Chapter 25 of Roy is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Roy is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BARRED WINDOW How the next fortnight passed, Roy never afterwards knew. He was sick and dazed with the shock he had had, grieving for little Will, and all but hopeless. He had ceased to care for food; and though he dozed a great deal, it was not restful sleep. Life seemed terribly hard to get through. He often envied Will.
Chapter 25 of Roy is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading “A BARRED WINDOW How the next fortnight passed, Roy never afterwards knew.”
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading “He was sick and dazed with the shock he had had, grieving for little Will, and all but hopeless.”
past form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading “He had ceased to care for food; and though he dozed a great deal, it was not restful sleep.”
inflected form of “envy” — feel envious towards; admire enviously
From this reading “He often envied Will.”
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading “A BARRED WINDOW How the next fortnight passed, Roy never afterwards knew.”
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
From this reading “He was sick and dazed with the shock he had had, grieving for little Will, and all but hopeless.”
affording physical or mental rest
From this reading “He had ceased to care for food; and though he dozed a great deal, it was not restful sleep.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “Life seemed terribly hard to get through.”
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 “A BARRED WINDOW How the next fortnight passed, Roy never afterwards knew.”
In this reading “Life seemed terribly hard to get through.”
In this reading “A BARRED WINDOW How the next fortnight passed, Roy never afterwards knew.”
finish a task completely
In this reading “Life seemed terribly hard to get through.”
In this reading “He had ceased to care for food; and though he dozed a great deal, it was not restful sleep.”
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 A BARRED WINDOW How the next fortnight passed, Roy never afterwards knew.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A BARRED WINDOW How the next fortnight passed, Roy never afterwards knew.
(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 He was sick and dazed with the shock he had had, grieving for little Will, and all but hopeless.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was sick and dazed with the shock he had had, grieving for little Will, and all but hopeless.
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading A BARRED WINDOW How the next fortnight passed, Roy never afterwards knew.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was sick and dazed with the shock he had had, grieving for little Will, and all but hopeless.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading He had ceased to care for food; and though he dozed a great deal, it was not restful sleep.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading He had ceased to care for food; and though he dozed a great deal, it was not restful sleep.
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading He was sick and dazed with the shock he had had, grieving for little Will, and all but hopeless.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading He had ceased to care for food; and though he dozed a great deal, it was not restful sleep.
past form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading He had ceased to care for food; and though he dozed a great deal, it was not restful sleep.
inflected form of “envy” — feel envious towards; admire enviously
From this reading He often envied Will.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading He had ceased to care for food; and though he dozed a great deal, it was not restful sleep.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was sick and dazed with the shock he had had, grieving for little Will, and all but hopeless.
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading A BARRED WINDOW How the next fortnight passed, Roy never afterwards knew.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Life seemed terribly hard to get through.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He had ceased to care for food; and though he dozed a great deal, it was not restful sleep.
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
From this reading He was sick and dazed with the shock he had had, grieving for little Will, and all but hopeless.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was sick and dazed with the shock he had had, grieving for little Will, and all but hopeless.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Life seemed terribly hard to get through.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was sick and dazed with the shock he had had, grieving for little Will, and all but hopeless.
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading He was sick and dazed with the shock he had had, grieving for little Will, and all but hopeless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BARRED WINDOW How the next fortnight passed, Roy never afterwards knew.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had ceased to care for food; and though he dozed a great deal, it was not restful sleep.
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 A BARRED WINDOW How the next fortnight passed, Roy never afterwards knew.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life seemed terribly hard to get through.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was sick and dazed with the shock he had had, grieving for little Will, and all but hopeless.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading A BARRED WINDOW How the next fortnight passed, Roy never afterwards knew.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading A BARRED WINDOW How the next fortnight passed, Roy never afterwards knew.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had ceased to care for food; and though he dozed a great deal, it was not restful sleep.
many times at short intervals
From this reading He often envied Will.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A BARRED WINDOW How the next fortnight passed, Roy never afterwards knew.
affording physical or mental rest
From this reading He had ceased to care for food; and though he dozed a great deal, it was not restful sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BARRED WINDOW How the next fortnight passed, Roy never afterwards knew.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Life seemed terribly hard to get through.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading He was sick and dazed with the shock he had had, grieving for little Will, and all but hopeless.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading He was sick and dazed with the shock he had had, grieving for little Will, and all but hopeless.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He had ceased to care for food; and though he dozed a great deal, it was not restful sleep.
used as intensifiers
From this reading Life seemed terribly hard to get through.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BARRED WINDOW How the next fortnight passed, Roy never afterwards knew.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He had ceased to care for food; and though he dozed a great deal, it was not restful sleep.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Life seemed terribly hard to get through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had ceased to care for food; and though he dozed a great deal, it was not restful sleep.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was sick and dazed with the shock he had had, grieving for little Will, and all but hopeless.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He was sick and dazed with the shock he had had, grieving for little Will, and all but hopeless.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading A BARRED WINDOW How the next fortnight passed, Roy never afterwards knew.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was sick and dazed with the shock he had had, grieving for little Will, and all but hopeless.
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