Chapter 5 of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was growing dark, a light gleamed from her window; Folsom glimpsed her moving about inside. He paused to rip the ice from his bearded lips, then he knocked softly, three times. As he stood there a gentle north wind fanned him. It was deadly cold, but it was fresh and clean and vastly invigorating. There was no malice in it.
Chapter 5 of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having hair on the cheeks and chin
From this reading “He paused to rip the ice from his bearded lips, then he knocked softly, three times.”
especially spread in a fan shape
From this reading “As he stood there a gentle north wind fanned him.”
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading “It was growing dark, a light gleamed from her window; Folsom glimpsed her moving about inside.”
past form of “glimpse” — catch a glimpse of or see briefly
From this reading “It was growing dark, a light gleamed from her window; Folsom glimpsed her moving about inside.”
imparting strength and vitality
From this reading “It was deadly cold, but it was fresh and clean and vastly invigorating.”
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading “There was no malice in it.”
tear or be torn violently
From this reading “He paused to rip the ice from his bearded lips, then he knocked softly, three times.”
to an exceedingly great extent or degree
From this reading “It was deadly cold, but it was fresh and clean and vastly invigorating.”
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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 It was growing dark, a light gleamed from her window; Folsom glimpsed her moving about inside.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was growing dark, a light gleamed from her window; Folsom glimpsed her moving about inside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was deadly cold, but it was fresh and clean and vastly invigorating.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he stood there a gentle north wind fanned him.
having hair on the cheeks and chin
From this reading He paused to rip the ice from his bearded lips, then he knocked softly, three times.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was deadly cold, but it was fresh and clean and vastly invigorating.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading It was deadly cold, but it was fresh and clean and vastly invigorating.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It was deadly cold, but it was fresh and clean and vastly invigorating.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was growing dark, a light gleamed from her window; Folsom glimpsed her moving about inside.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading It was deadly cold, but it was fresh and clean and vastly invigorating.
especially spread in a fan shape
From this reading As he stood there a gentle north wind fanned him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was growing dark, a light gleamed from her window; Folsom glimpsed her moving about inside.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading It was deadly cold, but it was fresh and clean and vastly invigorating.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was growing dark, a light gleamed from her window; Folsom glimpsed her moving about inside.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading As he stood there a gentle north wind fanned him.
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading It was growing dark, a light gleamed from her window; Folsom glimpsed her moving about inside.
past form of “glimpse” — catch a glimpse of or see briefly
From this reading It was growing dark, a light gleamed from her window; Folsom glimpsed her moving about inside.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading It was growing dark, a light gleamed from her window; Folsom glimpsed her moving about inside.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He paused to rip the ice from his bearded lips, then he knocked softly, three times.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was growing dark, a light gleamed from her window; Folsom glimpsed her moving about inside.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he stood there a gentle north wind fanned him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He paused to rip the ice from his bearded lips, then he knocked softly, three times.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading He paused to rip the ice from his bearded lips, then he knocked softly, three times.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no malice in it.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading It was growing dark, a light gleamed from her window; Folsom glimpsed her moving about inside.
imparting strength and vitality
From this reading It was deadly cold, but it was fresh and clean and vastly invigorating.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was growing dark, a light gleamed from her window; Folsom glimpsed her moving about inside.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading He paused to rip the ice from his bearded lips, then he knocked softly, three times.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It was growing dark, a light gleamed from her window; Folsom glimpsed her moving about inside.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading He paused to rip the ice from his bearded lips, then he knocked softly, three times.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading There was no malice in it.
in motion
From this reading It was growing dark, a light gleamed from her window; Folsom glimpsed her moving about inside.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no malice in it.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading As he stood there a gentle north wind fanned him.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading He paused to rip the ice from his bearded lips, then he knocked softly, three times.
tear or be torn violently
From this reading He paused to rip the ice from his bearded lips, then he knocked softly, three times.
with low volume
From this reading He paused to rip the ice from his bearded lips, then he knocked softly, three times.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading As he stood there a gentle north wind fanned him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He paused to rip the ice from his bearded lips, then he knocked softly, three times.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He paused to rip the ice from his bearded lips, then he knocked softly, three times.
in or at that place or location
From this reading As he stood there a gentle north wind fanned him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He paused to rip the ice from his bearded lips, then he knocked softly, three times.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading He paused to rip the ice from his bearded lips, then he knocked softly, three times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He paused to rip the ice from his bearded lips, then he knocked softly, three times.
to an exceedingly great extent or degree
From this reading It was deadly cold, but it was fresh and clean and vastly invigorating.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was growing dark, a light gleamed from her window; Folsom glimpsed her moving about inside.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading As he stood there a gentle north wind fanned him.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading It was growing dark, a light gleamed from her window; Folsom glimpsed her moving about inside.
Chapter 5 of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories by Rex Beach holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 5 holds 415 sentences of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories by Rex Beach exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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