Chapter 2 of Moor Fires is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Moor Fires is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway. "We're all here and all hungry," Rupert said. "You're late." "I know." She shut the door and took off her hat.
Chapter 2 of Moor Fires is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
From this reading “After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.”
having vision overcome temporarily by or as if by intense light
From this reading “After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.”
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading “After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.”
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “"We're all here and all hungry," Rupert said.”
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading “After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.”
English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
From this reading “"We're all here and all hungry," Rupert said.”
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading “After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.”
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later than; following
From this reading After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.
(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 "We're all here and all hungry," Rupert said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
From this reading After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.
having vision overcome temporarily by or as if by intense light
From this reading After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She shut the door and took off her hat.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading She shut the door and took off her hat.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "We're all here and all hungry," Rupert said.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading "We're all here and all hungry," Rupert said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know."
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "You're late."
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She shut the door and took off her hat.
above and across; more than
From this reading After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.
English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
From this reading "We're all here and all hungry," Rupert said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We're all here and all hungry," Rupert said.
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading She shut the door and took off her hat.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She shut the door and took off her hat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After her return over the moor, through the silent garden and the dim house, Helen was dazzled by the schoolroom lights and she stood blinking in the doorway.
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From this reading "We're all here and all hungry," Rupert said.
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From this reading "You're late."
Chapter 2 of Moor Fires by E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young holds 233 sentences, grouped into 47 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 2 holds 233 sentences of Moor Fires, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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