Chapter XXX of Slaves of Freedom, “And Nothing Else Saw All Day Long,” is here in full — 624 sentences across 125 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXX
Chapter XXX of Slaves of Freedom, “And Nothing Else Saw All Day Long,” is here in full — 624 sentences across 125 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He had lost count of days in the swiftness of happenings. As he drove uptown to fetch her, he wondered why the streets were so quiet. He pulled out his watch; it was past eight. Not so extraordinarily early! His watch might be wrong.
Chapter XXX of Slaves of Freedom, “And Nothing Else Saw All Day Long,” is here in full — 624 sentences across 125 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading “As he drove uptown to fetch her, he wondered why the streets were so quiet.”
extremely
From this reading “Not so extraordinarily early!”
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “As he drove uptown to fetch her, he wondered why the streets were so quiet.”
plural of “happening” — an event that happens
From this reading “He had lost count of days in the swiftness of happenings.”
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “As he drove uptown to fetch her, he wondered why the streets were so quiet.”
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
From this reading “He had lost count of days in the swiftness of happenings.”
a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
From this reading “As he drove uptown to fetch her, he wondered why the streets were so quiet.”
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “As he drove uptown to fetch her, he wondered why the streets were so quiet.”
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 “As he drove uptown to fetch her, he wondered why the streets were so quiet.”
move out or away
In this reading “He pulled out his watch; it was past eight.”
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.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he drove uptown to fetch her, he wondered why the streets were so quiet.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His watch might be wrong.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading He had lost count of days in the swiftness of happenings.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading He had lost count of days in the swiftness of happenings.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading As he drove uptown to fetch her, he wondered why the streets were so quiet.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Not so extraordinarily early!
being one more than seven
From this reading He pulled out his watch; it was past eight.
extremely
From this reading Not so extraordinarily early!
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading As he drove uptown to fetch her, he wondered why the streets were so quiet.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had lost count of days in the swiftness of happenings.
plural of “happening” — an event that happens
From this reading He had lost count of days in the swiftness of happenings.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had lost count of days in the swiftness of happenings.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As he drove uptown to fetch her, he wondered why the streets were so quiet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He pulled out his watch; it was past eight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had lost count of days in the swiftness of happenings.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He pulled out his watch; it was past eight.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading He had lost count of days in the swiftness of happenings.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading His watch might be wrong.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not so extraordinarily early!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had lost count of days in the swiftness of happenings.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He pulled out his watch; it was past eight.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading He pulled out his watch; it was past eight.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading He pulled out his watch; it was past eight.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading As he drove uptown to fetch her, he wondered why the streets were so quiet.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As he drove uptown to fetch her, he wondered why the streets were so quiet.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading As he drove uptown to fetch her, he wondered why the streets were so quiet.
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
From this reading He had lost count of days in the swiftness of happenings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had lost count of days in the swiftness of happenings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he drove uptown to fetch her, he wondered why the streets were so quiet.
a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
From this reading As he drove uptown to fetch her, he wondered why the streets were so quiet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He pulled out his watch; it was past eight.
look attentively
From this reading He pulled out his watch; it was past eight.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As he drove uptown to fetch her, he wondered why the streets were so quiet.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading As he drove uptown to fetch her, he wondered why the streets were so quiet.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading As he drove uptown to fetch her, he wondered why the streets were so quiet.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading His watch might be wrong.
Chapter 30 of Slaves of Freedom by Coningsby Dawson holds 624 sentences, grouped into 125 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 30 holds 624 sentences of Slaves of Freedom, unabridged, divided into 125 reading sections.
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