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Chapter 5 of Vestigia. Vol. I. is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RETROSPECTIVE. In less than half an hour he had left the place. Valdez accompanied him as far as the cafe door, but there, with scarcely the exchange of a word, they parted. 'Are you not going home, lad? Go home and get some sleep,' the elder man said, speaking in a tone of great kindness and friendliness.
Chapter 5 of Vestigia. Vol. I. is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
From this reading “Valdez accompanied him as far as the cafe door, but there, with scarcely the exchange of a word, they parted.”
a person who is older than you are
From this reading “Go home and get some sleep,' the elder man said, speaking in a tone of great kindness and friendliness.”
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading “Valdez accompanied him as far as the cafe door, but there, with scarcely the exchange of a word, they parted.”
a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company
From this reading “Go home and get some sleep,' the elder man said, speaking in a tone of great kindness and friendliness.”
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading “Go home and get some sleep,' the elder man said, speaking in a tone of great kindness and friendliness.”
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading “Valdez accompanied him as far as the cafe door, but there, with scarcely the exchange of a word, they parted.”
an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work
From this reading “RETROSPECTIVE.”
a port on Alaska's southern coast from which oil is shipped to markets around the world
From this reading “Valdez accompanied him as far as the cafe door, but there, with scarcely the exchange of a word, they parted.”
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.
return home
In this reading “Go home and get some sleep,' the elder man said, speaking in a tone of great kindness and friendliness.”
In this reading “Go home and get some sleep,' the elder man said, speaking in a tone of great kindness and friendliness.”
In this reading “'Are you not going home, lad?”
In this reading “Go home and get some sleep,' the elder man said, speaking in a tone of great kindness and friendliness.”
In this reading “Go home and get some sleep,' the elder man said, speaking in a tone of great kindness and friendliness.”
In this reading “Go home and get some sleep,' the elder man said, speaking in a tone of great kindness and friendliness.”
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 Valdez accompanied him as far as the cafe door, but there, with scarcely the exchange of a word, they parted.
having companions or an escort
From this reading Valdez accompanied him as far as the cafe door, but there, with scarcely the exchange of a word, they parted.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In less than half an hour he had left the place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Go home and get some sleep,' the elder man said, speaking in a tone of great kindness and friendliness.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Are you not going home, lad?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Valdez accompanied him as far as the cafe door, but there, with scarcely the exchange of a word, they parted.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Valdez accompanied him as far as the cafe door, but there, with scarcely the exchange of a word, they parted.
a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
From this reading Valdez accompanied him as far as the cafe door, but there, with scarcely the exchange of a word, they parted.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Valdez accompanied him as far as the cafe door, but there, with scarcely the exchange of a word, they parted.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading Go home and get some sleep,' the elder man said, speaking in a tone of great kindness and friendliness.
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading Valdez accompanied him as far as the cafe door, but there, with scarcely the exchange of a word, they parted.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Valdez accompanied him as far as the cafe door, but there, with scarcely the exchange of a word, they parted.
a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company
From this reading Go home and get some sleep,' the elder man said, speaking in a tone of great kindness and friendliness.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Go home and get some sleep,' the elder man said, speaking in a tone of great kindness and friendliness.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go home and get some sleep,' the elder man said, speaking in a tone of great kindness and friendliness.
the act of departing
From this reading 'Are you not going home, lad?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Go home and get some sleep,' the elder man said, speaking in a tone of great kindness and friendliness.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In less than half an hour he had left the place.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading In less than half an hour he had left the place.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In less than half an hour he had left the place.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Valdez accompanied him as far as the cafe door, but there, with scarcely the exchange of a word, they parted.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading 'Are you not going home, lad?
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading In less than half an hour he had left the place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In less than half an hour he had left the place.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading Go home and get some sleep,' the elder man said, speaking in a tone of great kindness and friendliness.
a boy or man
From this reading 'Are you not going home, lad?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading In less than half an hour he had left the place.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading In less than half an hour he had left the place.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Go home and get some sleep,' the elder man said, speaking in a tone of great kindness and friendliness.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Are you not going home, lad?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Valdez accompanied him as far as the cafe door, but there, with scarcely the exchange of a word, they parted.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading Valdez accompanied him as far as the cafe door, but there, with scarcely the exchange of a word, they parted.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In less than half an hour he had left the place.
an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Go home and get some sleep,' the elder man said, speaking in a tone of great kindness and friendliness.
only a very short time before
From this reading Valdez accompanied him as far as the cafe door, but there, with scarcely the exchange of a word, they parted.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Go home and get some sleep,' the elder man said, speaking in a tone of great kindness and friendliness.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Go home and get some sleep,' the elder man said, speaking in a tone of great kindness and friendliness.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Go home and get some sleep,' the elder man said, speaking in a tone of great kindness and friendliness.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In less than half an hour he had left the place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In less than half an hour he had left the place.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Valdez accompanied him as far as the cafe door, but there, with scarcely the exchange of a word, they parted.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Valdez accompanied him as far as the cafe door, but there, with scarcely the exchange of a word, they parted.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Go home and get some sleep,' the elder man said, speaking in a tone of great kindness and friendliness.
a port on Alaska's southern coast from which oil is shipped to markets around the world
From this reading Valdez accompanied him as far as the cafe door, but there, with scarcely the exchange of a word, they parted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Valdez accompanied him as far as the cafe door, but there, with scarcely the exchange of a word, they parted.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Valdez accompanied him as far as the cafe door, but there, with scarcely the exchange of a word, they parted.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Are you not going home, lad?
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