Chapter 5 of Day and Night Stories is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Day and Night Stories is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
His face turned like a dream face. "Hush!" he said quickly. "Don't mention _him_. There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said. A creep came over me.
Chapter 5 of Day and Night Stories is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.”
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “A creep came over me.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “His face turned like a dream face.”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “"Hush!" he said quickly.”
make reference to
From this reading “"Don't mention _him_.”
with speed
From this reading “"Hush!" he said quickly.”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.”
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.
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading “A creep came over me.”
In this reading “There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.”
In this reading “His face turned like a dream face.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 His face turned like a dream face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A creep came over me.
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading A creep came over me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't mention _him_.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading His face turned like a dream face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face turned like a dream face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hush!" he said quickly.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't mention _him_.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face turned like a dream face.
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading "Hush!" he said quickly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading His face turned like a dream face.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
make reference to
From this reading "Don't mention _him_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
above and across; more than
From this reading A creep came over me.
with speed
From this reading "Hush!" he said quickly.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hush!" he said quickly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading His face turned like a dream face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
Chapter 5 of Day and Night Stories by Algernon Blackwood holds 442 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.
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