Chapter 8 of Limbo is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Limbo is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BELLE. Of course it will, and he has such charming eyes. (_A pause. The music, which has, all this while, been faintly heard through the ball-room door, becomes more audible. They are playing a rich, creamy waltz._) What delicious music!
Chapter 8 of Limbo is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading “The music, which has, all this while, been faintly heard through the ball-room door, becomes more audible.”
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “The music, which has, all this while, been faintly heard through the ball-room door, becomes more audible.”
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading “BELLE.”
pleasing or delighting
From this reading “Of course it will, and he has such charming eyes.”
of the color of cream
From this reading “They are playing a rich, creamy waltz._) What delicious music!”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “They are playing a rich, creamy waltz._) What delicious music!”
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading “The music, which has, all this while, been faintly heard through the ball-room door, becomes more audible.”
an assured victory (especially in an election)
From this reading “They are playing a rich, creamy waltz._) What delicious music!”
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.
as might be expected
In this reading “Of course it will, and he has such charming eyes.”
In this reading “The music, which has, all this while, been faintly heard through the ball-room door, becomes more audible.”
In this reading “The music, which has, all this while, been faintly heard through the ball-room door, becomes more audible.”
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 (_A pause.
(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 The music, which has, all this while, been faintly heard through the ball-room door, becomes more audible.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of course it will, and he has such charming eyes.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are playing a rich, creamy waltz._) What delicious music!
heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading The music, which has, all this while, been faintly heard through the ball-room door, becomes more audible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The music, which has, all this while, been faintly heard through the ball-room door, becomes more audible.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The music, which has, all this while, been faintly heard through the ball-room door, becomes more audible.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The music, which has, all this while, been faintly heard through the ball-room door, becomes more audible.
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading BELLE.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading Of course it will, and he has such charming eyes.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course it will, and he has such charming eyes.
of the color of cream
From this reading They are playing a rich, creamy waltz._) What delicious music!
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading They are playing a rich, creamy waltz._) What delicious music!
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The music, which has, all this while, been faintly heard through the ball-room door, becomes more audible.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Of course it will, and he has such charming eyes.
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading The music, which has, all this while, been faintly heard through the ball-room door, becomes more audible.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course it will, and he has such charming eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course it will, and he has such charming eyes.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The music, which has, all this while, been faintly heard through the ball-room door, becomes more audible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of course it will, and he has such charming eyes.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The music, which has, all this while, been faintly heard through the ball-room door, becomes more audible.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading The music, which has, all this while, been faintly heard through the ball-room door, becomes more audible.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course it will, and he has such charming eyes.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading (_A pause.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading They are playing a rich, creamy waltz._) What delicious music!
possessing material wealth
From this reading They are playing a rich, creamy waltz._) What delicious music!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Of course it will, and he has such charming eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The music, which has, all this while, been faintly heard through the ball-room door, becomes more audible.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are playing a rich, creamy waltz._) What delicious music!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The music, which has, all this while, been faintly heard through the ball-room door, becomes more audible.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The music, which has, all this while, been faintly heard through the ball-room door, becomes more audible.
an assured victory (especially in an election)
From this reading They are playing a rich, creamy waltz._) What delicious music!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They are playing a rich, creamy waltz._) What delicious music!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The music, which has, all this while, been faintly heard through the ball-room door, becomes more audible.
during the time that
From this reading The music, which has, all this while, been faintly heard through the ball-room door, becomes more audible.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Of course it will, and he has such charming eyes.
Chapter 8 of Limbo by Aldous Huxley holds 414 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 8 holds 414 sentences of Limbo, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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