Chapter 5 of Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 1 is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 1 is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Nothing. I've been reading most of the afternoon." "The Maiden Knight?" This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board. It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
Chapter 5 of Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 1 is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board.”
every person
From this reading “This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board.”
promote over another
From this reading “It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.”
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading “"The Maiden Knight?"”
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading “"The Maiden Knight?"”
feeling self-importance
From this reading “It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.”
of or relating to or caused by tides
From this reading “It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.”
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.”
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 It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading I've been reading most of the afternoon."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I've been reading most of the afternoon."
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
every person
From this reading This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board.
promote over another
From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've been reading most of the afternoon."
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
and nothing more
From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading "The Maiden Knight?"
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading "The Maiden Knight?"
used to form the superlative
From this reading I've been reading most of the afternoon."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I've been reading most of the afternoon."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading I've been reading most of the afternoon."
feeling self-importance
From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I've been reading most of the afternoon."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board.
of or relating to or caused by tides
From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board.
Chapter 5 of Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 1 by William Dean Howells holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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 5 holds 162 sentences of Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 1, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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