Chapter 11 of The black spaniel, and other stories is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The black spaniel, and other stories is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“A large cloud went over the face of the moon. A gust of wind struck my face. Suddenly the night had changed. The moon looked forth again, and was again obscured. A second gust struck me like a blow, and my face was stung by a multitude of sand grains.
Chapter 11 of The black spaniel, and other stories is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading ““A large cloud went over the face of the moon.”
plural of “grain” — a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading “A second gust struck me like a blow, and my face was stung by a multitude of sand grains.”
a strong current of air
From this reading “A gust of wind struck my face.”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading ““A large cloud went over the face of the moon.”
a large indefinite number
From this reading “A second gust struck me like a blow, and my face was stung by a multitude of sand grains.”
past form of “obscure” — make less visible or unclear
From this reading “The moon looked forth again, and was again obscured.”
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading “A second gust struck me like a blow, and my face was stung by a multitude of sand grains.”
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “A second gust struck me like a blow, and my face was stung by a multitude of sand grains.”
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.
hold a review (of troops)
In this reading ““A large cloud went over the face of the moon.”
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 “A large cloud went over the face of the moon.
anew
From this reading The moon looked forth again, and was again obscured.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moon looked forth again, and was again obscured.
exhale hard
From this reading A second gust struck me like a blow, and my face was stung by a multitude of sand grains.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A second gust struck me like a blow, and my face was stung by a multitude of sand grains.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Suddenly the night had changed.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “A large cloud went over the face of the moon.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “A large cloud went over the face of the moon.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The moon looked forth again, and was again obscured.
plural of “grain” — a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading A second gust struck me like a blow, and my face was stung by a multitude of sand grains.
a strong current of air
From this reading A gust of wind struck my face.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Suddenly the night had changed.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “A large cloud went over the face of the moon.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A second gust struck me like a blow, and my face was stung by a multitude of sand grains.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The moon looked forth again, and was again obscured.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A second gust struck me like a blow, and my face was stung by a multitude of sand grains.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “A large cloud went over the face of the moon.
a large indefinite number
From this reading A second gust struck me like a blow, and my face was stung by a multitude of sand grains.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A gust of wind struck my face.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Suddenly the night had changed.
past form of “obscure” — make less visible or unclear
From this reading The moon looked forth again, and was again obscured.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A large cloud went over the face of the moon.
above and across; more than
From this reading “A large cloud went over the face of the moon.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading A second gust struck me like a blow, and my face was stung by a multitude of sand grains.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading A second gust struck me like a blow, and my face was stung by a multitude of sand grains.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading A gust of wind struck my face.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading A second gust struck me like a blow, and my face was stung by a multitude of sand grains.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly the night had changed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A large cloud went over the face of the moon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moon looked forth again, and was again obscured.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “A large cloud went over the face of the moon.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading A gust of wind struck my face.
Chapter 11 of The black spaniel, and other stories by Robert Hichens holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 412 sentences of The black spaniel, and other stories, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The black spaniel, and other stories by Robert Hichens exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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