Chapter 8 of At Bay is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of At Bay is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DAWNING LIGHT. Glynn was true to his promise. He forced himself back to something of his old routine. He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make. Men said Glynn was greatly changed since that bad fever he had had.
Chapter 8 of At Bay is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the first light of day
From this reading “DAWNING LIGHT.”
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading “He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.”
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading “Men said Glynn was greatly changed since that bad fever he had had.”
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading “Men said Glynn was greatly changed since that bad fever he had had.”
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading “He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.”
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.”
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading “He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.”
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading “He forced himself back to something of his old routine.”
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 “He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.”
In this reading “Men said Glynn was greatly changed since that bad fever he had had.”
In this reading “He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.”
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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 He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He forced himself back to something of his old routine.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Men said Glynn was greatly changed since that bad fever he had had.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Men said Glynn was greatly changed since that bad fever he had had.
the first light of day
From this reading DAWNING LIGHT.
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading Men said Glynn was greatly changed since that bad fever he had had.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading He forced himself back to something of his old routine.
set up or found
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Glynn was true to his promise.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Men said Glynn was greatly changed since that bad fever he had had.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Men said Glynn was greatly changed since that bad fever he had had.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He forced himself back to something of his old routine.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He forced himself back to something of his old routine.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Glynn was true to his promise.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading DAWNING LIGHT.
engage in
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men said Glynn was greatly changed since that bad fever he had had.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He forced himself back to something of his old routine.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He forced himself back to something of his old routine.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading Glynn was true to his promise.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading He forced himself back to something of his old routine.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Men said Glynn was greatly changed since that bad fever he had had.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Men said Glynn was greatly changed since that bad fever he had had.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He forced himself back to something of his old routine.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Men said Glynn was greatly changed since that bad fever he had had.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Glynn was true to his promise.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Glynn was true to his promise.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Glynn was true to his promise.
Chapter 8 of At Bay by Mrs. Alexander holds 451 sentences, grouped into 91 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 8 holds 451 sentences of At Bay, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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