Chapter 9 of Death, the Knight, and the Lady is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Death, the Knight, and the Lady is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DIMLY-PAINTED FACE At last we stopped at a lodge. I heard someone cry "Gate," a creaking noise, and then we bowled smoothly up a long avenue thick-set with trees. We stopped before a huge portico. Oh, that portico set with pillars. I almost sobbed.
Chapter 9 of Death, the Knight, and the Lady is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a line of approach
From this reading “I heard someone cry "Gate," a creaking noise, and then we bowled smoothly up a long avenue thick-set with trees.”
past form of “bowl” — roll (a ball)
From this reading “I heard someone cry "Gate," a creaking noise, and then we bowled smoothly up a long avenue thick-set with trees.”
a squeaking sound
From this reading “I heard someone cry "Gate," a creaking noise, and then we bowled smoothly up a long avenue thick-set with trees.”
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading “THE DIMLY-PAINTED FACE At last we stopped at a lodge.”
plural of “pillar” — a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading “Oh, that portico set with pillars.”
a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
From this reading “We stopped before a huge portico.”
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading “I heard someone cry "Gate," a creaking noise, and then we bowled smoothly up a long avenue thick-set with trees.”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “I almost sobbed.”
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.
In this reading “I heard someone cry "Gate," a creaking noise, and then we bowled smoothly up a long avenue thick-set with trees.”
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 THE DIMLY-PAINTED FACE At last we stopped at a lodge.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I almost sobbed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I heard someone cry "Gate," a creaking noise, and then we bowled smoothly up a long avenue thick-set with trees.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE DIMLY-PAINTED FACE At last we stopped at a lodge.
a line of approach
From this reading I heard someone cry "Gate," a creaking noise, and then we bowled smoothly up a long avenue thick-set with trees.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We stopped before a huge portico.
past form of “bowl” — roll (a ball)
From this reading I heard someone cry "Gate," a creaking noise, and then we bowled smoothly up a long avenue thick-set with trees.
a squeaking sound
From this reading I heard someone cry "Gate," a creaking noise, and then we bowled smoothly up a long avenue thick-set with trees.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I heard someone cry "Gate," a creaking noise, and then we bowled smoothly up a long avenue thick-set with trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DIMLY-PAINTED FACE At last we stopped at a lodge.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THE DIMLY-PAINTED FACE At last we stopped at a lodge.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading I heard someone cry "Gate," a creaking noise, and then we bowled smoothly up a long avenue thick-set with trees.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard someone cry "Gate," a creaking noise, and then we bowled smoothly up a long avenue thick-set with trees.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading We stopped before a huge portico.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I heard someone cry "Gate," a creaking noise, and then we bowled smoothly up a long avenue thick-set with trees.
immediately past
From this reading THE DIMLY-PAINTED FACE At last we stopped at a lodge.
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading THE DIMLY-PAINTED FACE At last we stopped at a lodge.
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 I heard someone cry "Gate," a creaking noise, and then we bowled smoothly up a long avenue thick-set with trees.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading I heard someone cry "Gate," a creaking noise, and then we bowled smoothly up a long avenue thick-set with trees.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, that portico set with pillars.
plural of “pillar” — a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading Oh, that portico set with pillars.
a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
From this reading We stopped before a huge portico.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Oh, that portico set with pillars.
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading I heard someone cry "Gate," a creaking noise, and then we bowled smoothly up a long avenue thick-set with trees.
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading I almost sobbed.
a person, without saying who
From this reading I heard someone cry "Gate," a creaking noise, and then we bowled smoothly up a long avenue thick-set with trees.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading THE DIMLY-PAINTED FACE At last we stopped at a lodge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, that portico set with pillars.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DIMLY-PAINTED FACE At last we stopped at a lodge.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I heard someone cry "Gate," a creaking noise, and then we bowled smoothly up a long avenue thick-set with trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I heard someone cry "Gate," a creaking noise, and then we bowled smoothly up a long avenue thick-set with trees.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading I heard someone cry "Gate," a creaking noise, and then we bowled smoothly up a long avenue thick-set with trees.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I heard someone cry "Gate," a creaking noise, and then we bowled smoothly up a long avenue thick-set with trees.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE DIMLY-PAINTED FACE At last we stopped at a lodge.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I heard someone cry "Gate," a creaking noise, and then we bowled smoothly up a long avenue thick-set with trees.
Chapter 9 of Death, the Knight, and the Lady by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 85 sentences, grouped into 17 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 9 holds 85 sentences of Death, the Knight, and the Lady, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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