Chapter 32 of All in the dark is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of All in the dark is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone. “When was it, Tom? at what hour?” asked he. “Late cock-crow, just the gray of the morning. She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin. Will you please have something a’ter your ride?”
Chapter 32 of All in the dark is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an old word for “between”
From this reading “She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.”
a container; usually has a lid
From this reading “She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.”
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading “SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading ““Late cock-crow, just the gray of the morning.”
plural of “particular” — a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
From this reading “SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “Will you please have something a’ter your ride?””
in or at or to some place
From this reading “She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.”
relating to or designed for or using the singing voice
From this reading “SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is 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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.”
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 She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will you please have something a’ter your ride?”
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “When was it, Tom? at what hour?” asked he.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “When was it, Tom? at what hour?” asked he.
an old word for “between”
From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
a container; usually has a lid
From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Late cock-crow, just the gray of the morning.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.
destroyed or killed
From this reading SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “Late cock-crow, just the gray of the morning.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Will you please have something a’ter your ride?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “When was it, Tom? at what hour?” asked he.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “When was it, Tom? at what hour?” asked he.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “When was it, Tom? at what hour?” asked he.
and nothing more
From this reading “Late cock-crow, just the gray of the morning.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “Late cock-crow, just the gray of the morning.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Late cock-crow, just the gray of the morning.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
not any; not one
From this reading SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Late cock-crow, just the gray of the morning.
plural of “particular” — a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
From this reading SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Will you please have something a’ter your ride?”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Will you please have something a’ter your ride?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Will you please have something a’ter your ride?”
in or at or to some place
From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.
a special situation
From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
male cat
From this reading “When was it, Tom? at what hour?” asked he.
relating to or designed for or using the singing voice
From this reading SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “When was it, Tom? at what hour?” asked he.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “When was it, Tom? at what hour?” asked he.
at the time that
From this reading “When was it, Tom? at what hour?” asked he.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you please have something a’ter your ride?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you please have something a’ter your ride?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you please have something a’ter your ride?”
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