Chapter 10 of To-morrow and to-morrow ... a novel is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of To-morrow and to-morrow ... a novel is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine. “Is anything the matter?,” he asked. “Eric Lane’s just died.” “Good God! When?”
Chapter 10 of To-morrow and to-morrow ... a novel is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading “The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.”
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.”
a sudden jarring impact
From this reading “The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.”
possessive form of “lane” — a narrow way or road
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.”
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading “The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.”
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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.
any thing at all
From this reading “Is anything the matter?,” he asked.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Is anything the matter?,” he asked.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Eric Lane’s just died.”
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Eric Lane’s just died.”
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Good God!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good God!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is anything the matter?,” he asked.
a sudden jarring impact
From this reading The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.
and nothing more
From this reading “Eric Lane’s just died.”
possessive form of “lane” — a narrow way or road
From this reading “Eric Lane’s just died.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Is anything the matter?,” he asked.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading The unexpected jolt had flung O’Rane out of his seat; and, as he pulled himself back into place, he could hear me stopping the engine.
at the time that
From this reading When?”
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