Chapter 5 of Azalea's Silver Web is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Azalea's Silver Web is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MALLOWBANKS Mallowbanks, November third. _Carin_, _dear_: Where did I leave off? Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors! Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called: “What is it?
Chapter 5 of Azalea's Silver Web is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “corridor” — an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!”
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!”
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading “Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “MALLOWBANKS Mallowbanks, November third.”
in the near future
From this reading “Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “MALLOWBANKS Mallowbanks, November third.”
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading “Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!”
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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come to an end, stop or cease
In this reading “_Carin_, _dear_: Where did I leave off?”
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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 Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Carin_, _dear_: Where did I leave off?
plural of “corridor” — an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
dearly loved
From this reading _Carin_, _dear_: Where did I leave off?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Carin_, _dear_: Where did I leave off?
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Carin_, _dear_: Where did I leave off?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it?
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
go away from a place
From this reading _Carin_, _dear_: Where did I leave off?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MALLOWBANKS Mallowbanks, November third.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading MALLOWBANKS Mallowbanks, November third.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _Carin_, _dear_: Where did I leave off?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
in the near future
From this reading Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading MALLOWBANKS Mallowbanks, November third.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it?
in or at the place that
From this reading _Carin_, _dear_: Where did I leave off?
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
an affirmative
From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
Chapter 5 of Azalea's Silver Web by Elia Wilkinson Peattie holds 262 sentences, grouped into 53 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 5 holds 262 sentences of Azalea's Silver Web, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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