Chapter 20 of Lady Athlyne is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Lady Athlyne is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KNOWLEDGE OF LAW All three stood stone still. Not a sound was heard except faint quick breathing. Athlyne tried to think; but his brain seemed numb. He knew that now was a crisis if not _the_ crisis of the whole affair. It chilled him with a deathly chill to think that Joy must have heard all the conversation between her father and himself.
Chapter 20 of Lady Athlyne is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “He knew that now was a crisis if not _the_ crisis of the whole affair.”
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “Athlyne tried to think; but his brain seemed numb.”
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading “Not a sound was heard except faint quick breathing.”
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading “It chilled him with a deathly chill to think that Joy must have heard all the conversation between her father and himself.”
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading “It chilled him with a deathly chill to think that Joy must have heard all the conversation between her father and himself.”
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading “He knew that now was a crisis if not _the_ crisis of the whole affair.”
having the physical appearance of death
From this reading “It chilled him with a deathly chill to think that Joy must have heard all the conversation between her father and himself.”
lacking sensation
From this reading “Athlyne tried to think; but his brain seemed numb.”
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.
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In this reading “He knew that now was a crisis if not _the_ crisis of the whole affair.”
In this reading “Not a sound was heard except faint quick breathing.”
In this reading “KNOWLEDGE OF LAW All three stood stone still.”
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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 Not a sound was heard except faint quick breathing.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading He knew that now was a crisis if not _the_ crisis of the whole affair.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading KNOWLEDGE OF LAW All three stood stone still.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It chilled him with a deathly chill to think that Joy must have heard all the conversation between her father and himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Athlyne tried to think; but his brain seemed numb.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It chilled him with a deathly chill to think that Joy must have heard all the conversation between her father and himself.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Athlyne tried to think; but his brain seemed numb.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading Not a sound was heard except faint quick breathing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Athlyne tried to think; but his brain seemed numb.
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading It chilled him with a deathly chill to think that Joy must have heard all the conversation between her father and himself.
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading It chilled him with a deathly chill to think that Joy must have heard all the conversation between her father and himself.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading It chilled him with a deathly chill to think that Joy must have heard all the conversation between her father and himself.
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading He knew that now was a crisis if not _the_ crisis of the whole affair.
having the physical appearance of death
From this reading It chilled him with a deathly chill to think that Joy must have heard all the conversation between her father and himself.
apart from; not including
From this reading Not a sound was heard except faint quick breathing.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Not a sound was heard except faint quick breathing.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It chilled him with a deathly chill to think that Joy must have heard all the conversation between her father and himself.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It chilled him with a deathly chill to think that Joy must have heard all the conversation between her father and himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew that now was a crisis if not _the_ crisis of the whole affair.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Not a sound was heard except faint quick breathing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It chilled him with a deathly chill to think that Joy must have heard all the conversation between her father and himself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It chilled him with a deathly chill to think that Joy must have heard all the conversation between her father and himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It chilled him with a deathly chill to think that Joy must have heard all the conversation between her father and himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Athlyne tried to think; but his brain seemed numb.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He knew that now was a crisis if not _the_ crisis of the whole affair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It chilled him with a deathly chill to think that Joy must have heard all the conversation between her father and himself.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading It chilled him with a deathly chill to think that Joy must have heard all the conversation between her father and himself.
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 He knew that now was a crisis if not _the_ crisis of the whole affair.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading KNOWLEDGE OF LAW All three stood stone still.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading KNOWLEDGE OF LAW All three stood stone still.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It chilled him with a deathly chill to think that Joy must have heard all the conversation between her father and himself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a sound was heard except faint quick breathing.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He knew that now was a crisis if not _the_ crisis of the whole affair.
lacking sensation
From this reading Athlyne tried to think; but his brain seemed numb.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading KNOWLEDGE OF LAW All three stood stone still.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Not a sound was heard except faint quick breathing.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Athlyne tried to think; but his brain seemed numb.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Not a sound was heard except faint quick breathing.
not in physical motion
From this reading KNOWLEDGE OF LAW All three stood stone still.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading KNOWLEDGE OF LAW All three stood stone still.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading KNOWLEDGE OF LAW All three stood stone still.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He knew that now was a crisis if not _the_ crisis of the whole affair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He knew that now was a crisis if not _the_ crisis of the whole affair.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Athlyne tried to think; but his brain seemed numb.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading KNOWLEDGE OF LAW All three stood stone still.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Athlyne tried to think; but his brain seemed numb.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Athlyne tried to think; but his brain seemed numb.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not a sound was heard except faint quick breathing.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading He knew that now was a crisis if not _the_ crisis of the whole affair.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It chilled him with a deathly chill to think that Joy must have heard all the conversation between her father and himself.
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