Chapter 10 of Twilight sleep is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Twilight sleep is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"If he had, there were plenty of people lunching at Greystock who would have taken her on. You know--the cocktail crowd. That's why father sacrificed himself." Pauline reflected. "I see.
Chapter 10 of Twilight sleep is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a short mixed drink
From this reading “You know--the cocktail crowd.”
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “You know--the cocktail crowd.”
the act of eating lunch
From this reading “"If he had, there were plenty of people lunching at Greystock who would have taken her on.”
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading “Pauline reflected.”
a full supply
From this reading “"If he had, there were plenty of people lunching at Greystock who would have taken her on.”
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading “Pauline reflected.”
past form of “sacrifice” — endure the loss of
From this reading “That's why father sacrificed himself."”
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “"If he had, there were plenty of people lunching at Greystock who would have taken her on.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If he had, there were plenty of people lunching at Greystock who would have taken her on.
a short mixed drink
From this reading You know--the cocktail crowd.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading You know--the cocktail crowd.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading That's why father sacrificed himself."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If he had, there were plenty of people lunching at Greystock who would have taken her on.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "If he had, there were plenty of people lunching at Greystock who would have taken her on.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If he had, there were plenty of people lunching at Greystock who would have taken her on.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If he had, there were plenty of people lunching at Greystock who would have taken her on.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "If he had, there were plenty of people lunching at Greystock who would have taken her on.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading That's why father sacrificed himself."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If he had, there were plenty of people lunching at Greystock who would have taken her on.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know--the cocktail crowd.
the act of eating lunch
From this reading "If he had, there were plenty of people lunching at Greystock who would have taken her on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If he had, there were plenty of people lunching at Greystock who would have taken her on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "If he had, there were plenty of people lunching at Greystock who would have taken her on.
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading Pauline reflected.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "If he had, there were plenty of people lunching at Greystock who would have taken her on.
a full supply
From this reading "If he had, there were plenty of people lunching at Greystock who would have taken her on.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading Pauline reflected.
past form of “sacrifice” — endure the loss of
From this reading That's why father sacrificed himself."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I see.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "If he had, there were plenty of people lunching at Greystock who would have taken her on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's why father sacrificed himself."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You know--the cocktail crowd.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "If he had, there were plenty of people lunching at Greystock who would have taken her on.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If he had, there were plenty of people lunching at Greystock who would have taken her on.
which person or people
From this reading "If he had, there were plenty of people lunching at Greystock who would have taken her on.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading That's why father sacrificed himself."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If he had, there were plenty of people lunching at Greystock who would have taken her on.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know--the cocktail crowd.
Chapter 10 of Twilight sleep by Edith Wharton holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 10 holds 431 sentences of Twilight sleep, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Twilight sleep by Edith Wharton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 431 sentences, grouped into 87 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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