Chapter 6 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 02 is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 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 Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 02 is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But revolution in this world succeeds to revolution. All that I say in this paper is in a paulo-past tense. The Monterey of last year[2] exists no longer. A huge hotel has sprung up in the desert by the railway. Three sets of diners sit down successively to table.
Chapter 6 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 02 is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “diner” — a person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant)
From this reading “Three sets of diners sit down successively to table.”
third-person singular of “exist” — have an existence, be extant
From this reading “The Monterey of last year[2] exists no longer.”
a town in western California to the south of San Francisco on a peninsula at the southern end of Monterey Bay
From this reading “The Monterey of last year[2] exists no longer.”
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading “Three sets of diners sit down successively to table.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “A huge hotel has sprung up in the desert by the railway.”
third-person singular of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading “But revolution in this world succeeds to revolution.”
in proper order or sequence
From this reading “Three sets of diners sit down successively to table.”
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading “All that I say in this paper is in a paulo-past tense.”
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.
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take a seat
In this reading “Three sets of diners sit down successively to table.”
In this reading “The Monterey of last year[2] exists no longer.”
come into existence; take on form or shape
In this reading “A huge hotel has sprung up in the desert by the railway.”
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From this reading The Monterey of last year[2] exists no longer.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All that I say in this paper is in a paulo-past tense.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All that I say in this paper is in a paulo-past tense.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But revolution in this world succeeds to revolution.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A huge hotel has sprung up in the desert by the railway.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading A huge hotel has sprung up in the desert by the railway.
plural of “diner” — a person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant)
From this reading Three sets of diners sit down successively to table.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Three sets of diners sit down successively to table.
third-person singular of “exist” — have an existence, be extant
From this reading The Monterey of last year[2] exists no longer.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A huge hotel has sprung up in the desert by the railway.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading A huge hotel has sprung up in the desert by the railway.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading A huge hotel has sprung up in the desert by the railway.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading All that I say in this paper is in a paulo-past tense.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But revolution in this world succeeds to revolution.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All that I say in this paper is in a paulo-past tense.
immediately past
From this reading The Monterey of last year[2] exists no longer.
for more time
From this reading The Monterey of last year[2] exists no longer.
a town in western California to the south of San Francisco on a peninsula at the southern end of Monterey Bay
From this reading The Monterey of last year[2] exists no longer.
not any; not one
From this reading The Monterey of last year[2] exists no longer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Monterey of last year[2] exists no longer.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading All that I say in this paper is in a paulo-past tense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that I say in this paper is in a paulo-past tense.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading A huge hotel has sprung up in the desert by the railway.
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading But revolution in this world succeeds to revolution.
express in words
From this reading All that I say in this paper is in a paulo-past tense.
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading Three sets of diners sit down successively to table.
be seated
From this reading Three sets of diners sit down successively to table.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading A huge hotel has sprung up in the desert by the railway.
third-person singular of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading But revolution in this world succeeds to revolution.
in proper order or sequence
From this reading Three sets of diners sit down successively to table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Three sets of diners sit down successively to table.
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading All that I say in this paper is in a paulo-past tense.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that I say in this paper is in a paulo-past tense.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Monterey of last year[2] exists no longer.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But revolution in this world succeeds to revolution.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three sets of diners sit down successively to table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But revolution in this world succeeds to revolution.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A huge hotel has sprung up in the desert by the railway.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading But revolution in this world succeeds to revolution.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The Monterey of last year[2] exists no longer.
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