Chapter 8 of From Billabong to London is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of From Billabong to London is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT NORAH SAW. “BOTHER!” said Norah, with vexation. She sat up in bed in the dark. From the skylight over her door a very faint light filtered in from the shaded lamp in the alley-way; but the cabin was very gloomy. “Toothache is bad enough in the day,” murmured Norah, indignantly.
Chapter 8 of From Billabong to London is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading ““BOTHER!” said Norah, with vexation.”
past form of “filter” — remove by passing through a filter
From this reading “From the skylight over her door a very faint light filtered in from the shaded lamp in the alley-way; but the cabin was very gloomy.”
depressingly dark
From this reading “From the skylight over her door a very faint light filtered in from the shaded lamp in the alley-way; but the cabin was very gloomy.”
in an indignant manner
From this reading ““Toothache is bad enough in the day,” murmured Norah, indignantly.”
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “From the skylight over her door a very faint light filtered in from the shaded lamp in the alley-way; but the cabin was very gloomy.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading ““Toothache is bad enough in the day,” murmured Norah, indignantly.”
protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
From this reading “From the skylight over her door a very faint light filtered in from the shaded lamp in the alley-way; but the cabin was very gloomy.”
a window in a roof to admit daylight
From this reading “From the skylight over her door a very faint light filtered in from the shaded lamp in the alley-way; but the cabin was very gloomy.”
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 “From the skylight over her door a very faint light filtered in from the shaded lamp in the alley-way; but the cabin was very gloomy.”
In this reading ““Toothache is bad enough in the day,” murmured Norah, indignantly.”
In this reading ““BOTHER!” said Norah, with vexation.”
In this reading “She sat up in bed in the dark.”
In this reading “She sat up in bed in the dark.”
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 From the skylight over her door a very faint light filtered in from the shaded lamp in the alley-way; but the cabin was very gloomy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the skylight over her door a very faint light filtered in from the shaded lamp in the alley-way; but the cabin was very gloomy.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “Toothache is bad enough in the day,” murmured Norah, indignantly.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She sat up in bed in the dark.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “BOTHER!” said Norah, with vexation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading From the skylight over her door a very faint light filtered in from the shaded lamp in the alley-way; but the cabin was very gloomy.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading From the skylight over her door a very faint light filtered in from the shaded lamp in the alley-way; but the cabin was very gloomy.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading She sat up in bed in the dark.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Toothache is bad enough in the day,” murmured Norah, indignantly.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading From the skylight over her door a very faint light filtered in from the shaded lamp in the alley-way; but the cabin was very gloomy.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Toothache is bad enough in the day,” murmured Norah, indignantly.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading From the skylight over her door a very faint light filtered in from the shaded lamp in the alley-way; but the cabin was very gloomy.
past form of “filter” — remove by passing through a filter
From this reading From the skylight over her door a very faint light filtered in from the shaded lamp in the alley-way; but the cabin was very gloomy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the skylight over her door a very faint light filtered in from the shaded lamp in the alley-way; but the cabin was very gloomy.
depressingly dark
From this reading From the skylight over her door a very faint light filtered in from the shaded lamp in the alley-way; but the cabin was very gloomy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From the skylight over her door a very faint light filtered in from the shaded lamp in the alley-way; but the cabin was very gloomy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sat up in bed in the dark.
in an indignant manner
From this reading “Toothache is bad enough in the day,” murmured Norah, indignantly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Toothache is bad enough in the day,” murmured Norah, indignantly.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading From the skylight over her door a very faint light filtered in from the shaded lamp in the alley-way; but the cabin was very gloomy.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading From the skylight over her door a very faint light filtered in from the shaded lamp in the alley-way; but the cabin was very gloomy.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “Toothache is bad enough in the day,” murmured Norah, indignantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT NORAH SAW.
above and across; more than
From this reading From the skylight over her door a very faint light filtered in from the shaded lamp in the alley-way; but the cabin was very gloomy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “BOTHER!” said Norah, with vexation.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat up in bed in the dark.
cut with a saw
From this reading WHAT NORAH SAW.
protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
From this reading From the skylight over her door a very faint light filtered in from the shaded lamp in the alley-way; but the cabin was very gloomy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat up in bed in the dark.
a window in a roof to admit daylight
From this reading From the skylight over her door a very faint light filtered in from the shaded lamp in the alley-way; but the cabin was very gloomy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She sat up in bed in the dark.
an ache localized in or around a tooth
From this reading “Toothache is bad enough in the day,” murmured Norah, indignantly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She sat up in bed in the dark.
precisely as stated
From this reading From the skylight over her door a very faint light filtered in from the shaded lamp in the alley-way; but the cabin was very gloomy.
anger produced by some annoying irritation
From this reading “BOTHER!” said Norah, with vexation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the skylight over her door a very faint light filtered in from the shaded lamp in the alley-way; but the cabin was very gloomy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT NORAH SAW.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “BOTHER!” said Norah, with vexation.
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