Chapter 10 of Psyche is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Psyche is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It lightened. It thundered. Suddenly between the black flags the horse descended. "What is it, little Psyche?" "Take me with you."
Chapter 10 of Psyche is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “Suddenly between the black flags the horse descended.”
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading “Suddenly between the black flags the horse descended.”
plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading “Suddenly between the black flags the horse descended.”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “Suddenly between the black flags the horse descended.”
past form of “lighten” — make more cheerful
From this reading “It lightened.”
that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading “"What is it, little Psyche?"”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “Suddenly between the black flags the horse descended.”
past form of “thunder” — move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading “It thundered.”
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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a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship
In this reading “Suddenly between the black flags the horse descended.”
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.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Suddenly between the black flags the horse descended.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Suddenly between the black flags the horse descended.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading Suddenly between the black flags the horse descended.
plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading Suddenly between the black flags the horse descended.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Suddenly between the black flags the horse descended.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it, little Psyche?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It lightened.
past form of “lighten” — make more cheerful
From this reading It lightened.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "What is it, little Psyche?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Take me with you."
that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading "What is it, little Psyche?"
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly between the black flags the horse descended.
carry out
From this reading "Take me with you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Suddenly between the black flags the horse descended.
past form of “thunder” — move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading It thundered.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it, little Psyche?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Take me with you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Take me with you."
Chapter 10 of Psyche by Louis Couperus holds 234 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 10 holds 234 sentences of Psyche, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Psyche by Louis Couperus exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 234 sentences, grouped into 47 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 47 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 219 minutes of reading across 526 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Psyche section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Psyche, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
