Chapter 6 of Havoc is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Havoc is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The night was dark but fine, and the crossing smooth. Louise, wrapped in furs, abandoned her private cabin directly they had left the harbor, and had a chair placed on the upper deck. Von Behrling found her there, but not before they were nearly half-way across. She beckoned him to her side. Her eyes glowed at him through the darkness.
Chapter 6 of Havoc is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “Louise, wrapped in furs, abandoned her private cabin directly they had left the harbor, and had a chair placed on the upper deck.”
past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “She beckoned him to her side.”
traveling across
From this reading “The night was dark but fine, and the crossing smooth.”
plural of “fur” — the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “Louise, wrapped in furs, abandoned her private cabin directly they had left the harbor, and had a chair placed on the upper deck.”
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading “Her eyes glowed at him through the darkness.”
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading “Louise, wrapped in furs, abandoned her private cabin directly they had left the harbor, and had a chair placed on the upper deck.”
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading “The night was dark but fine, and the crossing smooth.”
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading “Louise, wrapped in furs, abandoned her private cabin directly they had left the harbor, and had a chair placed on the upper deck.”
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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 Louise, wrapped in furs, abandoned her private cabin directly they had left the harbor, and had a chair placed on the upper deck.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Louise, wrapped in furs, abandoned her private cabin directly they had left the harbor, and had a chair placed on the upper deck.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Von Behrling found her there, but not before they were nearly half-way across.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night was dark but fine, and the crossing smooth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her eyes glowed at him through the darkness.
past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading She beckoned him to her side.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Von Behrling found her there, but not before they were nearly half-way across.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Von Behrling found her there, but not before they were nearly half-way across.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The night was dark but fine, and the crossing smooth.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Louise, wrapped in furs, abandoned her private cabin directly they had left the harbor, and had a chair placed on the upper deck.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Louise, wrapped in furs, abandoned her private cabin directly they had left the harbor, and had a chair placed on the upper deck.
traveling across
From this reading The night was dark but fine, and the crossing smooth.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The night was dark but fine, and the crossing smooth.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Her eyes glowed at him through the darkness.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Louise, wrapped in furs, abandoned her private cabin directly they had left the harbor, and had a chair placed on the upper deck.
without deviation
From this reading Louise, wrapped in furs, abandoned her private cabin directly they had left the harbor, and had a chair placed on the upper deck.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes glowed at him through the darkness.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The night was dark but fine, and the crossing smooth.
set up or found
From this reading Von Behrling found her there, but not before they were nearly half-way across.
plural of “fur” — the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading Louise, wrapped in furs, abandoned her private cabin directly they had left the harbor, and had a chair placed on the upper deck.
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading Her eyes glowed at him through the darkness.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Louise, wrapped in furs, abandoned her private cabin directly they had left the harbor, and had a chair placed on the upper deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Von Behrling found her there, but not before they were nearly half-way across.
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading Louise, wrapped in furs, abandoned her private cabin directly they had left the harbor, and had a chair placed on the upper deck.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Louise, wrapped in furs, abandoned her private cabin directly they had left the harbor, and had a chair placed on the upper deck.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She beckoned him to her side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Louise, wrapped in furs, abandoned her private cabin directly they had left the harbor, and had a chair placed on the upper deck.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Louise, wrapped in furs, abandoned her private cabin directly they had left the harbor, and had a chair placed on the upper deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louise, wrapped in furs, abandoned her private cabin directly they had left the harbor, and had a chair placed on the upper deck.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Von Behrling found her there, but not before they were nearly half-way across.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night was dark but fine, and the crossing smooth.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Von Behrling found her there, but not before they were nearly half-way across.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Louise, wrapped in furs, abandoned her private cabin directly they had left the harbor, and had a chair placed on the upper deck.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Louise, wrapped in furs, abandoned her private cabin directly they had left the harbor, and had a chair placed on the upper deck.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Louise, wrapped in furs, abandoned her private cabin directly they had left the harbor, and had a chair placed on the upper deck.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She beckoned him to her side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She beckoned him to her side.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading The night was dark but fine, and the crossing smooth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night was dark but fine, and the crossing smooth.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Von Behrling found her there, but not before they were nearly half-way across.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Louise, wrapped in furs, abandoned her private cabin directly they had left the harbor, and had a chair placed on the upper deck.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Her eyes glowed at him through the darkness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She beckoned him to her side.
the topmost one of two
From this reading Louise, wrapped in furs, abandoned her private cabin directly they had left the harbor, and had a chair placed on the upper deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Von Behrling found her there, but not before they were nearly half-way across.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was dark but fine, and the crossing smooth.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Von Behrling found her there, but not before they were nearly half-way across.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading Louise, wrapped in furs, abandoned her private cabin directly they had left the harbor, and had a chair placed on the upper deck.
Chapter 6 of Havoc by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 134 sentences of Havoc, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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