Chapter 2 of A Daughter of the Morning is here in full — 598 sentences across 120 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of A Daughter of the Morning is here in full — 598 sentences across 120 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Toward morning I heard somebody scream. I was dreaming that I was with Luke in the grove, and that he touched my hand, and that it was me that screamed. I heard it again and again, with another noise. Then I woke up. It wasn't me.
Chapter 2 of A Daughter of the Morning is here in full — 598 sentences across 120 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “I was dreaming that I was with Luke in the grove, and that he touched my hand, and that it was me that screamed.”
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading “I was dreaming that I was with Luke in the grove, and that he touched my hand, and that it was me that screamed.”
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading “I was dreaming that I was with Luke in the grove, and that he touched my hand, and that it was me that screamed.”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “I heard it again and again, with another noise.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Toward morning I heard somebody scream.”
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “I was dreaming that I was with Luke in the grove, and that he touched my hand, and that it was me that screamed.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Toward morning I heard somebody scream.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Then I woke up.”
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.
cause to become awake or conscious
In this reading “Then I woke up.”
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.
anew
From this reading I heard it again and again, with another noise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was dreaming that I was with Luke in the grove, and that he touched my hand, and that it was me that screamed.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I heard it again and again, with another noise.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading I was dreaming that I was with Luke in the grove, and that he touched my hand, and that it was me that screamed.
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading I was dreaming that I was with Luke in the grove, and that he touched my hand, and that it was me that screamed.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I was dreaming that I was with Luke in the grove, and that he touched my hand, and that it was me that screamed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was dreaming that I was with Luke in the grove, and that he touched my hand, and that it was me that screamed.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Toward morning I heard somebody scream.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Toward morning I heard somebody scream.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was dreaming that I was with Luke in the grove, and that he touched my hand, and that it was me that screamed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was dreaming that I was with Luke in the grove, and that he touched my hand, and that it was me that screamed.
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading I was dreaming that I was with Luke in the grove, and that he touched my hand, and that it was me that screamed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was dreaming that I was with Luke in the grove, and that he touched my hand, and that it was me that screamed.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Toward morning I heard somebody scream.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was dreaming that I was with Luke in the grove, and that he touched my hand, and that it was me that screamed.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading I heard it again and again, with another noise.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Toward morning I heard somebody scream.
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I was dreaming that I was with Luke in the grove, and that he touched my hand, and that it was me that screamed.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Toward morning I heard somebody scream.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was dreaming that I was with Luke in the grove, and that he touched my hand, and that it was me that screamed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was dreaming that I was with Luke in the grove, and that he touched my hand, and that it was me that screamed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I woke up.
having come into contact
From this reading I was dreaming that I was with Luke in the grove, and that he touched my hand, and that it was me that screamed.
in the direction of
From this reading Toward morning I heard somebody scream.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then I woke up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was dreaming that I was with Luke in the grove, and that he touched my hand, and that it was me that screamed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wasn't me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was dreaming that I was with Luke in the grove, and that he touched my hand, and that it was me that screamed.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Then I woke up.
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