Chapter V of The Vanishing Comrade, “Kate Makes Up a Face,” is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter V
Chapter V of The Vanishing Comrade, “Kate Makes Up a Face,” is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you. I’m going right to bed then.” She stopped with her hand on the knob. “Wouldn’t you like to see the sitting-room? It’s yours, too, now.”
Chapter V of The Vanishing Comrade, “Kate Makes Up a Face,” is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “I’m going right to bed then.””
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.”
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading “As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.”
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading “She stopped with her hand on the knob.”
past form of “near” — move towards
From this reading “As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “She stopped with her hand on the knob.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “It’s yours, too, now.””
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 “She stopped with her hand on the knob.”
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.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I’m going right to bed then.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.
the act of departing
From this reading I’m going right to bed then.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She stopped with her hand on the knob.
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She stopped with her hand on the knob.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m going right to bed then.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s yours, too, now.”
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading She stopped with her hand on the knob.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Wouldn’t you like to see the sitting-room?
past form of “near” — move towards
From this reading As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It’s yours, too, now.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She stopped with her hand on the knob.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I’m going right to bed then.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Wouldn’t you like to see the sitting-room?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stopped with her hand on the knob.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading She stopped with her hand on the knob.
express in words
From this reading As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I’m going right to bed then.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’m going right to bed then.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It’s yours, too, now.”
at the time that
From this reading As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She stopped with her hand on the knob.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wouldn’t you like to see the sitting-room?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As they neared their doors Elsie said, “Please tell Bertha if she’s in your room that I shall be in the sitting-room when she’s through helping you.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading It’s yours, too, now.”
Chapter 5 of The Vanishing Comrade by Ethel Cook Eliot holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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 5 holds 155 sentences of The Vanishing Comrade, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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