Chapter 15 of Under the Redwoods is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Under the Redwoods is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Suddenly he stopped, and turned his eyes almost searchingly on hers. “You say you have never drawn from the human model, mademoiselle?” “Never,” said the young girl innocently. “True,” murmured the professor again. “These are the classic ideal measurements.
Chapter 15 of Under the Redwoods is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a creation of the highest excellence
From this reading ““These are the classic ideal measurements.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “Suddenly he stopped, and turned his eyes almost searchingly on hers.”
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading ““These are the classic ideal measurements.”
in a not unlawful manner
From this reading ““Never,” said the young girl innocently.”
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading ““You say you have never drawn from the human model, mademoiselle?””
plural of “measurement” — the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
From this reading ““These are the classic ideal measurements.”
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading ““You say you have never drawn from the human model, mademoiselle?””
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading ““True,” murmured the professor again.”
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anew
From this reading “True,” murmured the professor again.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Suddenly he stopped, and turned his eyes almost searchingly on hers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suddenly he stopped, and turned his eyes almost searchingly on hers.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “These are the classic ideal measurements.
a creation of the highest excellence
From this reading “These are the classic ideal measurements.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading “You say you have never drawn from the human model, mademoiselle?”
opinion or judgment
From this reading Suddenly he stopped, and turned his eyes almost searchingly on hers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “You say you have never drawn from the human model, mademoiselle?”
a young female
From this reading “Never,” said the young girl innocently.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You say you have never drawn from the human model, mademoiselle?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly he stopped, and turned his eyes almost searchingly on hers.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Suddenly he stopped, and turned his eyes almost searchingly on hers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly he stopped, and turned his eyes almost searchingly on hers.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading “You say you have never drawn from the human model, mademoiselle?”
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading “These are the classic ideal measurements.
in a not unlawful manner
From this reading “Never,” said the young girl innocently.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading “You say you have never drawn from the human model, mademoiselle?”
plural of “measurement” — the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
From this reading “These are the classic ideal measurements.
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading “You say you have never drawn from the human model, mademoiselle?”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “True,” murmured the professor again.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “You say you have never drawn from the human model, mademoiselle?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Suddenly he stopped, and turned his eyes almost searchingly on hers.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “True,” murmured the professor again.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Never,” said the young girl innocently.
express in words
From this reading “You say you have never drawn from the human model, mademoiselle?”
in a searching manner
From this reading Suddenly he stopped, and turned his eyes almost searchingly on hers.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Suddenly he stopped, and turned his eyes almost searchingly on hers.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly he stopped, and turned his eyes almost searchingly on hers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You say you have never drawn from the human model, mademoiselle?”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These are the classic ideal measurements.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “True,” murmured the professor again.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Suddenly he stopped, and turned his eyes almost searchingly on hers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You say you have never drawn from the human model, mademoiselle?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Never,” said the young girl innocently.
Chapter 15 of Under the Redwoods by Bret Harte holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 15 holds 159 sentences of Under the Redwoods, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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