Chapter 10 of Stepsons of Light is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Stepsons of Light is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
* * * * * "And they aim to get here sudden and soon?" Mr. George Gwinne smiled on his three visitors benevolently. "That's good. We won't have long to wait. I hate waiting.
Chapter 10 of Stepsons of Light is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading “* * * * * "And they aim to get here sudden and soon?"”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “Mr. George Gwinne smiled on his three visitors benevolently.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “I hate waiting.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Mr. George Gwinne smiled on his three visitors benevolently.”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “* * * * * "And they aim to get here sudden and soon?"”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “Mr. George Gwinne smiled on his three visitors benevolently.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “We won't have long to wait.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “I hate waiting.”
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 “Mr. George Gwinne smiled on his three visitors benevolently.”
In this reading “* * * * * "And they aim to get here sudden and soon?"”
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point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading * * * * * "And they aim to get here sudden and soon?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading * * * * * "And they aim to get here sudden and soon?"
in a benevolent manner
From this reading Mr. George Gwinne smiled on his three visitors benevolently.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Mr. George Gwinne smiled on his three visitors benevolently.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading * * * * * "And they aim to get here sudden and soon?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "That's good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. George Gwinne smiled on his three visitors benevolently.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading I hate waiting.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We won't have long to wait.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading * * * * * "And they aim to get here sudden and soon?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. George Gwinne smiled on his three visitors benevolently.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hate waiting.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading We won't have long to wait.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. George Gwinne smiled on his three visitors benevolently.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. George Gwinne smiled on his three visitors benevolently.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Mr. George Gwinne smiled on his three visitors benevolently.
in the near future
From this reading * * * * * "And they aim to get here sudden and soon?"
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading * * * * * "And they aim to get here sudden and soon?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's good.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * "And they aim to get here sudden and soon?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Mr. George Gwinne smiled on his three visitors benevolently.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * "And they aim to get here sudden and soon?"
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading Mr. George Gwinne smiled on his three visitors benevolently.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading We won't have long to wait.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading I hate waiting.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We won't have long to wait.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We won't have long to wait.
Chapter 10 of Stepsons of Light by Eugene Manlove Rhodes holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 423 sentences of Stepsons of Light, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Stepsons of Light by Eugene Manlove Rhodes exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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