Chapter 20 of That Which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of That Which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Would you—to-morrow, if I——" "You know I would!" Her voice broke over him in a wave of tenderness. "You’ve made me love you—so dreadfully, Alan. Now if the little tin gods hear us—the spiteful little gods who spoil people’s lives—something will happen to part us, soon." His arm went round her and gathered her against him.
Chapter 20 of That Which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of a dreadful kind
From this reading “"You’ve made me love you—so dreadfully, Alan.”
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Now if the little tin gods hear us—the spiteful little gods who spoil people’s lives—something will happen to part us, soon."”
possessive form of “people” — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
From this reading “Now if the little tin gods hear us—the spiteful little gods who spoil people’s lives—something will happen to part us, soon."”
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading “Now if the little tin gods hear us—the spiteful little gods who spoil people’s lives—something will happen to part us, soon."”
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading “Her voice broke over him in a wave of tenderness.”
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading “Now if the little tin gods hear us—the spiteful little gods who spoil people’s lives—something will happen to part us, soon."”
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “Her voice broke over him in a wave of tenderness.”
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 “His arm went round her and gathered her against him.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her voice broke over him in a wave of tenderness.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading His arm went round her and gathered her against him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You’ve made me love you—so dreadfully, Alan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His arm went round her and gathered her against him.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading His arm went round her and gathered her against him.
lacking funds
From this reading Her voice broke over him in a wave of tenderness.
of a dreadful kind
From this reading "You’ve made me love you—so dreadfully, Alan.
brought together in one place
From this reading His arm went round her and gathered her against him.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Now if the little tin gods hear us—the spiteful little gods who spoil people’s lives—something will happen to part us, soon."
come to pass
From this reading Now if the little tin gods hear us—the spiteful little gods who spoil people’s lives—something will happen to part us, soon."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Now if the little tin gods hear us—the spiteful little gods who spoil people’s lives—something will happen to part us, soon."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her voice broke over him in a wave of tenderness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her voice broke over him in a wave of tenderness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His arm went round her and gathered her against him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Would you—to-morrow, if I——" "You know I would!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Would you—to-morrow, if I——" "You know I would!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her voice broke over him in a wave of tenderness.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Would you—to-morrow, if I——" "You know I would!"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now if the little tin gods hear us—the spiteful little gods who spoil people’s lives—something will happen to part us, soon."
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Now if the little tin gods hear us—the spiteful little gods who spoil people’s lives—something will happen to part us, soon."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "You’ve made me love you—so dreadfully, Alan.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "You’ve made me love you—so dreadfully, Alan.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You’ve made me love you—so dreadfully, Alan.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now if the little tin gods hear us—the spiteful little gods who spoil people’s lives—something will happen to part us, soon."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her voice broke over him in a wave of tenderness.
above and across; more than
From this reading Her voice broke over him in a wave of tenderness.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Now if the little tin gods hear us—the spiteful little gods who spoil people’s lives—something will happen to part us, soon."
possessive form of “people” — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Now if the little tin gods hear us—the spiteful little gods who spoil people’s lives—something will happen to part us, soon."
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading His arm went round her and gathered her against him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You’ve made me love you—so dreadfully, Alan.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Now if the little tin gods hear us—the spiteful little gods who spoil people’s lives—something will happen to part us, soon."
in the near future
From this reading Now if the little tin gods hear us—the spiteful little gods who spoil people’s lives—something will happen to part us, soon."
showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
From this reading Now if the little tin gods hear us—the spiteful little gods who spoil people’s lives—something will happen to part us, soon."
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading Now if the little tin gods hear us—the spiteful little gods who spoil people’s lives—something will happen to part us, soon."
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading Her voice broke over him in a wave of tenderness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now if the little tin gods hear us—the spiteful little gods who spoil people’s lives—something will happen to part us, soon."
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading Now if the little tin gods hear us—the spiteful little gods who spoil people’s lives—something will happen to part us, soon."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now if the little tin gods hear us—the spiteful little gods who spoil people’s lives—something will happen to part us, soon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Would you—to-morrow, if I——" "You know I would!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now if the little tin gods hear us—the spiteful little gods who spoil people’s lives—something will happen to part us, soon."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Her voice broke over him in a wave of tenderness.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Her voice broke over him in a wave of tenderness.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading His arm went round her and gathered her against him.
which person or people
From this reading Now if the little tin gods hear us—the spiteful little gods who spoil people’s lives—something will happen to part us, soon."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Now if the little tin gods hear us—the spiteful little gods who spoil people’s lives—something will happen to part us, soon."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would you—to-morrow, if I——" "You know I would!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Would you—to-morrow, if I——" "You know I would!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You’ve made me love you—so dreadfully, Alan.
Chapter 20 of That Which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day by Richard Dehan holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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.
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