Chapter 4 of Blindfold is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Blindfold is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door. “Ellney, Ellney. Give me a cookie. I’m hungry.” “Can’t you wait till dinner, Miss Moira?
Chapter 4 of Blindfold is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “burst” — the act of exploding or bursting
From this reading “As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.”
any of various small flat sweet cakes (“biscuit” is the British term)
From this reading “Give me a cookie.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “I’m hungry.””
covered with water
From this reading “As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.”
a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
From this reading “As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.”
a purple color or pigment
From this reading “As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.”
plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective
From this reading “As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.”
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading “As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.”
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 ““Can’t you wait till dinner, Miss Moira?”
In this reading “As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.”
In this reading “As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.”
a youthful female person
In this reading “As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.”
a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door
In this reading “As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.”
In this reading “As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.”
In this reading “As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.”
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 As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
plural of “burst” — the act of exploding or bursting
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Can’t you wait till dinner, Miss Moira?
any of various small flat sweet cakes (“biscuit” is the British term)
From this reading Give me a cookie.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “Can’t you wait till dinner, Miss Moira?
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ellney, Ellney.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
a young female
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give me a cookie.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading I’m hungry.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m hungry.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give me a cookie.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Can’t you wait till dinner, Miss Moira?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Can’t you wait till dinner, Miss Moira?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
covered with water
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
up to a particular time
From this reading “Can’t you wait till dinner, Miss Moira?
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Can’t you wait till dinner, Miss Moira?
in the company of; together with
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading As she reaches the entrance portico, her arms overflowing with the yellow and brown and purple flowers, a little girl of six or so with dark hair bursts from the screen door.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Can’t you wait till dinner, Miss Moira?
Chapter 4 of Blindfold by Orrick Johns holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 4 holds 414 sentences of Blindfold, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Blindfold by Orrick Johns exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 314 minutes of reading across 754 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Blindfold section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Blindfold, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
