Chapter 26 of Hour of Enchantment is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Hour of Enchantment is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CARRIED AWAY IN THE NIGHT Florence awoke with a start. She sprang to her feet. Where was she? She knew on the instant, or thought she knew. But truly, where _was_ she?
Chapter 26 of Hour of Enchantment is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “CARRIED AWAY IN THE NIGHT Florence awoke with a start.”
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “CARRIED AWAY IN THE NIGHT Florence awoke with a start.”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “She sprang to her feet.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “CARRIED AWAY IN THE NIGHT Florence awoke with a start.”
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “She knew on the instant, or thought she knew.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “She sprang to her feet.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “CARRIED AWAY IN THE NIGHT Florence awoke with a start.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “But truly, where _was_ she?”
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.
remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
In this reading “CARRIED AWAY IN THE NIGHT Florence awoke with a start.”
In this reading “She knew on the instant, or thought she knew.”
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 CARRIED AWAY IN THE NIGHT Florence awoke with a start.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading CARRIED AWAY IN THE NIGHT Florence awoke with a start.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading CARRIED AWAY IN THE NIGHT Florence awoke with a start.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But truly, where _was_ she?
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading CARRIED AWAY IN THE NIGHT Florence awoke with a start.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She sprang to her feet.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading CARRIED AWAY IN THE NIGHT Florence awoke with a start.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sprang to her feet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CARRIED AWAY IN THE NIGHT Florence awoke with a start.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading She knew on the instant, or thought she knew.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She knew on the instant, or thought she knew.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading CARRIED AWAY IN THE NIGHT Florence awoke with a start.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She knew on the instant, or thought she knew.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She knew on the instant, or thought she knew.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sprang to her feet.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading She sprang to her feet.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading CARRIED AWAY IN THE NIGHT Florence awoke with a start.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CARRIED AWAY IN THE NIGHT Florence awoke with a start.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She knew on the instant, or thought she knew.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She sprang to her feet.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading But truly, where _was_ she?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where was she?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where was she?
in the company of; together with
From this reading CARRIED AWAY IN THE NIGHT Florence awoke with a start.
Chapter 26 of Hour of Enchantment by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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 26 holds 166 sentences of Hour of Enchantment, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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