Chapter 18 of Oswald Cray: A Novel is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Oswald Cray: A Novel is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LAST MEETING. The night's work told on Dr. Davenal. The soaking rain, the chilling wind, had struck inward the perspiration which Mrs. Scott's heated room had induced. On the next day he was visibly ill. Sara noticed it, and begged him not to go out.
Chapter 18 of Oswald Cray: A Novel is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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provoking fear terror
From this reading “The soaking rain, the chilling wind, had struck inward the perspiration which Mrs. Scott's heated room had induced.”
made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)
From this reading “The soaking rain, the chilling wind, had struck inward the perspiration which Mrs. Scott's heated room had induced.”
relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
From this reading “The soaking rain, the chilling wind, had struck inward the perspiration which Mrs. Scott's heated room had induced.”
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “The night's work told on Dr. Davenal.”
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading “The soaking rain, the chilling wind, had struck inward the perspiration which Mrs. Scott's heated room had induced.”
possessive form of “scott” — award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “The soaking rain, the chilling wind, had struck inward the perspiration which Mrs. Scott's heated room had induced.”
the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
From this reading “The soaking rain, the chilling wind, had struck inward the perspiration which Mrs. Scott's heated room had induced.”
in a visible manner
From this reading “On the next day he was visibly ill.”
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In this reading “On the next day he was visibly ill.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “Sara noticed it, and begged him not to go out.”
In this reading “THE LAST MEETING.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sara noticed it, and begged him not to go out.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Sara noticed it, and begged him not to go out.
provoking fear terror
From this reading The soaking rain, the chilling wind, had struck inward the perspiration which Mrs. Scott's heated room had induced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night's work told on Dr. Davenal.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the next day he was visibly ill.
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From this reading The night's work told on Dr. Davenal.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Sara noticed it, and begged him not to go out.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The soaking rain, the chilling wind, had struck inward the perspiration which Mrs. Scott's heated room had induced.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the next day he was visibly ill.
made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)
From this reading The soaking rain, the chilling wind, had struck inward the perspiration which Mrs. Scott's heated room had induced.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sara noticed it, and begged him not to go out.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading On the next day he was visibly ill.
brought about or caused; not spontaneous
From this reading The soaking rain, the chilling wind, had struck inward the perspiration which Mrs. Scott's heated room had induced.
relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
From this reading The soaking rain, the chilling wind, had struck inward the perspiration which Mrs. Scott's heated room had induced.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sara noticed it, and begged him not to go out.
immediately past
From this reading THE LAST MEETING.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading THE LAST MEETING.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The soaking rain, the chilling wind, had struck inward the perspiration which Mrs. Scott's heated room had induced.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading On the next day he was visibly ill.
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night's work told on Dr. Davenal.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sara noticed it, and begged him not to go out.
being perceived or observed
From this reading Sara noticed it, and begged him not to go out.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The night's work told on Dr. Davenal.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Sara noticed it, and begged him not to go out.
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading The soaking rain, the chilling wind, had struck inward the perspiration which Mrs. Scott's heated room had induced.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The soaking rain, the chilling wind, had struck inward the perspiration which Mrs. Scott's heated room had induced.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The soaking rain, the chilling wind, had struck inward the perspiration which Mrs. Scott's heated room had induced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sara noticed it, and begged him not to go out.
possessive form of “scott” — award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading The soaking rain, the chilling wind, had struck inward the perspiration which Mrs. Scott's heated room had induced.
the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
From this reading The soaking rain, the chilling wind, had struck inward the perspiration which Mrs. Scott's heated room had induced.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The soaking rain, the chilling wind, had struck inward the perspiration which Mrs. Scott's heated room had induced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST MEETING.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sara noticed it, and begged him not to go out.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The night's work told on Dr. Davenal.
in a visible manner
From this reading On the next day he was visibly ill.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the next day he was visibly ill.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The soaking rain, the chilling wind, had struck inward the perspiration which Mrs. Scott's heated room had induced.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The soaking rain, the chilling wind, had struck inward the perspiration which Mrs. Scott's heated room had induced.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The night's work told on Dr. Davenal.
Chapter 18 of Oswald Cray: A Novel by Henry, Mrs. Wood holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
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