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Leonie, the Typewriter
Leonie, the Typewriter

Chapter XXVII

Chapter 27 of Leonie, the Typewriter is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Wenona Gilman • Curated US English Learning Edition
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For some moments it seemed to Leonie as though the figure that stood before her could be nothing human.
The very blood seemed to freeze in her veins.
A pallor that had the appearance of death crept over her face, and a trembling seized her that seemed to shake her in every limb.
But it was only for a moment.
The veiled woman stepped forward and uncovered her face.
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Leonie, the Typewriter

Chapter XXVII

Chapter 27 of Leonie, the Typewriter is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
For some moments it seemed to Leonie as though the figure that stood before her could be nothing human.
Line 2
The very blood seemed to freeze in her veins.
/ðə ˈveri blʌd siːmd tuː friːz ɪn hɜːr veɪnz/
Line 3
A pallor that had the appearance of death crept over her face, and a trembling seized her that seemed to shake her in every limb.
Line 4
But it was only for a moment.
/bʌt ɪt wɑːz ˈoʊnli fɔːr ə ˈmoʊmənt/
Line 5
The veiled woman stepped forward and uncovered her face.
/ðə veɪld ˈwʊmən stept ˈfɔːrwərd ənd ənˈkʌvərd hɜːr feɪs/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

crept verb US /krept/

inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading “A pallor that had the appearance of death crept over her face, and a trembling seized her that seemed to shake her in every limb.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
freeze verb US /friːz/

stop moving or become immobilized

From this reading “The very blood seemed to freeze in her veins.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
limb noun US /lɪm/

one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

From this reading “A pallor that had the appearance of death crept over her face, and a trembling seized her that seemed to shake her in every limb.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shake verb US /ʃeɪk/

move or cause to move back and forth

From this reading “A pallor that had the appearance of death crept over her face, and a trembling seized her that seemed to shake her in every limb.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
trembling noun US /ˈtrembəlɪŋ/

a shaky motion

From this reading “A pallor that had the appearance of death crept over her face, and a trembling seized her that seemed to shake her in every limb.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
uncovered adjective US /ənˈkʌvərd/

not covered with clothing

From this reading “The veiled woman stepped forward and uncovered her face.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
veiled adjective US /veɪld/

having or as if having a veil or concealing cover

From this reading “The veiled woman stepped forward and uncovered her face.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
veins noun US /veɪnz/

plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart

From this reading “The very blood seemed to freeze in her veins.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

veiled woman adjective + noun

In this reading “The veiled woman stepped forward and uncovered her face.”

393 times in 426,211 chapters
crept over verb + particle counted as “creep over”

In this reading “A pallor that had the appearance of death crept over her face, and a trembling seized her that seemed to shake her in every limb.”

2,258 times in 426,211 chapters
for a moment preposition + article + noun counted as “for … moment”

temporarily

In this reading “But it was only for a moment.”

130,343 times in 426,211 chapters
stood before verb + particle

In this reading “For some moments it seemed to Leonie as though the figure that stood before her could be nothing human.”

14,698 times in 426,211 chapters
some moments adjective + noun counted as “some moment”

In this reading “For some moments it seemed to Leonie as though the figure that stood before her could be nothing human.”

6,955 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 48

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A pallor that had the appearance of death crept over her face, and a trembling seized her that seemed to shake her in every limb.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A pallor that had the appearance of death crept over her face, and a trembling seized her that seemed to shake her in every limb.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading A pallor that had the appearance of death crept over her face, and a trembling seized her that seemed to shake her in every limb.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading For some moments it seemed to Leonie as though the figure that stood before her could be nothing human.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading For some moments it seemed to Leonie as though the figure that stood before her could be nothing human.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading For some moments it seemed to Leonie as though the figure that stood before her could be nothing human.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
bloodnounUS /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading The very blood seemed to freeze in her veins.

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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But it was only for a moment.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading For some moments it seemed to Leonie as though the figure that stood before her could be nothing human.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
creptverbUS /krept/

inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading A pallor that had the appearance of death crept over her face, and a trembling seized her that seemed to shake her in every limb.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading A pallor that had the appearance of death crept over her face, and a trembling seized her that seemed to shake her in every limb.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading A pallor that had the appearance of death crept over her face, and a trembling seized her that seemed to shake her in every limb.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading A pallor that had the appearance of death crept over her face, and a trembling seized her that seemed to shake her in every limb.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading For some moments it seemed to Leonie as though the figure that stood before her could be nothing human.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For some moments it seemed to Leonie as though the figure that stood before her could be nothing human.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/

at or to or toward the front

From this reading The veiled woman stepped forward and uncovered her face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
freezeverbUS /friːz/

stop moving or become immobilized

From this reading The very blood seemed to freeze in her veins.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading A pallor that had the appearance of death crept over her face, and a trembling seized her that seemed to shake her in every limb.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading For some moments it seemed to Leonie as though the figure that stood before her could be nothing human.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/

characteristic of humanity

From this reading For some moments it seemed to Leonie as though the figure that stood before her could be nothing human.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The very blood seemed to freeze in her veins.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading For some moments it seemed to Leonie as though the figure that stood before her could be nothing human.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
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From this reading For some moments it seemed to Leonie as though the figure that stood before her could be nothing human.

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limbnounUS /lɪm/

one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

From this reading A pallor that had the appearance of death crept over her face, and a trembling seized her that seemed to shake her in every limb.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading But it was only for a moment.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
momentsnounUS /ˈmoʊmənts/

plural of “moment” — a particular point in time

From this reading For some moments it seemed to Leonie as though the figure that stood before her could be nothing human.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading For some moments it seemed to Leonie as though the figure that stood before her could be nothing human.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A pallor that had the appearance of death crept over her face, and a trembling seized her that seemed to shake her in every limb.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading But it was only for a moment.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading A pallor that had the appearance of death crept over her face, and a trembling seized her that seemed to shake her in every limb.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
pallornoun

unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)

From this reading A pallor that had the appearance of death crept over her face, and a trembling seized her that seemed to shake her in every limb.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading For some moments it seemed to Leonie as though the figure that stood before her could be nothing human.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seizedverbUS /siːzd/

past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab

From this reading A pallor that had the appearance of death crept over her face, and a trembling seized her that seemed to shake her in every limb.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shakeverbUS /ʃeɪk/

move or cause to move back and forth

From this reading A pallor that had the appearance of death crept over her face, and a trembling seized her that seemed to shake her in every limb.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading For some moments it seemed to Leonie as though the figure that stood before her could be nothing human.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
steppedverbUS /stept/

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading The veiled woman stepped forward and uncovered her face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading For some moments it seemed to Leonie as though the figure that stood before her could be nothing human.

Velmora curated lexicon
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading For some moments it seemed to Leonie as though the figure that stood before her could be nothing human.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading For some moments it seemed to Leonie as though the figure that stood before her could be nothing human.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading For some moments it seemed to Leonie as though the figure that stood before her could be nothing human.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading For some moments it seemed to Leonie as though the figure that stood before her could be nothing human.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tremblingnounUS /ˈtrembəlɪŋ/

a shaky motion

From this reading A pallor that had the appearance of death crept over her face, and a trembling seized her that seemed to shake her in every limb.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
uncoveredadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌvərd/

not covered with clothing

From this reading The veiled woman stepped forward and uncovered her face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
veiledadjectiveUS /veɪld/

having or as if having a veil or concealing cover

From this reading The veiled woman stepped forward and uncovered her face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
veinsnounUS /veɪnz/

plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart

From this reading The very blood seemed to freeze in her veins.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading The very blood seemed to freeze in her veins.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But it was only for a moment.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The veiled woman stepped forward and uncovered her face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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