Chapter 28 of A Sovereign Remedy is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of A Sovereign Remedy is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He roused himself, for the night was passing. The last twinkling lights--the lights which he had been almost--unconsciously watching in the valley below him--had gone. But one steady star remained. That came from the room where she lay dead. It seemed incredible.
Chapter 28 of A Sovereign Remedy is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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beyond belief or understanding
From this reading “It seemed incredible.”
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading “The last twinkling lights--the lights which he had been almost--unconsciously watching in the valley below him--had gone.”
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading “He roused himself, for the night was passing.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “But one steady star remained.”
make steady
From this reading “But one steady star remained.”
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “The last twinkling lights--the lights which he had been almost--unconsciously watching in the valley below him--had gone.”
without awareness
From this reading “The last twinkling lights--the lights which he had been almost--unconsciously watching in the valley below him--had gone.”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “The last twinkling lights--the lights which he had been almost--unconsciously watching in the valley below him--had gone.”
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.
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In this reading “It seemed incredible.”
In this reading “That came from the room where she lay dead.”
In this reading “That came from the room where she lay dead.”
In this reading “The last twinkling lights--the lights which he had been almost--unconsciously watching in the valley below him--had gone.”
In this reading “That came from the room where she lay dead.”
In this reading “He roused himself, for the night was passing.”
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.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The last twinkling lights--the lights which he had been almost--unconsciously watching in the valley below him--had gone.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The last twinkling lights--the lights which he had been almost--unconsciously watching in the valley below him--had gone.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The last twinkling lights--the lights which he had been almost--unconsciously watching in the valley below him--had gone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one steady star remained.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading That came from the room where she lay dead.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading That came from the room where she lay dead.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He roused himself, for the night was passing.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That came from the room where she lay dead.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The last twinkling lights--the lights which he had been almost--unconsciously watching in the valley below him--had gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The last twinkling lights--the lights which he had been almost--unconsciously watching in the valley below him--had gone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He roused himself, for the night was passing.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The last twinkling lights--the lights which he had been almost--unconsciously watching in the valley below him--had gone.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He roused himself, for the night was passing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The last twinkling lights--the lights which he had been almost--unconsciously watching in the valley below him--had gone.
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading It seemed incredible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed incredible.
immediately past
From this reading The last twinkling lights--the lights which he had been almost--unconsciously watching in the valley below him--had gone.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading That came from the room where she lay dead.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading The last twinkling lights--the lights which he had been almost--unconsciously watching in the valley below him--had gone.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He roused himself, for the night was passing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one steady star remained.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading He roused himself, for the night was passing.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading But one steady star remained.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading That came from the room where she lay dead.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading He roused himself, for the night was passing.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed incredible.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That came from the room where she lay dead.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading But one steady star remained.
make steady
From this reading But one steady star remained.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That came from the room where she lay dead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He roused himself, for the night was passing.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading The last twinkling lights--the lights which he had been almost--unconsciously watching in the valley below him--had gone.
without awareness
From this reading The last twinkling lights--the lights which he had been almost--unconsciously watching in the valley below him--had gone.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The last twinkling lights--the lights which he had been almost--unconsciously watching in the valley below him--had gone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He roused himself, for the night was passing.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading The last twinkling lights--the lights which he had been almost--unconsciously watching in the valley below him--had gone.
in or at the place that
From this reading That came from the room where she lay dead.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The last twinkling lights--the lights which he had been almost--unconsciously watching in the valley below him--had gone.
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