Chapter 5 of Dividing Waters is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Dividing Waters is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Please do not be so alarmed." To herself she thought, "What is the matter with me? What has happened?" These were the questions she asked herself incessantly as they walked their horses through the empty streets. She found no answer.
Chapter 5 of Dividing Waters is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading “"Please do not be so alarmed."”
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “These were the questions she asked herself incessantly as they walked their horses through the empty streets.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “What has happened?"”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “These were the questions she asked herself incessantly as they walked their horses through the empty streets.”
with unflagging resolve
From this reading “These were the questions she asked herself incessantly as they walked their horses through the empty streets.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Please do not be so alarmed."”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “These were the questions she asked herself incessantly as they walked their horses through the empty streets.”
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “These were the questions she asked herself incessantly as they walked their horses through the empty streets.”
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 “These were the questions she asked herself incessantly as they walked their horses through the empty streets.”
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experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading "Please do not be so alarmed."
react verbally
From this reading She found no answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These were the questions she asked herself incessantly as they walked their horses through the empty streets.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading These were the questions she asked herself incessantly as they walked their horses through the empty streets.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Please do not be so alarmed."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Please do not be so alarmed."
make void or empty of contents
From this reading These were the questions she asked herself incessantly as they walked their horses through the empty streets.
set up or found
From this reading She found no answer.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading What has happened?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What has happened?"
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading To herself she thought, "What is the matter with me?
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading These were the questions she asked herself incessantly as they walked their horses through the empty streets.
with unflagging resolve
From this reading These were the questions she asked herself incessantly as they walked their horses through the empty streets.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To herself she thought, "What is the matter with me?
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading To herself she thought, "What is the matter with me?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To herself she thought, "What is the matter with me?
not any; not one
From this reading She found no answer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Please do not be so alarmed."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please do not be so alarmed."
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading These were the questions she asked herself incessantly as they walked their horses through the empty streets.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To herself she thought, "What is the matter with me?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Please do not be so alarmed."
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading These were the questions she asked herself incessantly as they walked their horses through the empty streets.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To herself she thought, "What is the matter with me?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These were the questions she asked herself incessantly as they walked their horses through the empty streets.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were the questions she asked herself incessantly as they walked their horses through the empty streets.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These were the questions she asked herself incessantly as they walked their horses through the empty streets.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading To herself she thought, "What is the matter with me?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading These were the questions she asked herself incessantly as they walked their horses through the empty streets.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To herself she thought, "What is the matter with me?
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading These were the questions she asked herself incessantly as they walked their horses through the empty streets.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were the questions she asked herself incessantly as they walked their horses through the empty streets.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To herself she thought, "What is the matter with me?
in the company of; together with
From this reading To herself she thought, "What is the matter with me?
Chapter 5 of Dividing Waters by I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross) Wylie holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 5 holds 412 sentences of Dividing Waters, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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