Chapter 28 of Changing Winds: A Novel is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Changing Winds: A Novel is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Henry did not answer. He had a strange sense of fear that was inexplicable to him. He seemed to be outside himself, outside his own fear, looking on at it and wondering what had caused it. He felt as if something were pulling at him, trying to force him to look round ... and he was afraid to look round.... He shuddered violently.
Chapter 28 of Changing Winds: A Novel is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading “He seemed to be outside himself, outside his own fear, looking on at it and wondering what had caused it.”
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading “He felt as if something were pulling at him, trying to force him to look round ... and he was afraid to look round....”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “Henry did not answer.”
incapable of being explained or accounted for
From this reading “He had a strange sense of fear that was inexplicable to him.”
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading “He felt as if something were pulling at him, trying to force him to look round ... and he was afraid to look round....”
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading “He shuddered violently.”
in a violent manner
From this reading “He shuddered violently.”
showing curiosity
From this reading “He seemed to be outside himself, outside his own fear, looking on at it and wondering what had caused it.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “He felt as if something were pulling at him, trying to force him to look round ... and he was afraid to look round....”
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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 He had a strange sense of fear that was inexplicable to him.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading He felt as if something were pulling at him, trying to force him to look round ... and he was afraid to look round....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He seemed to be outside himself, outside his own fear, looking on at it and wondering what had caused it.
react verbally
From this reading Henry did not answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He felt as if something were pulling at him, trying to force him to look round ... and he was afraid to look round....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He seemed to be outside himself, outside his own fear, looking on at it and wondering what had caused it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He seemed to be outside himself, outside his own fear, looking on at it and wondering what had caused it.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading He seemed to be outside himself, outside his own fear, looking on at it and wondering what had caused it.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Henry did not answer.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading He had a strange sense of fear that was inexplicable to him.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt as if something were pulling at him, trying to force him to look round ... and he was afraid to look round....
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading He felt as if something were pulling at him, trying to force him to look round ... and he was afraid to look round....
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a strange sense of fear that was inexplicable to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a strange sense of fear that was inexplicable to him.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry did not answer.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had a strange sense of fear that was inexplicable to him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He seemed to be outside himself, outside his own fear, looking on at it and wondering what had caused it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He seemed to be outside himself, outside his own fear, looking on at it and wondering what had caused it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He felt as if something were pulling at him, trying to force him to look round ... and he was afraid to look round....
incapable of being explained or accounted for
From this reading He had a strange sense of fear that was inexplicable to him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He seemed to be outside himself, outside his own fear, looking on at it and wondering what had caused it.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He felt as if something were pulling at him, trying to force him to look round ... and he was afraid to look round....
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He seemed to be outside himself, outside his own fear, looking on at it and wondering what had caused it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Henry did not answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had a strange sense of fear that was inexplicable to him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He seemed to be outside himself, outside his own fear, looking on at it and wondering what had caused it.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading He seemed to be outside himself, outside his own fear, looking on at it and wondering what had caused it.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He seemed to be outside himself, outside his own fear, looking on at it and wondering what had caused it.
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading He felt as if something were pulling at him, trying to force him to look round ... and he was afraid to look round....
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He felt as if something were pulling at him, trying to force him to look round ... and he was afraid to look round....
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed to be outside himself, outside his own fear, looking on at it and wondering what had caused it.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading He had a strange sense of fear that was inexplicable to him.
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading He shuddered violently.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He felt as if something were pulling at him, trying to force him to look round ... and he was afraid to look round....
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading He had a strange sense of fear that was inexplicable to him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had a strange sense of fear that was inexplicable to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had a strange sense of fear that was inexplicable to him.
hard to endure
From this reading He felt as if something were pulling at him, trying to force him to look round ... and he was afraid to look round....
in a violent manner
From this reading He shuddered violently.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had a strange sense of fear that was inexplicable to him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He felt as if something were pulling at him, trying to force him to look round ... and he was afraid to look round....
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He seemed to be outside himself, outside his own fear, looking on at it and wondering what had caused it.
showing curiosity
From this reading He seemed to be outside himself, outside his own fear, looking on at it and wondering what had caused it.
Chapter 28 of Changing Winds: A Novel by St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine holds 373 sentences, grouped into 75 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.
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