Chapter 1 of The Turn of the Road is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Turn of the Road is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Farewell. [All remain quiet. The strains of a melancholy air like a serenade come from outside. It slowly dies away in the distance. Robbie John moves forward as if to go out.]
Chapter 1 of The Turn of the Road is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading “It slowly dies away in the distance.”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “Farewell.”
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading “The strains of a melancholy air like a serenade come from outside.”
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading “Robbie John moves forward as if to go out.]”
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “The strains of a melancholy air like a serenade come from outside.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “[All remain quiet.”
a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
From this reading “The strains of a melancholy air like a serenade come from outside.”
plural of “strain” — (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading “The strains of a melancholy air like a serenade come from outside.”
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.
become less in amount or intensity
In this reading “It slowly dies away in the distance.”
In this reading “Robbie John moves forward as if to go out.]”
In this reading “[All remain quiet.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “Robbie John moves forward as if to go out.]”
In this reading “The strains of a melancholy air like a serenade come from outside.”
In this reading “The strains of a melancholy air like a serenade come from outside.”
In this reading “It slowly dies away in the distance.”
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 The strains of a melancholy air like a serenade come from outside.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The strains of a melancholy air like a serenade come from outside.
(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 [All remain quiet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Robbie John moves forward as if to go out.]
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It slowly dies away in the distance.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The strains of a melancholy air like a serenade come from outside.
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading It slowly dies away in the distance.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading It slowly dies away in the distance.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading Farewell.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Robbie John moves forward as if to go out.]
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The strains of a melancholy air like a serenade come from outside.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Robbie John moves forward as if to go out.]
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Robbie John moves forward as if to go out.]
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It slowly dies away in the distance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It slowly dies away in the distance.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Robbie John moves forward as if to go out.]
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The strains of a melancholy air like a serenade come from outside.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading The strains of a melancholy air like a serenade come from outside.
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading Robbie John moves forward as if to go out.]
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The strains of a melancholy air like a serenade come from outside.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Robbie John moves forward as if to go out.]
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The strains of a melancholy air like a serenade come from outside.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading [All remain quiet.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading [All remain quiet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robbie John moves forward as if to go out.]
a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
From this reading The strains of a melancholy air like a serenade come from outside.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading It slowly dies away in the distance.
plural of “strain” — (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading The strains of a melancholy air like a serenade come from outside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The strains of a melancholy air like a serenade come from outside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Robbie John moves forward as if to go out.]
Chapter 1 of The Turn of the Road by Rutherford Mayne holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 1 holds 413 sentences of The Turn of the Road, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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