Chapter 28 of Ashes to ashes is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Ashes to ashes is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call. “Leila!” “Ah-h!” The answering cry of stark terror echoed back from the night as Storm started up, convulsed, in his bed. “Take her away!
Chapter 28 of Ashes to ashes is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/5 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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replying
From this reading “The answering cry of stark terror echoed back from the night as Storm started up, convulsed, in his bed.”
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.”
blow the clarion
From this reading “Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “The answering cry of stark terror echoed back from the night as Storm started up, convulsed, in his bed.”
a rester who is sleeping
From this reading “Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.”
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading “The answering cry of stark terror echoed back from the night as Storm started up, convulsed, in his bed.”
communicated in words
From this reading “Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.”
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In this reading “Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.”
In this reading “Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.”
get going or set in motion
In this reading “The answering cry of stark terror echoed back from the night as Storm started up, convulsed, in his bed.”
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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 Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah-h!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
replying
From this reading The answering cry of stark terror echoed back from the night as Storm started up, convulsed, in his bed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The answering cry of stark terror echoed back from the night as Storm started up, convulsed, in his bed.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Take her away!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The answering cry of stark terror echoed back from the night as Storm started up, convulsed, in his bed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The answering cry of stark terror echoed back from the night as Storm started up, convulsed, in his bed.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
blow the clarion
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The answering cry of stark terror echoed back from the night as Storm started up, convulsed, in his bed.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The answering cry of stark terror echoed back from the night as Storm started up, convulsed, in his bed.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading The answering cry of stark terror echoed back from the night as Storm started up, convulsed, in his bed.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The answering cry of stark terror echoed back from the night as Storm started up, convulsed, in his bed.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Take her away!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The answering cry of stark terror echoed back from the night as Storm started up, convulsed, in his bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The answering cry of stark terror echoed back from the night as Storm started up, convulsed, in his bed.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
and nothing more
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Leila!”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
a particular point in time
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The answering cry of stark terror echoed back from the night as Storm started up, convulsed, in his bed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The answering cry of stark terror echoed back from the night as Storm started up, convulsed, in his bed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
a rester who is sleeping
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading The answering cry of stark terror echoed back from the night as Storm started up, convulsed, in his bed.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The answering cry of stark terror echoed back from the night as Storm started up, convulsed, in his bed.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The answering cry of stark terror echoed back from the night as Storm started up, convulsed, in his bed.
carry out
From this reading “Take her away!
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading The answering cry of stark terror echoed back from the night as Storm started up, convulsed, in his bed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The answering cry of stark terror echoed back from the night as Storm started up, convulsed, in his bed.
communicated in words
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Just a Moment Please George slipped into the bedroom, and drawing a chair close to the sleeper he bent forward and uttered one word which cleaved the silence like a clarion call.
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