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Chapter 10 of Darkness and Dawn is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GOAL, AND THROUGH IT It all happened in a moment of time, a moment, long--in seeming--as an hour. The girl's revolver crackled, there behind him. Stern saw a little round bluish hole take shape in the obeah's ear, and red drops start. Then with a ghastly screaming, the Thing was upon him. Out struck the engineer, with the rifle-barrel.
Chapter 10 of Darkness and Dawn is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “Stern saw a little round bluish hole take shape in the obeah's ear, and red drops start.”
past form of “crackle” — make a crackling sound
From this reading “The girl's revolver crackled, there behind him.”
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading “Stern saw a little round bluish hole take shape in the obeah's ear, and red drops start.”
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading “Out struck the engineer, with the rifle-barrel.”
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading “Then with a ghastly screaming, the Thing was upon him.”
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading “THE GOAL, AND THROUGH IT It all happened in a moment of time, a moment, long--in seeming--as an hour.”
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “The girl's revolver crackled, there behind him.”
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading “Then with a ghastly screaming, the Thing was upon him.”
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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 THE GOAL, AND THROUGH IT It all happened in a moment of time, a moment, long--in seeming--as an hour.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading THE GOAL, AND THROUGH IT It all happened in a moment of time, a moment, long--in seeming--as an hour.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE GOAL, AND THROUGH IT It all happened in a moment of time, a moment, long--in seeming--as an hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GOAL, AND THROUGH IT It all happened in a moment of time, a moment, long--in seeming--as an hour.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE GOAL, AND THROUGH IT It all happened in a moment of time, a moment, long--in seeming--as an hour.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The girl's revolver crackled, there behind him.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Stern saw a little round bluish hole take shape in the obeah's ear, and red drops start.
past form of “crackle” — make a crackling sound
From this reading The girl's revolver crackled, there behind him.
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading Stern saw a little round bluish hole take shape in the obeah's ear, and red drops start.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Stern saw a little round bluish hole take shape in the obeah's ear, and red drops start.
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading Out struck the engineer, with the rifle-barrel.
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading Then with a ghastly screaming, the Thing was upon him.
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girl's revolver crackled, there behind him.
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading THE GOAL, AND THROUGH IT It all happened in a moment of time, a moment, long--in seeming--as an hour.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading THE GOAL, AND THROUGH IT It all happened in a moment of time, a moment, long--in seeming--as an hour.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl's revolver crackled, there behind him.
an opening into or through something
From this reading Stern saw a little round bluish hole take shape in the obeah's ear, and red drops start.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading THE GOAL, AND THROUGH IT It all happened in a moment of time, a moment, long--in seeming--as an hour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GOAL, AND THROUGH IT It all happened in a moment of time, a moment, long--in seeming--as an hour.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE GOAL, AND THROUGH IT It all happened in a moment of time, a moment, long--in seeming--as an hour.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Stern saw a little round bluish hole take shape in the obeah's ear, and red drops start.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE GOAL, AND THROUGH IT It all happened in a moment of time, a moment, long--in seeming--as an hour.
a particular point in time
From this reading THE GOAL, AND THROUGH IT It all happened in a moment of time, a moment, long--in seeming--as an hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stern saw a little round bluish hole take shape in the obeah's ear, and red drops start.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GOAL, AND THROUGH IT It all happened in a moment of time, a moment, long--in seeming--as an hour.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out struck the engineer, with the rifle-barrel.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Stern saw a little round bluish hole take shape in the obeah's ear, and red drops start.
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading The girl's revolver crackled, there behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Out struck the engineer, with the rifle-barrel.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Stern saw a little round bluish hole take shape in the obeah's ear, and red drops start.
cut with a saw
From this reading Stern saw a little round bluish hole take shape in the obeah's ear, and red drops start.
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading Then with a ghastly screaming, the Thing was upon him.
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading THE GOAL, AND THROUGH IT It all happened in a moment of time, a moment, long--in seeming--as an hour.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading Stern saw a little round bluish hole take shape in the obeah's ear, and red drops start.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Stern saw a little round bluish hole take shape in the obeah's ear, and red drops start.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Stern saw a little round bluish hole take shape in the obeah's ear, and red drops start.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Out struck the engineer, with the rifle-barrel.
carry out
From this reading Stern saw a little round bluish hole take shape in the obeah's ear, and red drops start.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GOAL, AND THROUGH IT It all happened in a moment of time, a moment, long--in seeming--as an hour.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then with a ghastly screaming, the Thing was upon him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The girl's revolver crackled, there behind him.
a special situation
From this reading Then with a ghastly screaming, the Thing was upon him.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE GOAL, AND THROUGH IT It all happened in a moment of time, a moment, long--in seeming--as an hour.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE GOAL, AND THROUGH IT It all happened in a moment of time, a moment, long--in seeming--as an hour.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then with a ghastly screaming, the Thing was upon him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then with a ghastly screaming, the Thing was upon him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then with a ghastly screaming, the Thing was upon him.
Chapter 10 of Darkness and Dawn by George Allan England holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 10 holds 399 sentences of Darkness and Dawn, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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