Chapter 8 of A Strange Disappearance is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of A Strange Disappearance is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That evening I had a talk with Fanny over the area gate. She came out when she saw me approach, with her eyes staring and her whole form in a flutter. “O,” she cried, “such things as I have heard this day!” “Well,” said I, “what? let me hear too.” She put her hand on her heart.
Chapter 8 of A Strange Disappearance is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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move towards
From this reading “She came out when she saw me approach, with her eyes staring and her whole form in a flutter.”
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
From this reading “That evening I had a talk with Fanny over the area gate.”
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “That evening I had a talk with Fanny over the area gate.”
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “She came out when she saw me approach, with her eyes staring and her whole form in a flutter.”
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading “She came out when she saw me approach, with her eyes staring and her whole form in a flutter.”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “That evening I had a talk with Fanny over the area gate.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “She came out when she saw me approach, with her eyes staring and her whole form in a flutter.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “That evening I had a talk with Fanny over the area gate.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 That evening I had a talk with Fanny over the area gate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She came out when she saw me approach, with her eyes staring and her whole form in a flutter.
move towards
From this reading She came out when she saw me approach, with her eyes staring and her whole form in a flutter.
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
From this reading That evening I had a talk with Fanny over the area gate.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “O,” she cried, “such things as I have heard this day!”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She came out when she saw me approach, with her eyes staring and her whole form in a flutter.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “O,” she cried, “such things as I have heard this day!”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “O,” she cried, “such things as I have heard this day!”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That evening I had a talk with Fanny over the area gate.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She came out when she saw me approach, with her eyes staring and her whole form in a flutter.
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading That evening I had a talk with Fanny over the area gate.
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading She came out when she saw me approach, with her eyes staring and her whole form in a flutter.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading She came out when she saw me approach, with her eyes staring and her whole form in a flutter.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading That evening I had a talk with Fanny over the area gate.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That evening I had a talk with Fanny over the area gate.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She put her hand on her heart.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “O,” she cried, “such things as I have heard this day!”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Well,” said I, “what? let me hear too.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “O,” she cried, “such things as I have heard this day!”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She put her hand on her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She came out when she saw me approach, with her eyes staring and her whole form in a flutter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That evening I had a talk with Fanny over the area gate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She came out when she saw me approach, with her eyes staring and her whole form in a flutter.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Well,” said I, “what? let me hear too.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She came out when she saw me approach, with her eyes staring and her whole form in a flutter.
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 “O,” she cried, “such things as I have heard this day!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She put her hand on her heart.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She came out when she saw me approach, with her eyes staring and her whole form in a flutter.
above and across; more than
From this reading That evening I had a talk with Fanny over the area gate.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She put her hand on her heart.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well,” said I, “what? let me hear too.”
cut with a saw
From this reading She came out when she saw me approach, with her eyes staring and her whole form in a flutter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came out when she saw me approach, with her eyes staring and her whole form in a flutter.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading She came out when she saw me approach, with her eyes staring and her whole form in a flutter.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “O,” she cried, “such things as I have heard this day!”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading That evening I had a talk with Fanny over the area gate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening I had a talk with Fanny over the area gate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That evening I had a talk with Fanny over the area gate.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “O,” she cried, “such things as I have heard this day!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “O,” she cried, “such things as I have heard this day!”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Well,” said I, “what? let me hear too.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well,” said I, “what? let me hear too.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well,” said I, “what? let me hear too.”
at the time that
From this reading She came out when she saw me approach, with her eyes staring and her whole form in a flutter.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading She came out when she saw me approach, with her eyes staring and her whole form in a flutter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That evening I had a talk with Fanny over the area gate.
Chapter 8 of A Strange Disappearance by Anna Katharine Green holds 107 sentences, grouped into 22 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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