Chapter 18 of Amusement Only is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of Amusement Only is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MISTAKE EXPLAINED. I will not dwell upon the dreadful details of that night. There are scenes, not necessarily pathetic scenes, on which a curtain should be drawn. Through it all I never once lost consciousness. I wish I had.
Chapter 18 of Amusement Only is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading “Through it all I never once lost consciousness.”
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “There are scenes, not necessarily pathetic scenes, on which a curtain should be drawn.”
true confidential information
From this reading “I will not dwell upon the dreadful details of that night.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “I will not dwell upon the dreadful details of that night.”
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading “I will not dwell upon the dreadful details of that night.”
in an essential manner
From this reading “There are scenes, not necessarily pathetic scenes, on which a curtain should be drawn.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “There are scenes, not necessarily pathetic scenes, on which a curtain should be drawn.”
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading “There are scenes, not necessarily pathetic scenes, on which a curtain should be drawn.”
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 “Through it all I never once lost consciousness.”
In this reading “I will not dwell upon the dreadful details of that night.”
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 There are scenes, not necessarily pathetic scenes, on which a curtain should be drawn.
(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 Through it all I never once lost consciousness.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are scenes, not necessarily pathetic scenes, on which a curtain should be drawn.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There are scenes, not necessarily pathetic scenes, on which a curtain should be drawn.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading Through it all I never once lost consciousness.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading There are scenes, not necessarily pathetic scenes, on which a curtain should be drawn.
true confidential information
From this reading I will not dwell upon the dreadful details of that night.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading There are scenes, not necessarily pathetic scenes, on which a curtain should be drawn.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading I will not dwell upon the dreadful details of that night.
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading I will not dwell upon the dreadful details of that night.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading THE MISTAKE EXPLAINED.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I wish I had.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will not dwell upon the dreadful details of that night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Through it all I never once lost consciousness.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Through it all I never once lost consciousness.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading THE MISTAKE EXPLAINED.
in an essential manner
From this reading There are scenes, not necessarily pathetic scenes, on which a curtain should be drawn.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Through it all I never once lost consciousness.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I will not dwell upon the dreadful details of that night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will not dwell upon the dreadful details of that night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I will not dwell upon the dreadful details of that night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There are scenes, not necessarily pathetic scenes, on which a curtain should be drawn.
on one occasion
From this reading Through it all I never once lost consciousness.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading There are scenes, not necessarily pathetic scenes, on which a curtain should be drawn.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading There are scenes, not necessarily pathetic scenes, on which a curtain should be drawn.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There are scenes, not necessarily pathetic scenes, on which a curtain should be drawn.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I will not dwell upon the dreadful details of that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MISTAKE EXPLAINED.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are scenes, not necessarily pathetic scenes, on which a curtain should be drawn.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through it all I never once lost consciousness.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I will not dwell upon the dreadful details of that night.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are scenes, not necessarily pathetic scenes, on which a curtain should be drawn.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will not dwell upon the dreadful details of that night.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish I had.
Chapter 18 of Amusement Only by Richard Marsh holds 229 sentences, grouped into 46 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 18 holds 229 sentences of Amusement Only, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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