Chapter 11 of Egholm and His God is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Egholm and His God is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
What was this? Was he to be haunted now, in broad daylight? Surely it might at least have the decency to wait till night? No; it was here. The same old story from his sleepless nights; the fights with Anna over again.
Chapter 11 of Egholm and His God is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “The same old story from his sleepless nights; the fights with Anna over again.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “Was he to be haunted now, in broad daylight?”
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “Was he to be haunted now, in broad daylight?”
the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
From this reading “Surely it might at least have the decency to wait till night?”
plural of “fight” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “The same old story from his sleepless nights; the fights with Anna over again.”
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading “Was he to be haunted now, in broad daylight?”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “The same old story from his sleepless nights; the fights with Anna over again.”
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading “The same old story from his sleepless nights; the fights with Anna over again.”
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 “The same old story from his sleepless nights; the fights with Anna over again.”
In this reading “Was he to be haunted now, in broad daylight?”
In this reading “Surely it might at least have the decency to wait till night?”
In this reading “Surely it might at least have the decency to wait till night?”
anew
In this reading “The same old story from his sleepless nights; the fights with Anna over again.”
In this reading “The same old story from his sleepless nights; the fights with Anna over again.”
In this reading “The same old story from his sleepless nights; the fights with Anna over again.”
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.
anew
From this reading The same old story from his sleepless nights; the fights with Anna over again.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading The same old story from his sleepless nights; the fights with Anna over again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Surely it might at least have the decency to wait till night?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Was he to be haunted now, in broad daylight?
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Was he to be haunted now, in broad daylight?
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading Was he to be haunted now, in broad daylight?
the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
From this reading Surely it might at least have the decency to wait till night?
plural of “fight” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading The same old story from his sleepless nights; the fights with Anna over again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The same old story from his sleepless nights; the fights with Anna over again.
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading Was he to be haunted now, in broad daylight?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Surely it might at least have the decency to wait till night?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was he to be haunted now, in broad daylight?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading No; it was here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The same old story from his sleepless nights; the fights with Anna over again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Was he to be haunted now, in broad daylight?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Surely it might at least have the decency to wait till night?
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Surely it might at least have the decency to wait till night?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Surely it might at least have the decency to wait till night?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Surely it might at least have the decency to wait till night?
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading The same old story from his sleepless nights; the fights with Anna over again.
not any; not one
From this reading No; it was here.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Was he to be haunted now, in broad daylight?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The same old story from his sleepless nights; the fights with Anna over again.
above and across; more than
From this reading The same old story from his sleepless nights; the fights with Anna over again.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The same old story from his sleepless nights; the fights with Anna over again.
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading The same old story from his sleepless nights; the fights with Anna over again.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The same old story from his sleepless nights; the fights with Anna over again.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely it might at least have the decency to wait till night?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Surely it might at least have the decency to wait till night?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What was this?
up to a particular time
From this reading Surely it might at least have the decency to wait till night?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Was he to be haunted now, in broad daylight?
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Surely it might at least have the decency to wait till night?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was this?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was this?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The same old story from his sleepless nights; the fights with Anna over again.
Chapter 11 of Egholm and His God by Johannes Buchholtz holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 11 holds 421 sentences of Egholm and His God, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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