “Nearly all the roses were half-opened buds; firm and stiff.”
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading “Closest contemplation enhanced the beauty of the whole.”
a long and thoughtful observation
From this reading “Closest contemplation enhanced the beauty of the whole.”
increased or intensified in value or beauty or quality
From this reading “Closest contemplation enhanced the beauty of the whole.”
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading “The radiant mass was lovely throughout.”
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “Nearly all the roses were half-opened buds; firm and stiff.”
not moving or operating freely
From this reading “Nearly all the roses were half-opened buds; firm and stiff.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “The radiant mass was lovely throughout.”
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 “Nearly all the roses were half-opened buds; firm and stiff.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Nearly all the roses were half-opened buds; firm and stiff.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nearly all the roses were half-opened buds; firm and stiff.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Closest contemplation enhanced the beauty of the whole.
plural of “bud” — a partially opened flower
From this reading Nearly all the roses were half-opened buds; firm and stiff.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading Closest contemplation enhanced the beauty of the whole.
a long and thoughtful observation
From this reading Closest contemplation enhanced the beauty of the whole.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each rose was perfect.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Larger ones put in here and there gave the effect of mass.
increased or intensified in value or beauty or quality
From this reading Closest contemplation enhanced the beauty of the whole.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading Nearly all the roses were half-opened buds; firm and stiff.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Larger ones put in here and there gave the effect of mass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nearly all the roses were half-opened buds; firm and stiff.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Larger ones put in here and there gave the effect of mass.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Larger ones put in here and there gave the effect of mass.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading Larger ones put in here and there gave the effect of mass.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading The radiant mass was lovely throughout.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Larger ones put in here and there gave the effect of mass.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Nearly all the roses were half-opened buds; firm and stiff.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Larger ones put in here and there gave the effect of mass.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Larger ones put in here and there gave the effect of mass.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading Each rose was perfect.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Larger ones put in here and there gave the effect of mass.
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading The radiant mass was lovely throughout.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Each rose was perfect.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Nearly all the roses were half-opened buds; firm and stiff.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading Nearly all the roses were half-opened buds; firm and stiff.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nearly all the roses were half-opened buds; firm and stiff.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Larger ones put in here and there gave the effect of mass.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The radiant mass was lovely throughout.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each rose was perfect.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nearly all the roses were half-opened buds; firm and stiff.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Closest contemplation enhanced the beauty of the whole.
Chapter 15 of The Tunnel by Dorothy M. (Dorothy Miller) Richardson holds 250 sentences, grouped into 50 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 15 holds 250 sentences of The Tunnel, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of The Tunnel by Dorothy M. (Dorothy Miller) Richardson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 250 sentences, grouped into 50 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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