Chapter 10 of Simeon Tetlow's Shadow is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Simeon Tetlow's Shadow is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The young man turned toward the baggage room. The engineer, out of a heap of blankets, spread across some trunks, regarded him somberly. “I can’t do it,” he said, “I don’t dare. It gripes too hard when it comes. It’s easier now, for a minute--But it ’ll come back.”
Chapter 10 of Simeon Tetlow's Shadow is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading “The young man turned toward the baggage room.”
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “The engineer, out of a heap of blankets, spread across some trunks, regarded him somberly.”
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “It’s easier now, for a minute--But it ’ll come back.””
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading “The engineer, out of a heap of blankets, spread across some trunks, regarded him somberly.”
acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
From this reading “It gripes too hard when it comes.”
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading “The engineer, out of a heap of blankets, spread across some trunks, regarded him somberly.”
in a somber manner
From this reading “The engineer, out of a heap of blankets, spread across some trunks, regarded him somberly.”
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading “The engineer, out of a heap of blankets, spread across some trunks, regarded him somberly.”
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a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “The young man turned toward the baggage room.”
be restored
In this reading “It’s easier now, for a minute--But it ’ll come back.””
In this reading “It gripes too hard when it comes.”
In this reading “The engineer, out of a heap of blankets, spread across some trunks, regarded him somberly.”
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 The engineer, out of a heap of blankets, spread across some trunks, regarded him somberly.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The engineer, out of a heap of blankets, spread across some trunks, regarded him somberly.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It’s easier now, for a minute--But it ’ll come back.”
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading The young man turned toward the baggage room.
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading The engineer, out of a heap of blankets, spread across some trunks, regarded him somberly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It’s easier now, for a minute--But it ’ll come back.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can’t do it,” he said, “I don’t dare.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It’s easier now, for a minute--But it ’ll come back.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading It gripes too hard when it comes.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “I can’t do it,” he said, “I don’t dare.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I can’t do it,” he said, “I don’t dare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can’t do it,” he said, “I don’t dare.
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It’s easier now, for a minute--But it ’ll come back.”
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading The engineer, out of a heap of blankets, spread across some trunks, regarded him somberly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It’s easier now, for a minute--But it ’ll come back.”
acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
From this reading It gripes too hard when it comes.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It gripes too hard when it comes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I can’t do it,” he said, “I don’t dare.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading The engineer, out of a heap of blankets, spread across some trunks, regarded him somberly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The engineer, out of a heap of blankets, spread across some trunks, regarded him somberly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can’t do it,” he said, “I don’t dare.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I can’t do it,” he said, “I don’t dare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s easier now, for a minute--But it ’ll come back.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s easier now, for a minute--But it ’ll come back.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The young man turned toward the baggage room.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading It’s easier now, for a minute--But it ’ll come back.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It’s easier now, for a minute--But it ’ll come back.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The engineer, out of a heap of blankets, spread across some trunks, regarded him somberly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The engineer, out of a heap of blankets, spread across some trunks, regarded him somberly.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading The engineer, out of a heap of blankets, spread across some trunks, regarded him somberly.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The young man turned toward the baggage room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I can’t do it,” he said, “I don’t dare.
in a somber manner
From this reading The engineer, out of a heap of blankets, spread across some trunks, regarded him somberly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The engineer, out of a heap of blankets, spread across some trunks, regarded him somberly.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading The engineer, out of a heap of blankets, spread across some trunks, regarded him somberly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young man turned toward the baggage room.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It gripes too hard when it comes.
in the direction of
From this reading The young man turned toward the baggage room.
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading The engineer, out of a heap of blankets, spread across some trunks, regarded him somberly.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The young man turned toward the baggage room.
at the time that
From this reading It gripes too hard when it comes.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young man turned toward the baggage room.
Chapter 10 of Simeon Tetlow's Shadow by Jennette Lee holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Chapter 10 holds 401 sentences of Simeon Tetlow's Shadow, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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