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Chapter 10 of Faces and Places is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NIGHT AND DAY ON THE CARS IN CANADA. "Porter!" The voice broke the stillness of a long night, and suddenly woke me out of a deep sleep. There was a moment's pause, and then the voice, which sounded singularly near to my bed-curtains, spoke again. "Porter!"
Chapter 10 of Faces and Places is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading “NIGHT AND DAY ON THE CARS IN CANADA.”
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “NIGHT AND DAY ON THE CARS IN CANADA.”
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “There was a moment's pause, and then the voice, which sounded singularly near to my bed-curtains, spoke again.”
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading “"Porter!"”
in a singular manner or to a singular degree
From this reading “There was a moment's pause, and then the voice, which sounded singularly near to my bed-curtains, spoke again.”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “There was a moment's pause, and then the voice, which sounded singularly near to my bed-curtains, spoke again.”
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading “The voice broke the stillness of a long night, and suddenly woke me out of a deep sleep.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “The voice broke the stillness of a long night, and suddenly woke me out of a deep sleep.”
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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 The voice broke the stillness of a long night, and suddenly woke me out of a deep sleep.
anew
From this reading There was a moment's pause, and then the voice, which sounded singularly near to my bed-curtains, spoke again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NIGHT AND DAY ON THE CARS IN CANADA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a moment's pause, and then the voice, which sounded singularly near to my bed-curtains, spoke again.
lacking funds
From this reading The voice broke the stillness of a long night, and suddenly woke me out of a deep sleep.
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading NIGHT AND DAY ON THE CARS IN CANADA.
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading NIGHT AND DAY ON THE CARS IN CANADA.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading NIGHT AND DAY ON THE CARS IN CANADA.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The voice broke the stillness of a long night, and suddenly woke me out of a deep sleep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NIGHT AND DAY ON THE CARS IN CANADA.
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 The voice broke the stillness of a long night, and suddenly woke me out of a deep sleep.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The voice broke the stillness of a long night, and suddenly woke me out of a deep sleep.
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading There was a moment's pause, and then the voice, which sounded singularly near to my bed-curtains, spoke again.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was a moment's pause, and then the voice, which sounded singularly near to my bed-curtains, spoke again.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading There was a moment's pause, and then the voice, which sounded singularly near to my bed-curtains, spoke again.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading NIGHT AND DAY ON THE CARS IN CANADA.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The voice broke the stillness of a long night, and suddenly woke me out of a deep sleep.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NIGHT AND DAY ON THE CARS IN CANADA.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The voice broke the stillness of a long night, and suddenly woke me out of a deep sleep.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading There was a moment's pause, and then the voice, which sounded singularly near to my bed-curtains, spoke again.
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading "Porter!"
in a singular manner or to a singular degree
From this reading There was a moment's pause, and then the voice, which sounded singularly near to my bed-curtains, spoke again.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The voice broke the stillness of a long night, and suddenly woke me out of a deep sleep.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading There was a moment's pause, and then the voice, which sounded singularly near to my bed-curtains, spoke again.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading There was a moment's pause, and then the voice, which sounded singularly near to my bed-curtains, spoke again.
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading The voice broke the stillness of a long night, and suddenly woke me out of a deep sleep.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The voice broke the stillness of a long night, and suddenly woke me out of a deep sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NIGHT AND DAY ON THE CARS IN CANADA.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There was a moment's pause, and then the voice, which sounded singularly near to my bed-curtains, spoke again.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a moment's pause, and then the voice, which sounded singularly near to my bed-curtains, spoke again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a moment's pause, and then the voice, which sounded singularly near to my bed-curtains, spoke again.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The voice broke the stillness of a long night, and suddenly woke me out of a deep sleep.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a moment's pause, and then the voice, which sounded singularly near to my bed-curtains, spoke again.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a moment's pause, and then the voice, which sounded singularly near to my bed-curtains, spoke again.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading The voice broke the stillness of a long night, and suddenly woke me out of a deep sleep.
Chapter 10 of Faces and Places by Henry W. (Henry William), Sir Lucy holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 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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