Chapter 2 of Shadows of Flames: A Novel is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Shadows of Flames: A Novel is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sophy moved forward as in a sort of daze, half pleasant, half fearful. That feeling as of an imminent crisis grew on her. Some one brought her to a chair. It was a little apart from the other chairs. She sat rather rigidly, her hands one over the other in her lap.
Chapter 2 of Shadows of Flames: A Novel is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading “It was a little apart from the other chairs.”
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “It was a little apart from the other chairs.”
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading “That feeling as of an imminent crisis grew on her.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “Sophy moved forward as in a sort of daze, half pleasant, half fearful.”
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading “Sophy moved forward as in a sort of daze, half pleasant, half fearful.”
close in time; about to occur
From this reading “That feeling as of an imminent crisis grew on her.”
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “She sat rather rigidly, her hands one over the other in her lap.”
in a rigid manner
From this reading “She sat rather rigidly, her hands one over the other in her lap.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sophy moved forward as in a sort of daze, half pleasant, half fearful.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That feeling as of an imminent crisis grew on her.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading It was a little apart from the other chairs.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sophy moved forward as in a sort of daze, half pleasant, half fearful.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Some one brought her to a chair.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Some one brought her to a chair.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading It was a little apart from the other chairs.
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading That feeling as of an imminent crisis grew on her.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading Sophy moved forward as in a sort of daze, half pleasant, half fearful.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading Sophy moved forward as in a sort of daze, half pleasant, half fearful.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading That feeling as of an imminent crisis grew on her.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Sophy moved forward as in a sort of daze, half pleasant, half fearful.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a little apart from the other chairs.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading That feeling as of an imminent crisis grew on her.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Sophy moved forward as in a sort of daze, half pleasant, half fearful.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She sat rather rigidly, her hands one over the other in her lap.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That feeling as of an imminent crisis grew on her.
close in time; about to occur
From this reading That feeling as of an imminent crisis grew on her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sophy moved forward as in a sort of daze, half pleasant, half fearful.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a little apart from the other chairs.
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading She sat rather rigidly, her hands one over the other in her lap.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a little apart from the other chairs.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Sophy moved forward as in a sort of daze, half pleasant, half fearful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sophy moved forward as in a sort of daze, half pleasant, half fearful.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That feeling as of an imminent crisis grew on her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one brought her to a chair.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It was a little apart from the other chairs.
above and across; more than
From this reading She sat rather rigidly, her hands one over the other in her lap.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Sophy moved forward as in a sort of daze, half pleasant, half fearful.
on the contrary
From this reading She sat rather rigidly, her hands one over the other in her lap.
in a rigid manner
From this reading She sat rather rigidly, her hands one over the other in her lap.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat rather rigidly, her hands one over the other in her lap.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat rather rigidly, her hands one over the other in her lap.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some one brought her to a chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sophy moved forward as in a sort of daze, half pleasant, half fearful.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Sophy moved forward as in a sort of daze, half pleasant, half fearful.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That feeling as of an imminent crisis grew on her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a little apart from the other chairs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some one brought her to a chair.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a little apart from the other chairs.
Chapter 2 of Shadows of Flames: A Novel by Amélie Rives holds 476 sentences, grouped into 96 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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