Chapter 8 of A Beautiful Possibility is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of A Beautiful Possibility is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Pompey," said Evadne one morning, "I am going to see your wife." The black face beamed with satisfaction. "Dyee'll be mighty uplifted, Miss 'Vadney. She think a powerful sight o' Mass Lennux." Evadne stood watching him as he gave finishing touches to the silver mountings of the handsome harness.
Chapter 8 of A Beautiful Possibility is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading “The black face beamed with satisfaction.”
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading “Evadne stood watching him as he gave finishing touches to the silver mountings of the handsome harness.”
put a harness
From this reading “Evadne stood watching him as he gave finishing touches to the silver mountings of the handsome harness.”
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading “She think a powerful sight o' Mass Lennux."”
Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC)
From this reading “"Pompey," said Evadne one morning, "I am going to see your wife."”
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading “She think a powerful sight o' Mass Lennux."”
plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body
From this reading “Evadne stood watching him as he gave finishing touches to the silver mountings of the handsome harness.”
exalted emotionally especially with pride
From this reading “"Dyee'll be mighty uplifted, Miss 'Vadney.”
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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 She think a powerful sight o' Mass Lennux."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Pompey," said Evadne one morning, "I am going to see your wife."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Evadne stood watching him as he gave finishing touches to the silver mountings of the handsome harness.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Dyee'll be mighty uplifted, Miss 'Vadney.
past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading The black face beamed with satisfaction.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The black face beamed with satisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dyee'll be mighty uplifted, Miss 'Vadney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pompey," said Evadne one morning, "I am going to see your wife."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The black face beamed with satisfaction.
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading Evadne stood watching him as he gave finishing touches to the silver mountings of the handsome harness.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Evadne stood watching him as he gave finishing touches to the silver mountings of the handsome harness.
the act of departing
From this reading "Pompey," said Evadne one morning, "I am going to see your wife."
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Evadne stood watching him as he gave finishing touches to the silver mountings of the handsome harness.
put a harness
From this reading Evadne stood watching him as he gave finishing touches to the silver mountings of the handsome harness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Evadne stood watching him as he gave finishing touches to the silver mountings of the handsome harness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Evadne stood watching him as he gave finishing touches to the silver mountings of the handsome harness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Pompey," said Evadne one morning, "I am going to see your wife."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She think a powerful sight o' Mass Lennux."
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading She think a powerful sight o' Mass Lennux."
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading "Dyee'll be mighty uplifted, Miss 'Vadney.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Dyee'll be mighty uplifted, Miss 'Vadney.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Pompey," said Evadne one morning, "I am going to see your wife."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Evadne stood watching him as he gave finishing touches to the silver mountings of the handsome harness.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading She think a powerful sight o' Mass Lennux."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Evadne stood watching him as he gave finishing touches to the silver mountings of the handsome harness.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Pompey," said Evadne one morning, "I am going to see your wife."
Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC)
From this reading "Pompey," said Evadne one morning, "I am going to see your wife."
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading She think a powerful sight o' Mass Lennux."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Pompey," said Evadne one morning, "I am going to see your wife."
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading The black face beamed with satisfaction.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Pompey," said Evadne one morning, "I am going to see your wife."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She think a powerful sight o' Mass Lennux."
an instance of visual perception
From this reading She think a powerful sight o' Mass Lennux."
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Evadne stood watching him as he gave finishing touches to the silver mountings of the handsome harness.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Evadne stood watching him as he gave finishing touches to the silver mountings of the handsome harness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The black face beamed with satisfaction.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading She think a powerful sight o' Mass Lennux."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Pompey," said Evadne one morning, "I am going to see your wife."
plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body
From this reading Evadne stood watching him as he gave finishing touches to the silver mountings of the handsome harness.
exalted emotionally especially with pride
From this reading "Dyee'll be mighty uplifted, Miss 'Vadney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dyee'll be mighty uplifted, Miss 'Vadney.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Evadne stood watching him as he gave finishing touches to the silver mountings of the handsome harness.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "Pompey," said Evadne one morning, "I am going to see your wife."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The black face beamed with satisfaction.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Pompey," said Evadne one morning, "I am going to see your wife."
Chapter 8 of A Beautiful Possibility by Edith Ferguson Black holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 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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