Chapter 8 of Dark Hollow is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Dark Hollow is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"They are more than dreadful. I don't know how I had strength to pull these pieces off. I couldn't have done it if they had been quite dry. But what do you want to see them for? I'd have left them there if I had been willing to have them seen.
Chapter 8 of Dark Hollow is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “"They are more than dreadful.”
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading “I couldn't have done it if they had been quite dry.”
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading “I don't know how I had strength to pull these pieces off.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “I don't know how I had strength to pull these pieces off.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I'd have left them there if I had been willing to have them seen.”
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading “I don't know how I had strength to pull these pieces off.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “But what do you want to see them for?”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “I'd have left them there if I had been willing to have them seen.”
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.
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "They are more than dreadful.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I couldn't have done it if they had been quite dry.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what do you want to see them for?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't have done it if they had been quite dry.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But what do you want to see them for?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't know how I had strength to pull these pieces off.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I couldn't have done it if they had been quite dry.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "They are more than dreadful.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading I couldn't have done it if they had been quite dry.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But what do you want to see them for?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I don't know how I had strength to pull these pieces off.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I couldn't have done it if they had been quite dry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't know how I had strength to pull these pieces off.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't know how I had strength to pull these pieces off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd have left them there if I had been willing to have them seen.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I couldn't have done it if they had been quite dry.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I couldn't have done it if they had been quite dry.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don't know how I had strength to pull these pieces off.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I'd have left them there if I had been willing to have them seen.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "They are more than dreadful.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I don't know how I had strength to pull these pieces off.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading I don't know how I had strength to pull these pieces off.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading I don't know how I had strength to pull these pieces off.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I couldn't have done it if they had been quite dry.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But what do you want to see them for?
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I'd have left them there if I had been willing to have them seen.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading I don't know how I had strength to pull these pieces off.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "They are more than dreadful.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But what do you want to see them for?
in or at that place or location
From this reading I'd have left them there if I had been willing to have them seen.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I don't know how I had strength to pull these pieces off.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They are more than dreadful.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't know how I had strength to pull these pieces off.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading But what do you want to see them for?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what do you want to see them for?
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading I'd have left them there if I had been willing to have them seen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But what do you want to see them for?
Chapter 8 of Dark Hollow by Anna Katharine Green holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 8 holds 403 sentences of Dark Hollow, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Dark Hollow by Anna Katharine Green exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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