Chapter 5 of Shadows of Flames: A Novel is here in full — 491 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Shadows of Flames: A Novel is here in full — 491 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sophy lay back on the couch. Could it be that Cecil was going to die? She thought: "I am quite honest with myself. I don't try to deceive myself. I hope that he will die.
Chapter 5 of Shadows of Flames: A Novel is here in full — 491 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “Sophy lay back on the couch.”
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “I don't try to deceive myself.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Could it be that Cecil was going to die?”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “She thought: "I am quite honest with myself.”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “I hope that he will die.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Sophy lay back on the couch.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “She thought: "I am quite honest with myself.”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “I don't try to deceive myself.”
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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In this reading “Sophy lay back on the couch.”
In this reading “Sophy lay back on the couch.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading She thought: "I am quite honest with myself.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Sophy lay back on the couch.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Could it be that Cecil was going to die?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Could it be that Cecil was going to die?
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Sophy lay back on the couch.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could it be that Cecil was going to die?
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading I don't try to deceive myself.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Could it be that Cecil was going to die?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't try to deceive myself.
the act of departing
From this reading Could it be that Cecil was going to die?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I hope that he will die.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading She thought: "I am quite honest with myself.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope that he will die.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She thought: "I am quite honest with myself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Could it be that Cecil was going to die?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Sophy lay back on the couch.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading She thought: "I am quite honest with myself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sophy lay back on the couch.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She thought: "I am quite honest with myself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thought: "I am quite honest with myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sophy lay back on the couch.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Could it be that Cecil was going to die?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sophy lay back on the couch.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought: "I am quite honest with myself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Could it be that Cecil was going to die?
make an effort or attempt
From this reading I don't try to deceive myself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Could it be that Cecil was going to die?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I hope that he will die.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She thought: "I am quite honest with myself.
Chapter 5 of Shadows of Flames: A Novel by Amélie Rives holds 491 sentences, grouped into 99 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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