Chapter 16 of Under St Paul's: A Romance is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Under St Paul's: A Romance is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE WAY DOWN. That evening Marie did not leave her room. She did not come down to dinner, Judith O'Connor took her up some food, which Marie scarcely touched. She was not in bad spirits; she was not in bad humour. She was at a loss--at a dead standstill.
Chapter 16 of Under St Paul's: A Romance is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “She did not come down to dinner, Judith O'Connor took her up some food, which Marie scarcely touched.”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “She was not in bad spirits; she was not in bad humour.”
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading “She did not come down to dinner, Judith O'Connor took her up some food, which Marie scarcely touched.”
something that is lost
From this reading “She was at a loss--at a dead standstill.”
United States writer (1925-1964)
From this reading “She did not come down to dinner, Judith O'Connor took her up some food, which Marie scarcely touched.”
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading “She was not in bad spirits; she was not in bad humour.”
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
From this reading “She was at a loss--at a dead standstill.”
having come into contact
From this reading “She did not come down to dinner, Judith O'Connor took her up some food, which Marie scarcely touched.”
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.
In this reading “She was not in bad spirits; she was not in bad humour.”
In this reading “She did not come down to dinner, Judith O'Connor took her up some food, which Marie scarcely touched.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “She did not come down to dinner, Judith O'Connor took her up some food, which Marie scarcely touched.”
In this reading “She was not in bad spirits; she was not in bad humour.”
In this reading “She did not come down to dinner, Judith O'Connor took her up some food, which Marie scarcely touched.”
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 She was at a loss--at a dead standstill.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was at a loss--at a dead standstill.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading She was not in bad spirits; she was not in bad humour.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She did not come down to dinner, Judith O'Connor took her up some food, which Marie scarcely touched.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading She was at a loss--at a dead standstill.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That evening Marie did not leave her room.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading She did not come down to dinner, Judith O'Connor took her up some food, which Marie scarcely touched.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading ON THE WAY DOWN.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That evening Marie did not leave her room.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading She did not come down to dinner, Judith O'Connor took her up some food, which Marie scarcely touched.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That evening Marie did not leave her room.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading She was not in bad spirits; she was not in bad humour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was not in bad spirits; she was not in bad humour.
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading She did not come down to dinner, Judith O'Connor took her up some food, which Marie scarcely touched.
go away from a place
From this reading That evening Marie did not leave her room.
something that is lost
From this reading She was at a loss--at a dead standstill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That evening Marie did not leave her room.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That evening Marie did not leave her room.
United States writer (1925-1964)
From this reading She did not come down to dinner, Judith O'Connor took her up some food, which Marie scarcely touched.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE WAY DOWN.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading That evening Marie did not leave her room.
only a very short time before
From this reading She did not come down to dinner, Judith O'Connor took her up some food, which Marie scarcely touched.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not come down to dinner, Judith O'Connor took her up some food, which Marie scarcely touched.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She did not come down to dinner, Judith O'Connor took her up some food, which Marie scarcely touched.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading She was not in bad spirits; she was not in bad humour.
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
From this reading She was at a loss--at a dead standstill.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening Marie did not leave her room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE WAY DOWN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did not come down to dinner, Judith O'Connor took her up some food, which Marie scarcely touched.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She did not come down to dinner, Judith O'Connor took her up some food, which Marie scarcely touched.
having come into contact
From this reading She did not come down to dinner, Judith O'Connor took her up some food, which Marie scarcely touched.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She did not come down to dinner, Judith O'Connor took her up some food, which Marie scarcely touched.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not in bad spirits; she was not in bad humour.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ON THE WAY DOWN.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She did not come down to dinner, Judith O'Connor took her up some food, which Marie scarcely touched.
Chapter 16 of Under St Paul's: A Romance by Richard Dowling holds 356 sentences, grouped into 72 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.
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