Chapter 9 of By Right of Conquest: A Novel is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of By Right of Conquest: A Novel is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Below on the promenade-deck all was excitement and confusion. The peal of thunder had spread consternation among the women, and there was a general stampede for shelter. The first rush of wind played terrible havoc with the bunting. The floral decorations were scattered in all directions. Part of the canvas awning was torn down.
Chapter 9 of By Right of Conquest: A Novel is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun
From this reading “Part of the canvas awning was torn down.”
a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc.
From this reading “The first rush of wind played terrible havoc with the bunting.”
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “The peal of thunder had spread consternation among the women, and there was a general stampede for shelter.”
plural of “decoration” — something used to beautify
From this reading “The floral decorations were scattered in all directions.”
resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers
From this reading “The floral decorations were scattered in all directions.”
violent and needless disturbance
From this reading “The first rush of wind played terrible havoc with the bunting.”
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
From this reading “The peal of thunder had spread consternation among the women, and there was a general stampede for shelter.”
cause to run in panic
From this reading “The peal of thunder had spread consternation among the women, and there was a general stampede for shelter.”
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 “The floral decorations were scattered in all directions.”
In this reading “The first rush of wind played terrible havoc with the bunting.”
In this reading “The peal of thunder had spread consternation among the women, and there was a general stampede for shelter.”
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 The peal of thunder had spread consternation among the women, and there was a general stampede for shelter.
(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 Below on the promenade-deck all was excitement and confusion.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The peal of thunder had spread consternation among the women, and there was a general stampede for shelter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Below on the promenade-deck all was excitement and confusion.
a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun
From this reading Part of the canvas awning was torn down.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Below on the promenade-deck all was excitement and confusion.
a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc.
From this reading The first rush of wind played terrible havoc with the bunting.
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading Part of the canvas awning was torn down.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading Below on the promenade-deck all was excitement and confusion.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading The peal of thunder had spread consternation among the women, and there was a general stampede for shelter.
plural of “decoration” — something used to beautify
From this reading The floral decorations were scattered in all directions.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The floral decorations were scattered in all directions.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Part of the canvas awning was torn down.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Below on the promenade-deck all was excitement and confusion.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first rush of wind played terrible havoc with the bunting.
resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers
From this reading The floral decorations were scattered in all directions.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The peal of thunder had spread consternation among the women, and there was a general stampede for shelter.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading The peal of thunder had spread consternation among the women, and there was a general stampede for shelter.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The peal of thunder had spread consternation among the women, and there was a general stampede for shelter.
violent and needless disturbance
From this reading The first rush of wind played terrible havoc with the bunting.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The floral decorations were scattered in all directions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The peal of thunder had spread consternation among the women, and there was a general stampede for shelter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Below on the promenade-deck all was excitement and confusion.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Part of the canvas awning was torn down.
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
From this reading The peal of thunder had spread consternation among the women, and there was a general stampede for shelter.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading The first rush of wind played terrible havoc with the bunting.
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From this reading Below on the promenade-deck all was excitement and confusion.
move hurridly
From this reading The first rush of wind played terrible havoc with the bunting.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading The floral decorations were scattered in all directions.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading The peal of thunder had spread consternation among the women, and there was a general stampede for shelter.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading The peal of thunder had spread consternation among the women, and there was a general stampede for shelter.
cause to run in panic
From this reading The peal of thunder had spread consternation among the women, and there was a general stampede for shelter.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The first rush of wind played terrible havoc with the bunting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Below on the promenade-deck all was excitement and confusion.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The peal of thunder had spread consternation among the women, and there was a general stampede for shelter.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading The peal of thunder had spread consternation among the women, and there was a general stampede for shelter.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading Part of the canvas awning was torn down.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Below on the promenade-deck all was excitement and confusion.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The floral decorations were scattered in all directions.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The first rush of wind played terrible havoc with the bunting.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The first rush of wind played terrible havoc with the bunting.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The peal of thunder had spread consternation among the women, and there was a general stampede for shelter.
Chapter 9 of By Right of Conquest: A Novel by Arthur Hornblow holds 219 sentences, grouped into 44 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 9 holds 219 sentences of By Right of Conquest: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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