Chapter 11 of Tales of terror is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Tales of terror is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Oh, yes, yes,’ she cried with a catching of her breath, and a spasmodic closing of her fingers round mine. ‘And I love you, I love you. But I have been living in a fool’s paradise. I have been dreaming dreams. I thought that the sweet delicious time would go on indefinitely.
Chapter 11 of Tales of terror is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading “‘Oh, yes, yes,’ she cried with a catching of her breath, and a spasmodic closing of her fingers round mine.”
the act of closing something
From this reading “‘Oh, yes, yes,’ she cried with a catching of her breath, and a spasmodic closing of her fingers round mine.”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “I thought that the sweet delicious time would go on indefinitely.”
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “I have been dreaming dreams.”
possessive form of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
to an indefinite extent; for an indefinite time
From this reading “I thought that the sweet delicious time would go on indefinitely.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “But I have been living in a fool’s paradise.”
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
From this reading “‘Oh, yes, yes,’ she cried with a catching of her breath, and a spasmodic closing of her fingers round mine.”
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.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “I thought that the sweet delicious time would go on indefinitely.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘Oh, yes, yes,’ she cried with a catching of her breath, and a spasmodic closing of her fingers round mine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Oh, yes, yes,’ she cried with a catching of her breath, and a spasmodic closing of her fingers round mine.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But I have been living in a fool’s paradise.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading ‘Oh, yes, yes,’ she cried with a catching of her breath, and a spasmodic closing of her fingers round mine.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I have been living in a fool’s paradise.
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading ‘Oh, yes, yes,’ she cried with a catching of her breath, and a spasmodic closing of her fingers round mine.
the act of closing something
From this reading ‘Oh, yes, yes,’ she cried with a catching of her breath, and a spasmodic closing of her fingers round mine.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ‘Oh, yes, yes,’ she cried with a catching of her breath, and a spasmodic closing of her fingers round mine.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading I thought that the sweet delicious time would go on indefinitely.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading I have been dreaming dreams.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading I have been dreaming dreams.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading ‘Oh, yes, yes,’ she cried with a catching of her breath, and a spasmodic closing of her fingers round mine.
possessive form of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading But I have been living in a fool’s paradise.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I thought that the sweet delicious time would go on indefinitely.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I have been living in a fool’s paradise.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Oh, yes, yes,’ she cried with a catching of her breath, and a spasmodic closing of her fingers round mine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘And I love you, I love you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But I have been living in a fool’s paradise.
to an indefinite extent; for an indefinite time
From this reading I thought that the sweet delicious time would go on indefinitely.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading But I have been living in a fool’s paradise.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading ‘And I love you, I love you.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Oh, yes, yes,’ she cried with a catching of her breath, and a spasmodic closing of her fingers round mine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Oh, yes, yes,’ she cried with a catching of her breath, and a spasmodic closing of her fingers round mine.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading ‘Oh, yes, yes,’ she cried with a catching of her breath, and a spasmodic closing of her fingers round mine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I thought that the sweet delicious time would go on indefinitely.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading But I have been living in a fool’s paradise.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading ‘Oh, yes, yes,’ she cried with a catching of her breath, and a spasmodic closing of her fingers round mine.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Oh, yes, yes,’ she cried with a catching of her breath, and a spasmodic closing of her fingers round mine.
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
From this reading ‘Oh, yes, yes,’ she cried with a catching of her breath, and a spasmodic closing of her fingers round mine.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading I thought that the sweet delicious time would go on indefinitely.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I thought that the sweet delicious time would go on indefinitely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I thought that the sweet delicious time would go on indefinitely.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought that the sweet delicious time would go on indefinitely.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I thought that the sweet delicious time would go on indefinitely.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Oh, yes, yes,’ she cried with a catching of her breath, and a spasmodic closing of her fingers round mine.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I thought that the sweet delicious time would go on indefinitely.
an affirmative
From this reading ‘Oh, yes, yes,’ she cried with a catching of her breath, and a spasmodic closing of her fingers round mine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘And I love you, I love you.
Chapter 11 of Tales of terror by Dick Donovan holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 11 holds 419 sentences of Tales of terror, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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