Chapter 6 of Doomsday Eve is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Doomsday Eve is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The book was not on his blanket. It was not in the wall niche. Nor was it behind the bed. "Hey, it's gone," he said. His eyes went around the room.
Chapter 6 of Doomsday Eve is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 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.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “His eyes went around the room.”
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Nor was it behind the bed.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Nor was it behind the bed.”
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “The book was not on his blanket.”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “The book was not on his blanket.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “"Hey, it's gone," he said.”
a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
From this reading “It was not in the wall niche.”
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “It was not in the wall niche.”
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 “His eyes went around the room.”
be sufficient
In this reading “His eyes went around the room.”
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.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading His eyes went around the room.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Nor was it behind the bed.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Nor was it behind the bed.
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading The book was not on his blanket.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The book was not on his blanket.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes went around the room.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Hey, it's gone," he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hey, it's gone," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hey, it's gone," he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The book was not on his blanket.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was not in the wall niche.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not in the wall niche.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hey, it's gone," he said.
a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
From this reading It was not in the wall niche.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor was it behind the bed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The book was not on his blanket.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The book was not on his blanket.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading His eyes went around the room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hey, it's gone," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The book was not on his blanket.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading It was not in the wall niche.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The book was not on his blanket.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading His eyes went around the room.
Chapter 6 of Doomsday Eve by Robert Moore Williams holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 6 holds 410 sentences of Doomsday Eve, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Doomsday Eve by Robert Moore Williams exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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