Chapter 30 of All in the dark is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of All in the dark is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently. “What o’clock is it, aunt?” asked he. “Three minutes to four,” she replied, consulting her broad old gold watch, and then holding it to her ear. “Yes; three minutes to four. I thought it was later.
Chapter 30 of All in the dark is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading ““Three minutes to four,” she replied, consulting her broad old gold watch, and then holding it to her ear.”
-ing form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading ““Three minutes to four,” she replied, consulting her broad old gold watch, and then holding it to her ear.”
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading ““Three minutes to four,” she replied, consulting her broad old gold watch, and then holding it to her ear.”
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading “NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.”
according to the clock
without speaking
From this reading “NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.”
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In this reading “NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.”
In this reading ““Three minutes to four,” she replied, consulting her broad old gold watch, and then holding it to her ear.”
In this reading “NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.”
rest on for support
In this reading “NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What o’clock is it, aunt?” asked he.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “Three minutes to four,” she replied, consulting her broad old gold watch, and then holding it to her ear.
-ing form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading “Three minutes to four,” she replied, consulting her broad old gold watch, and then holding it to her ear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “Three minutes to four,” she replied, consulting her broad old gold watch, and then holding it to her ear.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “Three minutes to four,” she replied, consulting her broad old gold watch, and then holding it to her ear.
coins made of gold
From this reading “Three minutes to four,” she replied, consulting her broad old gold watch, and then holding it to her ear.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What o’clock is it, aunt?” asked he.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.
the act of retaining something
From this reading “Three minutes to four,” she replied, consulting her broad old gold watch, and then holding it to her ear.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought it was later.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What o’clock is it, aunt?” asked he.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What o’clock is it, aunt?” asked he.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading I thought it was later.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “Three minutes to four,” she replied, consulting her broad old gold watch, and then holding it to her ear.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.
according to the clock
From this reading “What o’clock is it, aunt?” asked he.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Three minutes to four,” she replied, consulting her broad old gold watch, and then holding it to her ear.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Three minutes to four,” she replied, consulting her broad old gold watch, and then holding it to her ear.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Three minutes to four,” she replied, consulting her broad old gold watch, and then holding it to her ear.
without speaking
From this reading NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Three minutes to four,” she replied, consulting her broad old gold watch, and then holding it to her ear.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought it was later.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “Three minutes to four,” she replied, consulting her broad old gold watch, and then holding it to her ear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Three minutes to four,” she replied, consulting her broad old gold watch, and then holding it to her ear.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I thought it was later.
look attentively
From this reading “Three minutes to four,” she replied, consulting her broad old gold watch, and then holding it to her ear.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What o’clock is it, aunt?” asked he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.
in the company of; together with
From this reading NEXT MORNING Aunt Dinah leaned on her thin hand, looking with something like fear at William fixed and silently.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes; three minutes to four.
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