Chapter 6 of Children of the Whirlwind is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Children of the Whirlwind is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For a moment after the door had closed upon Barney and Old Jimmie, Larry stood gazing at it. Then he turned to Maggie. She was standing slenderly upright. Her head was imperiously high, her black eyes defiant. Neither spoke at once.
Chapter 6 of Children of the Whirlwind is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “For a moment after the door had closed upon Barney and Old Jimmie, Larry stood gazing at it.”
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
From this reading “Her head was imperiously high, her black eyes defiant.”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “For a moment after the door had closed upon Barney and Old Jimmie, Larry stood gazing at it.”
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “Her head was imperiously high, her black eyes defiant.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither spoke at once.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “Neither spoke at once.”
having a supporting base
From this reading “She was standing slenderly upright.”
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading “She was standing slenderly upright.”
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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 For a moment after the door had closed upon Barney and Old Jimmie, Larry stood gazing at it.
later than; following
From this reading For a moment after the door had closed upon Barney and Old Jimmie, Larry stood gazing at it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a moment after the door had closed upon Barney and Old Jimmie, Larry stood gazing at it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a moment after the door had closed upon Barney and Old Jimmie, Larry stood gazing at it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a moment after the door had closed upon Barney and Old Jimmie, Larry stood gazing at it.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Her head was imperiously high, her black eyes defiant.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading For a moment after the door had closed upon Barney and Old Jimmie, Larry stood gazing at it.
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
From this reading Her head was imperiously high, her black eyes defiant.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading For a moment after the door had closed upon Barney and Old Jimmie, Larry stood gazing at it.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her head was imperiously high, her black eyes defiant.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment after the door had closed upon Barney and Old Jimmie, Larry stood gazing at it.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading For a moment after the door had closed upon Barney and Old Jimmie, Larry stood gazing at it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a moment after the door had closed upon Barney and Old Jimmie, Larry stood gazing at it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he turned to Maggie.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Her head was imperiously high, her black eyes defiant.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her head was imperiously high, her black eyes defiant.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Her head was imperiously high, her black eyes defiant.
in an imperious manner
From this reading Her head was imperiously high, her black eyes defiant.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For a moment after the door had closed upon Barney and Old Jimmie, Larry stood gazing at it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a moment after the door had closed upon Barney and Old Jimmie, Larry stood gazing at it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a moment after the door had closed upon Barney and Old Jimmie, Larry stood gazing at it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he turned to Maggie.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment after the door had closed upon Barney and Old Jimmie, Larry stood gazing at it.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither spoke at once.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading For a moment after the door had closed upon Barney and Old Jimmie, Larry stood gazing at it.
on one occasion
From this reading Neither spoke at once.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was standing slenderly upright.
in a slim or slender manner
From this reading She was standing slenderly upright.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Neither spoke at once.
having a supporting base
From this reading She was standing slenderly upright.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading For a moment after the door had closed upon Barney and Old Jimmie, Larry stood gazing at it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a moment after the door had closed upon Barney and Old Jimmie, Larry stood gazing at it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he turned to Maggie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he turned to Maggie.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then he turned to Maggie.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For a moment after the door had closed upon Barney and Old Jimmie, Larry stood gazing at it.
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading She was standing slenderly upright.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was standing slenderly upright.
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