Chapter 8 of Tetherstones is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Tetherstones is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LIONS’ DEN “From all evil and mischief, from sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil” . Someone was saying the words. Frances opened her eyes upon blank darkness, and knew that her own lips had uttered them.
Chapter 8 of Tetherstones is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “assault” — close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
From this reading “THE LIONS’ DEN “From all evil and mischief, from sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil” .”
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading “Frances opened her eyes upon blank darkness, and knew that her own lips had uttered them.”
plural of “craft” — the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading “THE LIONS’ DEN “From all evil and mischief, from sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil” .”
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading “THE LIONS’ DEN “From all evil and mischief, from sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil” .”
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “Frances opened her eyes upon blank darkness, and knew that her own lips had uttered them.”
plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “THE LIONS’ DEN “From all evil and mischief, from sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil” .”
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading “THE LIONS’ DEN “From all evil and mischief, from sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil” .”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Someone was saying the words.”
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 “Frances opened her eyes upon blank darkness, and knew that her own lips had uttered them.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading THE LIONS’ DEN “From all evil and mischief, from sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil” .
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LIONS’ DEN “From all evil and mischief, from sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil” .
plural of “assault” — close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
From this reading THE LIONS’ DEN “From all evil and mischief, from sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil” .
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading Frances opened her eyes upon blank darkness, and knew that her own lips had uttered them.
plural of “craft” — the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading THE LIONS’ DEN “From all evil and mischief, from sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil” .
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Frances opened her eyes upon blank darkness, and knew that her own lips had uttered them.
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading THE LIONS’ DEN “From all evil and mischief, from sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil” .
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading THE LIONS’ DEN “From all evil and mischief, from sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil” .
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading THE LIONS’ DEN “From all evil and mischief, from sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil” .
opinion or judgment
From this reading Frances opened her eyes upon blank darkness, and knew that her own lips had uttered them.
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Frances opened her eyes upon blank darkness, and knew that her own lips had uttered them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE LIONS’ DEN “From all evil and mischief, from sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil” .
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Frances opened her eyes upon blank darkness, and knew that her own lips had uttered them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Frances opened her eyes upon blank darkness, and knew that her own lips had uttered them.
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 Frances opened her eyes upon blank darkness, and knew that her own lips had uttered them.
plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading THE LIONS’ DEN “From all evil and mischief, from sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil” .
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Frances opened her eyes upon blank darkness, and knew that her own lips had uttered them.
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading THE LIONS’ DEN “From all evil and mischief, from sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil” .
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LIONS’ DEN “From all evil and mischief, from sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil” .
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Frances opened her eyes upon blank darkness, and knew that her own lips had uttered them.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Frances opened her eyes upon blank darkness, and knew that her own lips had uttered them.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Someone was saying the words.
estrangement from god
From this reading THE LIONS’ DEN “From all evil and mischief, from sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil” .
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone was saying the words.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Frances opened her eyes upon blank darkness, and knew that her own lips had uttered them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIONS’ DEN “From all evil and mischief, from sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil” .
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Frances opened her eyes upon blank darkness, and knew that her own lips had uttered them.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Frances opened her eyes upon blank darkness, and knew that her own lips had uttered them.
communicated in words
From this reading Frances opened her eyes upon blank darkness, and knew that her own lips had uttered them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Someone was saying the words.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Someone was saying the words.
Chapter 8 of Tetherstones by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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 8 holds 170 sentences of Tetherstones, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Tetherstones by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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 34 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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