Chapter 34 of Her Dark Inheritance is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of Her Dark Inheritance is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MARTYR. "Fire! fire! fire!" The ominous cry rang forth through the silence of the night, and instantly there was a response. Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed. A hand caught Beatrix's arm, and a voice cried wildly:
Chapter 34 of Her Dark Inheritance is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading “Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.”
in the manner of someone who is very hungry
From this reading “Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.”
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading “Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.”
one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading “A MARTYR.”
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading “The ominous cry rang forth through the silence of the night, and instantly there was a response.”
a result
From this reading “The ominous cry rang forth through the silence of the night, and instantly there was a response.”
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.”
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading “A hand caught Beatrix's arm, and a voice cried wildly:”
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In this reading “Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.”
In this reading “Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.”
In this reading “A hand caught Beatrix's arm, and a voice cried wildly:”
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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 A MARTYR.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ominous cry rang forth through the silence of the night, and instantly there was a response.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading A hand caught Beatrix's arm, and a voice cried wildly:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading A hand caught Beatrix's arm, and a voice cried wildly:
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A hand caught Beatrix's arm, and a voice cried wildly:
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The ominous cry rang forth through the silence of the night, and instantly there was a response.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "Fire! fire! fire!"
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The ominous cry rang forth through the silence of the night, and instantly there was a response.
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A hand caught Beatrix's arm, and a voice cried wildly:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.
in the manner of someone who is very hungry
From this reading Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The ominous cry rang forth through the silence of the night, and instantly there was a response.
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.
one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading A MARTYR.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The ominous cry rang forth through the silence of the night, and instantly there was a response.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ominous cry rang forth through the silence of the night, and instantly there was a response.
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading The ominous cry rang forth through the silence of the night, and instantly there was a response.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The ominous cry rang forth through the silence of the night, and instantly there was a response.
having strong sexual appeal
From this reading Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.
a result
From this reading The ominous cry rang forth through the silence of the night, and instantly there was a response.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The ominous cry rang forth through the silence of the night, and instantly there was a response.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.
in a swift manner
From this reading Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ominous cry rang forth through the silence of the night, and instantly there was a response.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The ominous cry rang forth through the silence of the night, and instantly there was a response.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The ominous cry rang forth through the silence of the night, and instantly there was a response.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading A hand caught Beatrix's arm, and a voice cried wildly:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ominous cry rang forth through the silence of the night, and instantly there was a response.
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading A hand caught Beatrix's arm, and a voice cried wildly:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Close to Beatrix's side a slight form glided swiftly through the thick black smoke, with red-hot tongues of flame licking hungrily at her as she passed.
Chapter 34 of Her Dark Inheritance by E. Burke, Mrs. Collins holds 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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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