Chapter 8 of The Yellow House is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Yellow House is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COMING OF MR. BERDENSTEIN There are days marked in our lives with white stones. We can never forget them. Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings. Time cannot weaken them.
Chapter 8 of The Yellow House is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading “Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.”
plural of “happening” — an event that happens
From this reading “Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.”
set afire
From this reading “Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.”
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading “BERDENSTEIN There are days marked in our lives with white stones.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.”
plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading “Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.”
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading “Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.”
lessen the strength of
From this reading “Time cannot weaken them.”
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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In this reading “Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.”
bring back to the point of departure
In this reading “Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.”
In this reading “BERDENSTEIN There are days marked in our lives with white stones.”
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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 Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BERDENSTEIN There are days marked in our lives with white stones.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BERDENSTEIN There are days marked in our lives with white stones.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can never forget them.
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From this reading Time cannot weaken them.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE COMING OF MR.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading BERDENSTEIN There are days marked in our lives with white stones.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
divisible by two
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading We can never forget them.
plural of “happening” — an event that happens
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BERDENSTEIN There are days marked in our lives with white stones.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
set afire
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading BERDENSTEIN There are days marked in our lives with white stones.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading BERDENSTEIN There are days marked in our lives with white stones.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE COMING OF MR.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We can never forget them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF MR.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading BERDENSTEIN There are days marked in our lives with white stones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading BERDENSTEIN There are days marked in our lives with white stones.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF MR.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We can never forget them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading BERDENSTEIN There are days marked in our lives with white stones.
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time cannot weaken them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
precisely as stated
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can never forget them.
lessen the strength of
From this reading Time cannot weaken them.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Recollections, a very easy effort of memory, seem to bring back even in some measure the very thrill, the same pulsations and emotions, as were kindled into life by certain never-to-be-forgotten happenings.
a Caucasian
From this reading BERDENSTEIN There are days marked in our lives with white stones.
in the company of; together with
From this reading BERDENSTEIN There are days marked in our lives with white stones.
Chapter 8 of The Yellow House by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 245 sentences, grouped into 49 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 8 holds 245 sentences of The Yellow House, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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