Chapter 7 of Into the fourth dimension is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Into the fourth dimension is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it. Fear swept over me. Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare. My voice protested, "Will. Wait.
Chapter 7 of Into the fourth dimension is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.”
-ing form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.”
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading “Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “My voice protested, "Will.”
the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence
From this reading “Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.”
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.”
having passed out of existence
From this reading “Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.”
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
From this reading “Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.”
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 “THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.”
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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 Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area
From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Fear swept over me.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
-ing form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fear swept over me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
above and across; more than
From this reading Fear swept over me.
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading My voice protested, "Will.
the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
possessing sweep
From this reading Fear swept over me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
a special situation
From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
in the direction of
From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
having passed out of existence
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
precisely as stated
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading My voice protested, "Will.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Wait.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
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