Chapter VIII of Rondah, “Red Light,” is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter VIII of Rondah, “Red Light,” is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Walls of rock crashed beside Regan; he fell into a chasm where before his eyes flowed volcanoes’ fire. The air was sulphurous. The sea swept upon him through the cleft rocks. Even he was appalled! Alone!
Chapter VIII of Rondah, “Red Light,” is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading “Even he was appalled!”
a deep opening in the earth's surface
From this reading “Walls of rock crashed beside Regan; he fell into a chasm where before his eyes flowed volcanoes’ fire.”
a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
From this reading “The sea swept upon him through the cleft rocks.”
past form of “crash” — fall or come down violently
From this reading “Walls of rock crashed beside Regan; he fell into a chasm where before his eyes flowed volcanoes’ fire.”
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading “Walls of rock crashed beside Regan; he fell into a chasm where before his eyes flowed volcanoes’ fire.”
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “The sea swept upon him through the cleft rocks.”
possessing sweep
From this reading “The sea swept upon him through the cleft rocks.”
plural of “volcano” — a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
From this reading “Walls of rock crashed beside Regan; he fell into a chasm where before his eyes flowed volcanoes’ fire.”
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.
In this reading “Walls of rock crashed beside Regan; he fell into a chasm where before his eyes flowed volcanoes’ fire.”
In this reading “Walls of rock crashed beside Regan; he fell into a chasm where before his eyes flowed volcanoes’ fire.”
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 Walls of rock crashed beside Regan; he fell into a chasm where before his eyes flowed volcanoes’ fire.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was sulphurous.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Alone!
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading Even he was appalled!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Walls of rock crashed beside Regan; he fell into a chasm where before his eyes flowed volcanoes’ fire.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Walls of rock crashed beside Regan; he fell into a chasm where before his eyes flowed volcanoes’ fire.
a deep opening in the earth's surface
From this reading Walls of rock crashed beside Regan; he fell into a chasm where before his eyes flowed volcanoes’ fire.
a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
From this reading The sea swept upon him through the cleft rocks.
past form of “crash” — fall or come down violently
From this reading Walls of rock crashed beside Regan; he fell into a chasm where before his eyes flowed volcanoes’ fire.
divisible by two
From this reading Even he was appalled!
opinion or judgment
From this reading Walls of rock crashed beside Regan; he fell into a chasm where before his eyes flowed volcanoes’ fire.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Walls of rock crashed beside Regan; he fell into a chasm where before his eyes flowed volcanoes’ fire.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Walls of rock crashed beside Regan; he fell into a chasm where before his eyes flowed volcanoes’ fire.
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading Walls of rock crashed beside Regan; he fell into a chasm where before his eyes flowed volcanoes’ fire.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Walls of rock crashed beside Regan; he fell into a chasm where before his eyes flowed volcanoes’ fire.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sea swept upon him through the cleft rocks.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Walls of rock crashed beside Regan; he fell into a chasm where before his eyes flowed volcanoes’ fire.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Walls of rock crashed beside Regan; he fell into a chasm where before his eyes flowed volcanoes’ fire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Walls of rock crashed beside Regan; he fell into a chasm where before his eyes flowed volcanoes’ fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Walls of rock crashed beside Regan; he fell into a chasm where before his eyes flowed volcanoes’ fire.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Walls of rock crashed beside Regan; he fell into a chasm where before his eyes flowed volcanoes’ fire.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The sea swept upon him through the cleft rocks.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The sea swept upon him through the cleft rocks.
of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur
From this reading The air was sulphurous.
possessing sweep
From this reading The sea swept upon him through the cleft rocks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The air was sulphurous.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The sea swept upon him through the cleft rocks.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sea swept upon him through the cleft rocks.
plural of “volcano” — a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
From this reading Walls of rock crashed beside Regan; he fell into a chasm where before his eyes flowed volcanoes’ fire.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Walls of rock crashed beside Regan; he fell into a chasm where before his eyes flowed volcanoes’ fire.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was sulphurous.
in or at the place that
From this reading Walls of rock crashed beside Regan; he fell into a chasm where before his eyes flowed volcanoes’ fire.
Chapter 8 of Rondah by Florence Carpenter Dieudonné holds 69 sentences, grouped into 14 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 69 sentences of Rondah, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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