Chapter 15 of The Wheat Princess is here in full — 339 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Wheat Princess is here in full — 339 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AS they galloped up the long avenue under the arching trees, the villa presently came into view. The sound of laughing voices floated out from the open windows. Marcia drew rein with a half-involuntary cry of dismay. The Roystons had come. ‘I’d forgotten!’ she explained to her companion.
Chapter 15 of The Wheat Princess is here in full — 339 sentences across 68 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.
forming or resembling an arch
From this reading “AS they galloped up the long avenue under the arching trees, the villa presently came into view.”
a line of approach
From this reading “AS they galloped up the long avenue under the arching trees, the villa presently came into view.”
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading “Marcia drew rein with a half-involuntary cry of dismay.”
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “The sound of laughing voices floated out from the open windows.”
past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading “AS they galloped up the long avenue under the arching trees, the villa presently came into view.”
control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading “Marcia drew rein with a half-involuntary cry of dismay.”
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading “AS they galloped up the long avenue under the arching trees, the villa presently came into view.”
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “The sound of laughing voices floated out from the open windows.”
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 “The sound of laughing voices floated out from the open windows.”
In this reading “AS they galloped up the long avenue under the arching trees, the villa presently came into view.”
In this reading “AS they galloped up the long avenue under the arching trees, the villa presently came into view.”
In this reading “AS they galloped up the long avenue under the arching trees, the villa presently came into view.”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “AS they galloped up the long avenue under the arching trees, the villa presently came into view.”
In this reading “The sound of laughing voices floated out from the open windows.”
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 Marcia drew rein with a half-involuntary cry of dismay.
forming or resembling an arch
From this reading AS they galloped up the long avenue under the arching trees, the villa presently came into view.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AS they galloped up the long avenue under the arching trees, the villa presently came into view.
a line of approach
From this reading AS they galloped up the long avenue under the arching trees, the villa presently came into view.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading AS they galloped up the long avenue under the arching trees, the villa presently came into view.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Roystons had come.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading ‘I’d forgotten!’ she explained to her companion.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Marcia drew rein with a half-involuntary cry of dismay.
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading Marcia drew rein with a half-involuntary cry of dismay.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Marcia drew rein with a half-involuntary cry of dismay.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading ‘I’d forgotten!’ she explained to her companion.
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading The sound of laughing voices floated out from the open windows.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading ‘I’d forgotten!’ she explained to her companion.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sound of laughing voices floated out from the open windows.
past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading AS they galloped up the long avenue under the arching trees, the villa presently came into view.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Roystons had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marcia drew rein with a half-involuntary cry of dismay.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘I’d forgotten!’ she explained to her companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I’d forgotten!’ she explained to her companion.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AS they galloped up the long avenue under the arching trees, the villa presently came into view.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading The sound of laughing voices floated out from the open windows.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading AS they galloped up the long avenue under the arching trees, the villa presently came into view.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marcia drew rein with a half-involuntary cry of dismay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sound of laughing voices floated out from the open windows.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The sound of laughing voices floated out from the open windows.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The sound of laughing voices floated out from the open windows.
in the near future
From this reading AS they galloped up the long avenue under the arching trees, the villa presently came into view.
control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading Marcia drew rein with a half-involuntary cry of dismay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Roystons had come.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘I’d forgotten!’ she explained to her companion.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The sound of laughing voices floated out from the open windows.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AS they galloped up the long avenue under the arching trees, the villa presently came into view.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AS they galloped up the long avenue under the arching trees, the villa presently came into view.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘I’d forgotten!’ she explained to her companion.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading AS they galloped up the long avenue under the arching trees, the villa presently came into view.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading AS they galloped up the long avenue under the arching trees, the villa presently came into view.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading AS they galloped up the long avenue under the arching trees, the villa presently came into view.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading AS they galloped up the long avenue under the arching trees, the villa presently came into view.
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading AS they galloped up the long avenue under the arching trees, the villa presently came into view.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The sound of laughing voices floated out from the open windows.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The sound of laughing voices floated out from the open windows.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Marcia drew rein with a half-involuntary cry of dismay.
Chapter 15 of The Wheat Princess by Jean Webster holds 339 sentences, grouped into 68 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 339 sentences of The Wheat Princess, unabridged, divided into 68 reading sections.
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