Chapter 10 of White Magic: A Novel is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of White Magic: A Novel is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“As soon as I can support myself,” said Beatrice, “you’ll get back what you gave me.” “Support yourself!” Richmond laughed--with real heartiness. He was surveying her standing there, in a fashionable carriage dress and looking engagingly fine and useless. “What could _you_ do?”
Chapter 10 of White Magic: A Novel is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading ““As soon as I can support myself,” said Beatrice, “you’ll get back what you gave me.””
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “He was surveying her standing there, in a fashionable carriage dress and looking engagingly fine and useless.”
put on clothes
From this reading “He was surveying her standing there, in a fashionable carriage dress and looking engagingly fine and useless.”
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading “He was surveying her standing there, in a fashionable carriage dress and looking engagingly fine and useless.”
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading “Richmond laughed--with real heartiness.”
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading ““As soon as I can support myself,” said Beatrice, “you’ll get back what you gave me.””
the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map
From this reading “He was surveying her standing there, in a fashionable carriage dress and looking engagingly fine and useless.”
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading “He was surveying her standing there, in a fashionable carriage dress and looking engagingly fine and useless.”
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.
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recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading ““As soon as I can support myself,” said Beatrice, “you’ll get back what you gave me.””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was surveying her standing there, in a fashionable carriage dress and looking engagingly fine and useless.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was surveying her standing there, in a fashionable carriage dress and looking engagingly fine and useless.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As soon as I can support myself,” said Beatrice, “you’ll get back what you gave me.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “As soon as I can support myself,” said Beatrice, “you’ll get back what you gave me.”
the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading “As soon as I can support myself,” said Beatrice, “you’ll get back what you gave me.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “As soon as I can support myself,” said Beatrice, “you’ll get back what you gave me.”
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading He was surveying her standing there, in a fashionable carriage dress and looking engagingly fine and useless.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “What could _you_ do?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What could _you_ do?”
put on clothes
From this reading He was surveying her standing there, in a fashionable carriage dress and looking engagingly fine and useless.
in an engaging manner
From this reading He was surveying her standing there, in a fashionable carriage dress and looking engagingly fine and useless.
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading He was surveying her standing there, in a fashionable carriage dress and looking engagingly fine and useless.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading He was surveying her standing there, in a fashionable carriage dress and looking engagingly fine and useless.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “As soon as I can support myself,” said Beatrice, “you’ll get back what you gave me.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “As soon as I can support myself,” said Beatrice, “you’ll get back what you gave me.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was surveying her standing there, in a fashionable carriage dress and looking engagingly fine and useless.
active strength of body or mind
From this reading Richmond laughed--with real heartiness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was surveying her standing there, in a fashionable carriage dress and looking engagingly fine and useless.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “As soon as I can support myself,” said Beatrice, “you’ll get back what you gave me.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was surveying her standing there, in a fashionable carriage dress and looking engagingly fine and useless.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Richmond laughed--with real heartiness.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He was surveying her standing there, in a fashionable carriage dress and looking engagingly fine and useless.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “As soon as I can support myself,” said Beatrice, “you’ll get back what you gave me.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “As soon as I can support myself,” said Beatrice, “you’ll get back what you gave me.”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Richmond laughed--with real heartiness.
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading Richmond laughed--with real heartiness.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “As soon as I can support myself,” said Beatrice, “you’ll get back what you gave me.”
in the near future
From this reading “As soon as I can support myself,” said Beatrice, “you’ll get back what you gave me.”
having a supporting base
From this reading He was surveying her standing there, in a fashionable carriage dress and looking engagingly fine and useless.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading “As soon as I can support myself,” said Beatrice, “you’ll get back what you gave me.”
the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map
From this reading He was surveying her standing there, in a fashionable carriage dress and looking engagingly fine and useless.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He was surveying her standing there, in a fashionable carriage dress and looking engagingly fine and useless.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading He was surveying her standing there, in a fashionable carriage dress and looking engagingly fine and useless.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was surveying her standing there, in a fashionable carriage dress and looking engagingly fine and useless.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “As soon as I can support myself,” said Beatrice, “you’ll get back what you gave me.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Richmond laughed--with real heartiness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “As soon as I can support myself,” said Beatrice, “you’ll get back what you gave me.”
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From this reading “As soon as I can support myself,” said Beatrice, “you’ll get back what you gave me.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Support yourself!”
Chapter 10 of White Magic: A Novel by David Graham Phillips holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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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