Chapter 14 of Absolution is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Absolution is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air. "Black eyes in her head, Just like me, just like me. Golden hackles on her shoes, Just like me, just like me. In her pocket not a coin, Just like----" "Ah!" She yawned and then tried to dance a few steps.
Chapter 14 of Absolution is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make up
From this reading “In her pocket not a coin, Just like----" "Ah!"”
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “She yawned and then tried to dance a few steps.”
inflected form of “freeze” — stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading “Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.”
a feeling of anger and animosity
From this reading “Golden hackles on her shoes, Just like me, just like me.”
a humming noise
From this reading “Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.”
a particular situation
From this reading “Golden hackles on her shoes, Just like me, just like me.”
characteristic of or occurring in winter
From this reading “Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.”
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading “She yawned and then tried to dance a few steps.”
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 “She yawned and then tried to dance a few steps.”
In this reading “"Black eyes in her head, Just like me, just like me.”
In this reading “Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.”
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 Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In her pocket not a coin, Just like----" "Ah!"
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
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 eyes in her head, Just like me, just like me.
make calm or still
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
make up
From this reading In her pocket not a coin, Just like----" "Ah!"
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading She yawned and then tried to dance a few steps.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Black eyes in her head, Just like me, just like me.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading She yawned and then tried to dance a few steps.
inflected form of “freeze” — stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Golden hackles on her shoes, Just like me, just like me.
a feeling of anger and animosity
From this reading Golden hackles on her shoes, Just like me, just like me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Black eyes in her head, Just like me, just like me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
a humming noise
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
and nothing more
From this reading "Black eyes in her head, Just like me, just like me.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Black eyes in her head, Just like me, just like me.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Black eyes in her head, Just like me, just like me.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In her pocket not a coin, Just like----" "Ah!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading In her pocket not a coin, Just like----" "Ah!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
a particular situation
From this reading Golden hackles on her shoes, Just like me, just like me.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading She yawned and then tried to dance a few steps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She yawned and then tried to dance a few steps.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She yawned and then tried to dance a few steps.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She yawned and then tried to dance a few steps.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
characteristic of or occurring in winter
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading She yawned and then tried to dance a few steps.
Chapter 14 of Absolution by Clara Viebig holds 247 sentences, grouped into 50 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 14 holds 247 sentences of Absolution, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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