Chapter 6 of The Turnpike House is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Turnpike House is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. CASS SPEAKS. Jennie Brawn sat in her bedroom with an agonised took on her face, with inky fingers and tumbled hair. Miss Brawn was courting the Muse. As yet she had had but ill success, for the Muse was not in a kindly mood.
Chapter 6 of The Turnpike House is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “Jennie Brawn sat in her bedroom with an agonised took on her face, with inky fingers and tumbled hair.”
possessing muscular strength
From this reading “Jennie Brawn sat in her bedroom with an agonised took on her face, with inky fingers and tumbled hair.”
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading “Miss Brawn was courting the Muse.”
of the color of black ink
From this reading “Jennie Brawn sat in her bedroom with an agonised took on her face, with inky fingers and tumbled hair.”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “As yet she had had but ill success, for the Muse was not in a kindly mood.”
in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
From this reading “Miss Brawn was courting the Muse.”
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading “CASS SPEAKS.”
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading “Jennie Brawn sat in her bedroom with an agonised took on her face, with inky fingers and tumbled hair.”
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 “As yet she had had but ill success, for the Muse was not in a kindly mood.”
In this reading “Jennie Brawn sat in her bedroom with an agonised took on her face, with inky fingers and tumbled hair.”
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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 As yet she had had but ill success, for the Muse was not in a kindly mood.
expressing pain or agony
From this reading Jennie Brawn sat in her bedroom with an agonised took on her face, with inky fingers and tumbled hair.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Jennie Brawn sat in her bedroom with an agonised took on her face, with inky fingers and tumbled hair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jennie Brawn sat in her bedroom with an agonised took on her face, with inky fingers and tumbled hair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As yet she had had but ill success, for the Muse was not in a kindly mood.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading Jennie Brawn sat in her bedroom with an agonised took on her face, with inky fingers and tumbled hair.
possessing muscular strength
From this reading Jennie Brawn sat in her bedroom with an agonised took on her face, with inky fingers and tumbled hair.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As yet she had had but ill success, for the Muse was not in a kindly mood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CASS SPEAKS.
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading Miss Brawn was courting the Muse.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Jennie Brawn sat in her bedroom with an agonised took on her face, with inky fingers and tumbled hair.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Jennie Brawn sat in her bedroom with an agonised took on her face, with inky fingers and tumbled hair.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As yet she had had but ill success, for the Muse was not in a kindly mood.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As yet she had had but ill success, for the Muse was not in a kindly mood.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Jennie Brawn sat in her bedroom with an agonised took on her face, with inky fingers and tumbled hair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jennie Brawn sat in her bedroom with an agonised took on her face, with inky fingers and tumbled hair.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading As yet she had had but ill success, for the Muse was not in a kindly mood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jennie Brawn sat in her bedroom with an agonised took on her face, with inky fingers and tumbled hair.
of the color of black ink
From this reading Jennie Brawn sat in her bedroom with an agonised took on her face, with inky fingers and tumbled hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jennie Brawn sat in her bedroom with an agonised took on her face, with inky fingers and tumbled hair.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading As yet she had had but ill success, for the Muse was not in a kindly mood.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Brawn was courting the Muse.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading As yet she had had but ill success, for the Muse was not in a kindly mood.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
From this reading Miss Brawn was courting the Muse.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As yet she had had but ill success, for the Muse was not in a kindly mood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jennie Brawn sat in her bedroom with an agonised took on her face, with inky fingers and tumbled hair.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Jennie Brawn sat in her bedroom with an agonised took on her face, with inky fingers and tumbled hair.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As yet she had had but ill success, for the Muse was not in a kindly mood.
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading CASS SPEAKS.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading As yet she had had but ill success, for the Muse was not in a kindly mood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Brawn was courting the Muse.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Jennie Brawn sat in her bedroom with an agonised took on her face, with inky fingers and tumbled hair.
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading Jennie Brawn sat in her bedroom with an agonised took on her face, with inky fingers and tumbled hair.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Brawn was courting the Muse.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jennie Brawn sat in her bedroom with an agonised took on her face, with inky fingers and tumbled hair.
but in spite of that
From this reading As yet she had had but ill success, for the Muse was not in a kindly mood.
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