Chapter 10 of Castle Craneycrow is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Castle Craneycrow is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Her eyes blazed with scorn. “Love you? After what you have done? Oh, that I could find words to tell you how I hate you!” She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
Chapter 10 of Castle Craneycrow is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading “Her eyes blazed with scorn.”
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading “She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.”
hate coupled with disgust
From this reading “She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.”
draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading “She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.”
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading “She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.”
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading “Her eyes blazed with scorn.”
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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 She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
later than; following
From this reading After what you have done?
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading Her eyes blazed with scorn.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Oh, that I could find words to tell you how I hate you!”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading After what you have done?
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes blazed with scorn.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Oh, that I could find words to tell you how I hate you!”
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Oh, that I could find words to tell you how I hate you!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After what you have done?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes blazed with scorn.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, that I could find words to tell you how I hate you!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, that I could find words to tell you how I hate you!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
hate coupled with disgust
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Love you?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, that I could find words to tell you how I hate you!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading Her eyes blazed with scorn.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
express in words
From this reading Oh, that I could find words to tell you how I hate you!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, that I could find words to tell you how I hate you!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, that I could find words to tell you how I hate you!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After what you have done?
a Caucasian
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her eyes blazed with scorn.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Oh, that I could find words to tell you how I hate you!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Love you?
Chapter 10 of Castle Craneycrow by George Barr McCutcheon holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 10 holds 410 sentences of Castle Craneycrow, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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