Chapter 8 of A candle in the wind is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of A candle in the wind is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He stopped in the center of the room and looked at Overton in a kind of mad defiance. “I tell you, I haven’t slept, not through a night, since I left you. You’ve haunted me! I can still hear the crunch of the snow under my feet, I can see that frozen desert. And they were going to send me back.
Chapter 8 of A candle in the wind is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading “He stopped in the center of the room and looked at Overton in a kind of mad defiance.”
make a crushing noise
From this reading “I can still hear the crunch of the snow under my feet, I can see that frozen desert.”
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading “He stopped in the center of the room and looked at Overton in a kind of mad defiance.”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “I can still hear the crunch of the snow under my feet, I can see that frozen desert.”
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading “I can still hear the crunch of the snow under my feet, I can see that frozen desert.”
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading “You’ve haunted me!”
roused to anger
From this reading “He stopped in the center of the room and looked at Overton in a kind of mad defiance.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading ““I tell you, I haven’t slept, not through a night, since I left you.”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “He stopped in the center of the room and looked at Overton in a kind of mad defiance.”
In this reading “He stopped in the center of the room and looked at Overton in a kind of mad defiance.”
In this reading ““I tell you, I haven’t slept, not through a night, since I left you.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He stopped in the center of the room and looked at Overton in a kind of mad defiance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stopped in the center of the room and looked at Overton in a kind of mad defiance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He stopped in the center of the room and looked at Overton in a kind of mad defiance.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And they were going to send me back.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can still hear the crunch of the snow under my feet, I can see that frozen desert.
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading He stopped in the center of the room and looked at Overton in a kind of mad defiance.
make a crushing noise
From this reading I can still hear the crunch of the snow under my feet, I can see that frozen desert.
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading He stopped in the center of the room and looked at Overton in a kind of mad defiance.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading I can still hear the crunch of the snow under my feet, I can see that frozen desert.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I can still hear the crunch of the snow under my feet, I can see that frozen desert.
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading I can still hear the crunch of the snow under my feet, I can see that frozen desert.
the act of departing
From this reading And they were going to send me back.
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading You’ve haunted me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I tell you, I haven’t slept, not through a night, since I left you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stopped in the center of the room and looked at Overton in a kind of mad defiance.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I can still hear the crunch of the snow under my feet, I can see that frozen desert.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I tell you, I haven’t slept, not through a night, since I left you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He stopped in the center of the room and looked at Overton in a kind of mad defiance.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading He stopped in the center of the room and looked at Overton in a kind of mad defiance.
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 “I tell you, I haven’t slept, not through a night, since I left you.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He stopped in the center of the room and looked at Overton in a kind of mad defiance.
roused to anger
From this reading He stopped in the center of the room and looked at Overton in a kind of mad defiance.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You’ve haunted me!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I can still hear the crunch of the snow under my feet, I can see that frozen desert.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “I tell you, I haven’t slept, not through a night, since I left you.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I tell you, I haven’t slept, not through a night, since I left you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He stopped in the center of the room and looked at Overton in a kind of mad defiance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stopped in the center of the room and looked at Overton in a kind of mad defiance.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He stopped in the center of the room and looked at Overton in a kind of mad defiance.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I can still hear the crunch of the snow under my feet, I can see that frozen desert.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading And they were going to send me back.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “I tell you, I haven’t slept, not through a night, since I left you.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “I tell you, I haven’t slept, not through a night, since I left you.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading I can still hear the crunch of the snow under my feet, I can see that frozen desert.
not in physical motion
From this reading I can still hear the crunch of the snow under my feet, I can see that frozen desert.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading He stopped in the center of the room and looked at Overton in a kind of mad defiance.
express in words
From this reading “I tell you, I haven’t slept, not through a night, since I left you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I can still hear the crunch of the snow under my feet, I can see that frozen desert.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He stopped in the center of the room and looked at Overton in a kind of mad defiance.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they were going to send me back.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “I tell you, I haven’t slept, not through a night, since I left you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And they were going to send me back.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I can still hear the crunch of the snow under my feet, I can see that frozen desert.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And they were going to send me back.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I tell you, I haven’t slept, not through a night, since I left you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ve haunted me!
Chapter 8 of A candle in the wind by Mary Imlay Taylor holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
Chapter 8 holds 419 sentences of A candle in the wind, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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