Chapter 23 of Windyridge is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Windyridge is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day. I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary. He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once. "It's all right, Grace," he said; "the heather pulls. You know, don't you?"
Chapter 23 of Windyridge is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading “He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.”
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading “THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day.”
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.”
a short moral story (often with animal characters)
From this reading “THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day.”
plural of “pull” — the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading “"It's all right, Grace," he said; "the heather pulls.”
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading “He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.”
a feeling of alarm or dread
From this reading “I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.”
not necessary
From this reading “I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.”
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 “I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.”
In this reading “THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day.”
In this reading “I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "It's all right, Grace," he said; "the heather pulls.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know, don't you?"
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading "It's all right, Grace," he said; "the heather pulls.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's all right, Grace," he said; "the heather pulls.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know, don't you?"
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 THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day.
on one occasion
From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
above and across; more than
From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
a short moral story (often with animal characters)
From this reading THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day.
plural of “pull” — the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading "It's all right, Grace," he said; "the heather pulls.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "It's all right, Grace," he said; "the heather pulls.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's all right, Grace," he said; "the heather pulls.
express in words
From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
a feeling of alarm or dread
From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
not necessary
From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know, don't you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day.
Chapter 23 of Windyridge by W. (William) Riley holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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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