Chapter 21 of Saved from herself is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Saved from herself is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE EDGE OF DOOM. A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful. Slowly, slowly, it faded, and with a sickness like death at her heart Ismay was conscious again. Where was she? What was this?
Chapter 21 of Saved from herself is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading “A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.”
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading “A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.”
intentionally conceived
From this reading “Slowly, slowly, it faded, and with a sickness like death at her heart Ismay was conscious again.”
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading “THE EDGE OF DOOM.”
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading “Slowly, slowly, it faded, and with a sickness like death at her heart Ismay was conscious again.”
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading “Slowly, slowly, it faded, and with a sickness like death at her heart Ismay was conscious again.”
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.”
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading “A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.”
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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anew
In this reading “A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.”
In this reading “A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.”
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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 cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
anew
From this reading Slowly, slowly, it faded, and with a sickness like death at her heart Ismay was conscious again.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Slowly, slowly, it faded, and with a sickness like death at her heart Ismay was conscious again.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
intentionally conceived
From this reading Slowly, slowly, it faded, and with a sickness like death at her heart Ismay was conscious again.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Slowly, slowly, it faded, and with a sickness like death at her heart Ismay was conscious again.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading THE EDGE OF DOOM.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading THE EDGE OF DOOM.
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading Slowly, slowly, it faded, and with a sickness like death at her heart Ismay was conscious again.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Slowly, slowly, it faded, and with a sickness like death at her heart Ismay was conscious again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Slowly, slowly, it faded, and with a sickness like death at her heart Ismay was conscious again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Slowly, slowly, it faded, and with a sickness like death at her heart Ismay was conscious again.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EDGE OF DOOM.
on one occasion
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where was she?
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading Slowly, slowly, it faded, and with a sickness like death at her heart Ismay was conscious again.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Slowly, slowly, it faded, and with a sickness like death at her heart Ismay was conscious again.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EDGE OF DOOM.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What was this?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A cold black void; a struggle that was agony to get out of it; a falling through deep waters that were loud in her ears, then blackness once more, deep and awful.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was this?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where was she?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Slowly, slowly, it faded, and with a sickness like death at her heart Ismay was conscious again.
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