Chapter 16 of Norma Kent of the WACS is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Norma Kent of the WACS is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VANISHING PRINT Norma was up bright and early next morning. As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty. Back of a dark spot rising from the sea which must, she thought, be Black Knob, the sun was rising. “What a picture!” She knew just how it should be taken.
Chapter 16 of Norma Kent of the WACS is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty.”
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading “Back of a dark spot rising from the sea which must, she thought, be Black Knob, the sun was rising.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty.”
a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Lupus and Ara in the Milky Way
From this reading “THE VANISHING PRINT Norma was up bright and early next morning.”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty.”
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading “THE VANISHING PRINT Norma was up bright and early next morning.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty.”
a sudden or mysterious disappearance
From this reading “THE VANISHING PRINT Norma was up bright and early next morning.”
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 “THE VANISHING PRINT Norma was up bright and early next morning.”
In this reading “As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty.”
In this reading “Back of a dark spot rising from the sea which must, she thought, be Black Knob, the sun was rising.”
In this reading “As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty.”
In this reading “Back of a dark spot rising from the sea which must, she thought, be Black Knob, the sun was rising.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VANISHING PRINT Norma was up bright and early next morning.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Back of a dark spot rising from the sea which must, she thought, be Black Knob, the sun was rising.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Back of a dark spot rising from the sea which must, she thought, be Black Knob, the sun was rising.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Back of a dark spot rising from the sea which must, she thought, be Black Knob, the sun was rising.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading THE VANISHING PRINT Norma was up bright and early next morning.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Back of a dark spot rising from the sea which must, she thought, be Black Knob, the sun was rising.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading THE VANISHING PRINT Norma was up bright and early next morning.
opinion or judgment
From this reading As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Back of a dark spot rising from the sea which must, she thought, be Black Knob, the sun was rising.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew just how it should be taken.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She knew just how it should be taken.
and nothing more
From this reading She knew just how it should be taken.
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 She knew just how it should be taken.
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading Back of a dark spot rising from the sea which must, she thought, be Black Knob, the sun was rising.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE VANISHING PRINT Norma was up bright and early next morning.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Back of a dark spot rising from the sea which must, she thought, be Black Knob, the sun was rising.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE VANISHING PRINT Norma was up bright and early next morning.
a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Lupus and Ara in the Milky Way
From this reading THE VANISHING PRINT Norma was up bright and early next morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “What a picture!”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty.
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading THE VANISHING PRINT Norma was up bright and early next morning.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Back of a dark spot rising from the sea which must, she thought, be Black Knob, the sun was rising.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Back of a dark spot rising from the sea which must, she thought, be Black Knob, the sun was rising.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She knew just how it should be taken.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Back of a dark spot rising from the sea which must, she thought, be Black Knob, the sun was rising.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Back of a dark spot rising from the sea which must, she thought, be Black Knob, the sun was rising.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She knew just how it should be taken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VANISHING PRINT Norma was up bright and early next morning.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Back of a dark spot rising from the sea which must, she thought, be Black Knob, the sun was rising.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE VANISHING PRINT Norma was up bright and early next morning.
a sudden or mysterious disappearance
From this reading THE VANISHING PRINT Norma was up bright and early next morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VANISHING PRINT Norma was up bright and early next morning.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As she stepped out on the porch for a breath of air, her eyes were greeted by a scene of marvelous beauty.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What a picture!”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Back of a dark spot rising from the sea which must, she thought, be Black Knob, the sun was rising.
Chapter 16 of Norma Kent of the WACS by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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 16 holds 194 sentences of Norma Kent of the WACS, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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