Chapter 1 of When Love Calls is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of When Love Calls is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1. Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=1XsNAAAAYAAJ (Harvard College Library) AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "THE CASTLE INN," ETC., ETC. John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U. S. A. "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock. You look the oddest figure."
Chapter 1 of When Love Calls is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a university in England
From this reading “John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U. S. A.”
a long, loose outer garment
From this reading “"Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.”
a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=1XsNAAAAYAAJ (Harvard College Library) AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "THE CASTLE INN," ETC., ETC.”
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=1XsNAAAAYAAJ (Harvard College Library) AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "THE CASTLE INN," ETC., ETC.”
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=1XsNAAAAYAAJ (Harvard College Library) AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "THE CASTLE INN," ETC., ETC.”
superlative of “odd” — not divisible by two
From this reading “You look the oddest figure."”
examine minutely or intensely
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=1XsNAAAAYAAJ (Harvard College Library) AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "THE CASTLE INN," ETC., ETC.”
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading “John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U. S. A.”
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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From this reading 1.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U. S. A.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
Bound written or printed works.
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inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
a university in England
From this reading John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U. S. A.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=1XsNAAAAYAAJ (Harvard College Library) AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "THE CASTLE INN," ETC., ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
clothing in general
From this reading "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
the body of faculty and students of a college
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=1XsNAAAAYAAJ (Harvard College Library) AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "THE CASTLE INN," ETC., ETC.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading You look the oddest figure."
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
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a long, loose outer garment
From this reading "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
a man of refinement
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=1XsNAAAAYAAJ (Harvard College Library) AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "THE CASTLE INN," ETC., ETC.
a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=1XsNAAAAYAAJ (Harvard College Library) AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "THE CASTLE INN," ETC., ETC.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=1XsNAAAAYAAJ (Harvard College Library) AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "THE CASTLE INN," ETC., ETC.
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=1XsNAAAAYAAJ (Harvard College Library) AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "THE CASTLE INN," ETC., ETC.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
a state in the Rocky Mountains
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on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U. S. A.
a room where books are kept
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=1XsNAAAAYAAJ (Harvard College Library) AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "THE CASTLE INN," ETC., ETC.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading You look the oddest figure."
superlative of “odd” — not divisible by two
From this reading You look the oddest figure."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=1XsNAAAAYAAJ (Harvard College Library) AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "THE CASTLE INN," ETC., ETC.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
and nothing more
From this reading "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U. S. A.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
examine minutely or intensely
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=1XsNAAAAYAAJ (Harvard College Library) AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "THE CASTLE INN," ETC., ETC.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
a male human offspring
From this reading John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U. S. A.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=1XsNAAAAYAAJ (Harvard College Library) AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "THE CASTLE INN," ETC., ETC.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=1XsNAAAAYAAJ (Harvard College Library) AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "THE CASTLE INN," ETC., ETC.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U. S. A.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U. S. A.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=1XsNAAAAYAAJ (Harvard College Library) AUTHOR OF "A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "THE CASTLE INN," ETC., ETC.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You look the oddest figure."
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