Chapter 20 of Darkness and Dawn is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Darkness and Dawn is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE LIP OF THE CHASM Very near, now, was the strange apparition. On, on, swift as a falcon, the plane hurtled. Stern glanced at Beatrice. Never had he seen her more beautiful. About her face, rosy and full of life, the luxuriant loose hair was whipping.
Chapter 20 of Darkness and Dawn is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a ghostly appearing figure
From this reading “ON THE LIP OF THE CHASM Very near, now, was the strange apparition.”
the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading “Stern glanced at Beatrice.”
a deep opening in the earth's surface
From this reading “ON THE LIP OF THE CHASM Very near, now, was the strange apparition.”
diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
From this reading “On, on, swift as a falcon, the plane hurtled.”
marked by complexity and richness of detail
From this reading “About her face, rosy and full of life, the luxuriant loose hair was whipping.”
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading “On, on, swift as a falcon, the plane hurtled.”
reflecting optimism
From this reading “About her face, rosy and full of life, the luxuriant loose hair was whipping.”
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
From this reading “About her face, rosy and full of life, the luxuriant loose hair was whipping.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On, on, swift as a falcon, the plane hurtled.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About her face, rosy and full of life, the luxuriant loose hair was whipping.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About her face, rosy and full of life, the luxuriant loose hair was whipping.
a ghostly appearing figure
From this reading ON THE LIP OF THE CHASM Very near, now, was the strange apparition.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On, on, swift as a falcon, the plane hurtled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Stern glanced at Beatrice.
the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading Stern glanced at Beatrice.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Never had he seen her more beautiful.
a deep opening in the earth's surface
From this reading ON THE LIP OF THE CHASM Very near, now, was the strange apparition.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading About her face, rosy and full of life, the luxuriant loose hair was whipping.
diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
From this reading On, on, swift as a falcon, the plane hurtled.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading About her face, rosy and full of life, the luxuriant loose hair was whipping.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Stern glanced at Beatrice.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never had he seen her more beautiful.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading About her face, rosy and full of life, the luxuriant loose hair was whipping.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Never had he seen her more beautiful.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Never had he seen her more beautiful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On, on, swift as a falcon, the plane hurtled.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading About her face, rosy and full of life, the luxuriant loose hair was whipping.
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading ON THE LIP OF THE CHASM Very near, now, was the strange apparition.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading About her face, rosy and full of life, the luxuriant loose hair was whipping.
marked by complexity and richness of detail
From this reading About her face, rosy and full of life, the luxuriant loose hair was whipping.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Never had he seen her more beautiful.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading ON THE LIP OF THE CHASM Very near, now, was the strange apparition.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never had he seen her more beautiful.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading ON THE LIP OF THE CHASM Very near, now, was the strange apparition.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE LIP OF THE CHASM Very near, now, was the strange apparition.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE LIP OF THE CHASM Very near, now, was the strange apparition.
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading On, on, swift as a falcon, the plane hurtled.
reflecting optimism
From this reading About her face, rosy and full of life, the luxuriant loose hair was whipping.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Never had he seen her more beautiful.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Stern glanced at Beatrice.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading ON THE LIP OF THE CHASM Very near, now, was the strange apparition.
moving very fast
From this reading On, on, swift as a falcon, the plane hurtled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE LIP OF THE CHASM Very near, now, was the strange apparition.
precisely as stated
From this reading ON THE LIP OF THE CHASM Very near, now, was the strange apparition.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON THE LIP OF THE CHASM Very near, now, was the strange apparition.
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
From this reading About her face, rosy and full of life, the luxuriant loose hair was whipping.
Chapter 20 of Darkness and Dawn by George Allan England holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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 20 holds 443 sentences of Darkness and Dawn, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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