Chapter 29 of Captivity is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 29 of Captivity is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Louis was on the verandah as she came round the fence. She saw his eyes blazing madly, his face distorted, his hands clenched. He came to meet her, raging. "Where've you been?" he choked out. She waved her hand over towards where Kraill was.
Chapter 29 of Captivity is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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shining intensely
From this reading “She saw his eyes blazing madly, his face distorted, his hands clenched.”
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading “"Where've you been?" he choked out.”
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading “She saw his eyes blazing madly, his face distorted, his hands clenched.”
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
From this reading “She saw his eyes blazing madly, his face distorted, his hands clenched.”
enclose with a fence
From this reading “Louis was on the verandah as she came round the fence.”
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “She saw his eyes blazing madly, his face distorted, his hands clenched.”
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading “He came to meet her, raging.”
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “She waved her hand over towards where Kraill was.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Louis was on the verandah as she came round the fence.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Where've you been?" he choked out.
shining intensely
From this reading She saw his eyes blazing madly, his face distorted, his hands clenched.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Louis was on the verandah as she came round the fence.
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading "Where've you been?" he choked out.
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading She saw his eyes blazing madly, his face distorted, his hands clenched.
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
From this reading She saw his eyes blazing madly, his face distorted, his hands clenched.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She saw his eyes blazing madly, his face distorted, his hands clenched.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She saw his eyes blazing madly, his face distorted, his hands clenched.
enclose with a fence
From this reading Louis was on the verandah as she came round the fence.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She waved her hand over towards where Kraill was.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She saw his eyes blazing madly, his face distorted, his hands clenched.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came to meet her, raging.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He came to meet her, raging.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She saw his eyes blazing madly, his face distorted, his hands clenched.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She waved her hand over towards where Kraill was.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading Louis was on the verandah as she came round the fence.
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading She saw his eyes blazing madly, his face distorted, his hands clenched.
come together
From this reading He came to meet her, raging.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Louis was on the verandah as she came round the fence.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Where've you been?" he choked out.
above and across; more than
From this reading She waved her hand over towards where Kraill was.
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading He came to meet her, raging.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Louis was on the verandah as she came round the fence.
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw his eyes blazing madly, his face distorted, his hands clenched.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Louis was on the verandah as she came round the fence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Louis was on the verandah as she came round the fence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He came to meet her, raging.
in the direction of
From this reading She waved her hand over towards where Kraill was.
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading Louis was on the verandah as she came round the fence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Louis was on the verandah as she came round the fence.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading She waved her hand over towards where Kraill was.
in or at the place that
From this reading She waved her hand over towards where Kraill was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where've you been?" he choked out.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where've you been?" he choked out.
Chapter 29 of Captivity by Leonora Eyles holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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 29 holds 123 sentences of Captivity, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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