Chapter 22 of The Window-Gazer is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Window-Gazer is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them! I shan't have to teach again, shall I, Benis?" Her husband smiled. "No. I should think more would be a superfluity." "They'll say I'm a heathen.
Chapter 22 of The Window-Gazer is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “"And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!”
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading “"And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!”
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading “"They'll say I'm a heathen.”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “"And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “"And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!”
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading “"And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Her husband smiled.”
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “I shan't have to teach again, shall I, Benis?"”
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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 "No. I should think more would be a superfluity."
anew
From this reading I shan't have to teach again, shall I, Benis?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "No. I should think more would be a superfluity."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shan't have to teach again, shall I, Benis?"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading "And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading "And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I shan't have to teach again, shall I, Benis?"
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading "They'll say I'm a heathen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Her husband smiled.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They'll say I'm a heathen.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "No. I should think more would be a superfluity."
not any; not one
From this reading "No. I should think more would be a superfluity."
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading "And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading "And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!
express in words
From this reading "They'll say I'm a heathen.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shan't have to teach again, shall I, Benis?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shan't have to teach again, shall I, Benis?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "No. I should think more would be a superfluity."
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Her husband smiled.
extreme excess
From this reading "No. I should think more would be a superfluity."
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading I shan't have to teach again, shall I, Benis?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They'll say I'm a heathen.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "No. I should think more would be a superfluity."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And that," said Desire later in the day as she related her experiences to the professor, "that was the idea with which I left them!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "No. I should think more would be a superfluity."
Chapter 22 of The Window-Gazer by Isabel Ecclestone Mackay holds 203 sentences, grouped into 41 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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