Chapter 14 of Shadows of Flames: A Novel is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Shadows of Flames: A Novel is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We shall be there in half an hour--easily," he consoled her. He glanced at his watch. "It's not yet half-past seven." But Sophy felt very worried. She was essentially the old-fashioned woman where the regularity of masculine meals was concerned.
Chapter 14 of Shadows of Flames: A Novel is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading “She was essentially the old-fashioned woman where the regularity of masculine meals was concerned.”
past form of “console” — give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading “"We shall be there in half an hour--easily," he consoled her.”
in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
From this reading “She was essentially the old-fashioned woman where the regularity of masculine meals was concerned.”
of grammatical gender
From this reading “She was essentially the old-fashioned woman where the regularity of masculine meals was concerned.”
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “She was essentially the old-fashioned woman where the regularity of masculine meals was concerned.”
out of fashion
From this reading “She was essentially the old-fashioned woman where the regularity of masculine meals was concerned.”
a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles
From this reading “She was essentially the old-fashioned woman where the regularity of masculine meals was concerned.”
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading “But Sophy felt very worried.”
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 “He glanced at his watch.”
In this reading “But Sophy felt very worried.”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "We shall be there in half an hour--easily," he consoled her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He glanced at his watch.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We shall be there in half an hour--easily," he consoled her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Sophy felt very worried.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading She was essentially the old-fashioned woman where the regularity of masculine meals was concerned.
past form of “console” — give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading "We shall be there in half an hour--easily," he consoled her.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading "We shall be there in half an hour--easily," he consoled her.
in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
From this reading She was essentially the old-fashioned woman where the regularity of masculine meals was concerned.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading But Sophy felt very worried.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He glanced at his watch.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "We shall be there in half an hour--easily," he consoled her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's not yet half-past seven."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We shall be there in half an hour--easily," he consoled her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "We shall be there in half an hour--easily," he consoled her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He glanced at his watch.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "We shall be there in half an hour--easily," he consoled her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We shall be there in half an hour--easily," he consoled her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's not yet half-past seven."
of grammatical gender
From this reading She was essentially the old-fashioned woman where the regularity of masculine meals was concerned.
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading She was essentially the old-fashioned woman where the regularity of masculine meals was concerned.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It's not yet half-past seven."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was essentially the old-fashioned woman where the regularity of masculine meals was concerned.
out of fashion
From this reading She was essentially the old-fashioned woman where the regularity of masculine meals was concerned.
a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles
From this reading She was essentially the old-fashioned woman where the regularity of masculine meals was concerned.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading "It's not yet half-past seven."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We shall be there in half an hour--easily," he consoled her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was essentially the old-fashioned woman where the regularity of masculine meals was concerned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Sophy felt very worried.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was essentially the old-fashioned woman where the regularity of masculine meals was concerned.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "We shall be there in half an hour--easily," he consoled her.
precisely as stated
From this reading But Sophy felt very worried.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was essentially the old-fashioned woman where the regularity of masculine meals was concerned.
look attentively
From this reading He glanced at his watch.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We shall be there in half an hour--easily," he consoled her.
in or at the place that
From this reading She was essentially the old-fashioned woman where the regularity of masculine meals was concerned.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She was essentially the old-fashioned woman where the regularity of masculine meals was concerned.
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading But Sophy felt very worried.
but in spite of that
From this reading "It's not yet half-past seven."
Chapter 14 of Shadows of Flames: A Novel by Amélie Rives holds 472 sentences, grouped into 95 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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