Chapter 5 of The Web of Time is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Web of Time is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, it’s just this. You see this room?" Harvey nodded. "And this bed?—you know I’m going to have your room after you’re gone. Well, it’s about mother—I’m going to pray for her here every night; right here," touching the side of the bed as she spoke.
Chapter 5 of The Web of Time is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “"And this bed?—you know I’m going to have your room after you’re gone.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “"And this bed?—you know I’m going to have your room after you’re gone.”
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading “Harvey nodded.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Harvey nodded.”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “Well, it’s about mother—I’m going to pray for her here every night; right here," touching the side of the bed as she spoke.”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “Well, it’s about mother—I’m going to pray for her here every night; right here," touching the side of the bed as she spoke.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “Well, it’s about mother—I’m going to pray for her here every night; right here," touching the side of the bed as she spoke.”
arousing affect
From this reading “Well, it’s about mother—I’m going to pray for her here every night; right here," touching the side of the bed as she spoke.”
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 “Well, it’s about mother—I’m going to pray for her here every night; right here," touching the side of the bed as she spoke.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Well, it’s about mother—I’m going to pray for her here every night; right here," touching the side of the bed as she spoke.
later than; following
From this reading "And this bed?—you know I’m going to have your room after you’re gone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And this bed?—you know I’m going to have your room after you’re gone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, it’s about mother—I’m going to pray for her here every night; right here," touching the side of the bed as she spoke.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "And this bed?—you know I’m going to have your room after you’re gone.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Well, it’s about mother—I’m going to pray for her here every night; right here," touching the side of the bed as she spoke.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, it’s about mother—I’m going to pray for her here every night; right here," touching the side of the bed as she spoke.
the act of departing
From this reading "And this bed?—you know I’m going to have your room after you’re gone.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "And this bed?—you know I’m going to have your room after you’re gone.
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading Harvey nodded.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And this bed?—you know I’m going to have your room after you’re gone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, it’s about mother—I’m going to pray for her here every night; right here," touching the side of the bed as she spoke.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Well, it’s about mother—I’m going to pray for her here every night; right here," touching the side of the bed as she spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And this bed?—you know I’m going to have your room after you’re gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, it’s just this.
and nothing more
From this reading "Well, it’s just this.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "And this bed?—you know I’m going to have your room after you’re gone.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Well, it’s about mother—I’m going to pray for her here every night; right here," touching the side of the bed as she spoke.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Well, it’s about mother—I’m going to pray for her here every night; right here," touching the side of the bed as she spoke.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Harvey nodded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, it’s about mother—I’m going to pray for her here every night; right here," touching the side of the bed as she spoke.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Well, it’s about mother—I’m going to pray for her here every night; right here," touching the side of the bed as she spoke.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Well, it’s about mother—I’m going to pray for her here every night; right here," touching the side of the bed as she spoke.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading You see this room?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see this room?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, it’s about mother—I’m going to pray for her here every night; right here," touching the side of the bed as she spoke.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Well, it’s about mother—I’m going to pray for her here every night; right here," touching the side of the bed as she spoke.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Well, it’s about mother—I’m going to pray for her here every night; right here," touching the side of the bed as she spoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, it’s about mother—I’m going to pray for her here every night; right here," touching the side of the bed as she spoke.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, it’s just this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And this bed?—you know I’m going to have your room after you’re gone.
arousing affect
From this reading Well, it’s about mother—I’m going to pray for her here every night; right here," touching the side of the bed as she spoke.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, it’s just this.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see this room?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And this bed?—you know I’m going to have your room after you’re gone.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And this bed?—you know I’m going to have your room after you’re gone.
Chapter 5 of The Web of Time by Robert E. (Robert Edward) Knowles holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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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