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A Black Adonis
A Black Adonis

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of A Black Adonis is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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BLACK AND WHITE.
When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.
This was something.
Had her father awakened, she did not know what might have followed.
She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.
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A Black Adonis

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of A Black Adonis is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
BLACK AND WHITE.
/blæk ənd waɪt/
Line 2
When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.
Line 3
This was something.
/ðɪs wɑːz ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
Line 4
Had her father awakened, she did not know what might have followed.
/hæd hɜːr ˈfɑːðər əˈweɪkənd ʃiː dɪd nɑːt noʊ wʌt maɪt hæv ˈfɑːloʊd/
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She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.
/ʃiː hæd siːn hɪm tuː ˈɔːfən peɪl ənd dɪˈstrɔːt ɪn ðə ˈprezəns ʌv hɪz rɪˈlentlɪs ˈenəmi nɑːt tuː ˌentərˈteɪn ðə ˈɡreɪtəst ˈθæŋkfəlnes ðæt hiː hæd slept θruː ðɪs ˈterəbəl ɪkˈspɪriəns/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

assured adjective US /əˈʃʊrd/

marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence

From this reading “When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.”

awakened adjective US /əˈweɪkənd/

aroused or activated

From this reading “Had her father awakened, she did not know what might have followed.”

Daisy noun US /ˈdeɪzi/

any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

From this reading “When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.”

distraught adjective US /dɪˈstrɔːt/

deeply agitated especially from emotion

From this reading “She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.”

entertain verb US /ˌentərˈteɪn/

provide entertainment for

From this reading “She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.”

relentless adjective US /rɪˈlentlɪs/

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

From this reading “She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.”

slept verb US /slept/

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading “She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.”

thankfulness noun US /ˈθæŋkfəlnes/

warm friendly feelings of gratitude

From this reading “She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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felt assured verb + adjective

In this reading “When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.”

own room verb + noun

In this reading “When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.”

in the presence preposition + article + noun counted as “in … presence”

In this reading “She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading BLACK AND WHITE.

assuredadjectiveUS /əˈʃʊrd/

marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence

From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.

awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/

aroused or activated

From this reading Had her father awakened, she did not know what might have followed.

BLACKadjectiveUS /blæk/

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading BLACK AND WHITE.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.

DaisynounUS /ˈdeɪzi/

any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Had her father awakened, she did not know what might have followed.

distraughtadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrɔːt/

deeply agitated especially from emotion

From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.

enemynounUS /ˈenəmi/

an opposing military force

From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.

entertainverbUS /ˌentərˈteɪn/

provide entertainment for

From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.

experienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Had her father awakened, she did not know what might have followed.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.

followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Had her father awakened, she did not know what might have followed.

greatestadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtəst/

highest in quality

From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Had her father awakened, she did not know what might have followed.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Had her father awakened, she did not know what might have followed.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Had her father awakened, she did not know what might have followed.

Millicent

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Had her father awakened, she did not know what might have followed.

occurredverbUS /əˈkɜːrd/

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.

oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.

paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.

presencenounUS /ˈprezəns/

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.

reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.

relentlessadjectiveUS /rɪˈlentlɪs/

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.

sleptverbUS /slept/

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading This was something.

terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.

thankfulnessnounUS /ˈθæŋkfəlnes/

warm friendly feelings of gratitude

From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This was something.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading She had seen him too often, pale and distraught, in the presence of his relentless enemy, not to entertain the greatest thankfulness that he had slept through this terrible experience.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This was something.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When Daisy reached her own room again, she felt assured that no one but herself and Millicent knew what had occurred.

WHITEnounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading BLACK AND WHITE.

Chapter 19 of A Black Adonis by Linn Boyd Porter holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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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Every
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Effort
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Faithfully
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