The black Flemings

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of The black Flemings is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Kathleen Thompson Norris • Curated US English Learning Edition

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“She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

Gabrielle made an effort to think and to move her head.

But her senses all reeled together in a sort of vertigo, and her temples hammered as if they would split.

She relapsed into blackness again.

David’s voice, of course.

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The black Flemings

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of The black Flemings is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/50 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

“She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

Line 2

Gabrielle made an effort to think and to move her head.

Line 3

But her senses all reeled together in a sort of vertigo, and her temples hammered as if they would split.

/bʌt hɜːr ˈsensɪz ɔːl riːld təˈɡeðər ɪn ə sɔːrt ʌv ˈvɜːrtɪɡoʊ ənd hɜːr ˈtempəlz ˈhæmərd æz ɪf ðeɪ wʊd splɪt/

Line 4

She relapsed into blackness again.

/ʃiː riˈlæpst ˈɪntuː ˈblæknəs əˈɡen/

Line 5

David’s voice, of course.

/ˈdeɪvɪdz vɔɪs ʌv kɔːrs/

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blackness noun US /ˈblæknəs/

the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)

From this reading ““She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.”

David's noun US /ˈdeɪvɪdz/

possessive form of “david” — patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

droning noun US /ˈdroʊnɪŋ/

an unchanging intonation

From this reading ““She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.”

hammered adjective US /ˈhæmərd/

shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks

From this reading “But her senses all reeled together in a sort of vertigo, and her temples hammered as if they would split.”

howling noun US /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/

a long loud emotional utterance

From this reading ““She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.”

reeled verb US /riːld/

past form of “reel” — walk as if unable to control one's movements

From this reading “But her senses all reeled together in a sort of vertigo, and her temples hammered as if they would split.”

relapsed verb US /riˈlæpst/

past form of “relapse” — deteriorate in health

From this reading “She relapsed into blackness again.”

vertigo noun US /ˈvɜːrtɪɡoʊ/

a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall

From this reading “But her senses all reeled together in a sort of vertigo, and her temples hammered as if they would split.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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few minutes adjective + noun

In this reading ““She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.”

relapsed into verb + particle counted as “relapse into”

In this reading “She relapsed into blackness again.”

of course preposition + noun

as might be expected

In this reading “David’s voice, of course.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading She relapsed into blackness again.

agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/

in the past

From this reading “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Gabrielle made an effort to think and to move her head.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading But her senses all reeled together in a sort of vertigo, and her temples hammered as if they would split.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

blacknessnounUS /ˈblæknəs/

the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)

From this reading “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But her senses all reeled together in a sort of vertigo, and her temples hammered as if they would split.

closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

coursenounUS /kɔːrs/

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading David’s voice, of course.

David'snounUS /ˈdeɪvɪdz/

possessive form of “david” — patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

From this reading David’s voice, of course.

droningnounUS /ˈdroʊnɪŋ/

an unchanging intonation

From this reading “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

earnounUS /iːr/

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

effortnounUS /ˈefərt/

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading Gabrielle made an effort to think and to move her head.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

Gabrielle

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Gabrielle made an effort to think and to move her head.

hammeredadjectiveUS /ˈhæmərd/

shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks

From this reading But her senses all reeled together in a sort of vertigo, and her temples hammered as if they would split.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Gabrielle made an effort to think and to move her head.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

howlingnounUS /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/

a long loud emotional utterance

From this reading “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading But her senses all reeled together in a sort of vertigo, and her temples hammered as if they would split.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She relapsed into blackness again.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Gabrielle made an effort to think and to move her head.

minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

moveverbUS /muːv/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Gabrielle made an effort to think and to move her head.

noisenounUS /nɔɪz/

sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

From this reading “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But her senses all reeled together in a sort of vertigo, and her temples hammered as if they would split.

openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

reeledverbUS /riːld/

past form of “reel” — walk as if unable to control one's movements

From this reading But her senses all reeled together in a sort of vertigo, and her temples hammered as if they would split.

relapsedverbUS /riˈlæpst/

past form of “relapse” — deteriorate in health

From this reading She relapsed into blackness again.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

sensesnounUS /ˈsensɪz/

plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana

From this reading But her senses all reeled together in a sort of vertigo, and her temples hammered as if they would split.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

she'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

She's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

sortnounUS /sɔːrt/

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading But her senses all reeled together in a sort of vertigo, and her temples hammered as if they would split.

splitverbUS /splɪt/

separate into parts or portions

From this reading But her senses all reeled together in a sort of vertigo, and her temples hammered as if they would split.

templesnounUS /ˈtempəlz/

plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

From this reading But her senses all reeled together in a sort of vertigo, and her temples hammered as if they would split.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But her senses all reeled together in a sort of vertigo, and her temples hammered as if they would split.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Gabrielle made an effort to think and to move her head.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading But her senses all reeled together in a sort of vertigo, and her temples hammered as if they would split.

vertigonounUS /ˈvɜːrtɪɡoʊ/

a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall

From this reading But her senses all reeled together in a sort of vertigo, and her temples hammered as if they would split.

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “She’s all right--she opened her eyes a few minutes ago--she’ll be all right----” The voice was droning away close to her ear in the howling noise and blackness.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading But her senses all reeled together in a sort of vertigo, and her temples hammered as if they would split.

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