Chapter 10 of Tempest-Driven: A Romance (Vol. 2 of 3) is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Tempest-Driven: A Romance (Vol. 2 of 3) is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MONSTER LET LOOSE. Neither man spoke. Phelan's amazement had bereft him of words. He knew the place thoroughly. He had known and feared it from his earliest years.
Chapter 10 of Tempest-Driven: A Romance (Vol. 2 of 3) is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “Phelan's amazement had bereft him of words.”
unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
From this reading “Phelan's amazement had bereft him of words.”
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading “He had known and feared it from his earliest years.”
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “He had known and feared it from his earliest years.”
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading “THE MONSTER LET LOOSE.”
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading “THE MONSTER LET LOOSE.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither man spoke.”
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading “He knew the place thoroughly.”
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In this reading “He had known and feared it from his earliest years.”
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Phelan's amazement had bereft him of words.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had known and feared it from his earliest years.
unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
From this reading Phelan's amazement had bereft him of words.
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading He had known and feared it from his earliest years.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading He had known and feared it from his earliest years.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had known and feared it from his earliest years.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Phelan's amazement had bereft him of words.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew the place thoroughly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Phelan's amazement had bereft him of words.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had known and feared it from his earliest years.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had known and feared it from his earliest years.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew the place thoroughly.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading He had known and feared it from his earliest years.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading THE MONSTER LET LOOSE.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading THE MONSTER LET LOOSE.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Neither man spoke.
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading THE MONSTER LET LOOSE.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither man spoke.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Phelan's amazement had bereft him of words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Phelan's amazement had bereft him of words.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He knew the place thoroughly.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Neither man spoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MONSTER LET LOOSE.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading He knew the place thoroughly.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Phelan's amazement had bereft him of words.
a late time of life
From this reading He had known and feared it from his earliest years.
Chapter 10 of Tempest-Driven: A Romance (Vol. 2 of 3) by Richard Dowling holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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 94 sentences of Tempest-Driven: A Romance (Vol. 2 of 3), unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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