Chapter 4 of The Blind Spot is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Blind Spot is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was a little drama enacted almost in silence. Hobart and I exchanged glances. The mere glimpse of the Rhamda had brought us both back to the Blind Spot. Was there any connection? Who was the young man with the life sapped out?
Chapter 4 of The Blind Spot is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading “Was there any connection?”
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “It was a little drama enacted almost in silence.”
past form of “enact” — order by virtue of superior authority; decree
From this reading “It was a little drama enacted almost in silence.”
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading “Hobart and I exchanged glances.”
plural of “glance” — a quick look
From this reading “Hobart and I exchanged glances.”
a quick look
From this reading “The mere glimpse of the Rhamda had brought us both back to the Blind Spot.”
a port and state capital of Tasmania
From this reading “Hobart and I exchanged glances.”
inflected form of “sap” — deplete
From this reading “Who was the young man with the life sapped out?”
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 It was a little drama enacted almost in silence.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It was a little drama enacted almost in silence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hobart and I exchanged glances.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Was there any connection?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The mere glimpse of the Rhamda had brought us both back to the Blind Spot.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading The mere glimpse of the Rhamda had brought us both back to the Blind Spot.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The mere glimpse of the Rhamda had brought us both back to the Blind Spot.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The mere glimpse of the Rhamda had brought us both back to the Blind Spot.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading Was there any connection?
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading It was a little drama enacted almost in silence.
past form of “enact” — order by virtue of superior authority; decree
From this reading It was a little drama enacted almost in silence.
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading Hobart and I exchanged glances.
plural of “glance” — a quick look
From this reading Hobart and I exchanged glances.
a quick look
From this reading The mere glimpse of the Rhamda had brought us both back to the Blind Spot.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The mere glimpse of the Rhamda had brought us both back to the Blind Spot.
a port and state capital of Tasmania
From this reading Hobart and I exchanged glances.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Hobart and I exchanged glances.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a little drama enacted almost in silence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a little drama enacted almost in silence.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Who was the young man with the life sapped out?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a little drama enacted almost in silence.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Who was the young man with the life sapped out?
being nothing more than specified
From this reading The mere glimpse of the Rhamda had brought us both back to the Blind Spot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The mere glimpse of the Rhamda had brought us both back to the Blind Spot.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Who was the young man with the life sapped out?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mere glimpse of the Rhamda had brought us both back to the Blind Spot.
inflected form of “sap” — deplete
From this reading Who was the young man with the life sapped out?
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading It was a little drama enacted almost in silence.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The mere glimpse of the Rhamda had brought us both back to the Blind Spot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mere glimpse of the Rhamda had brought us both back to the Blind Spot.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Was there any connection?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The mere glimpse of the Rhamda had brought us both back to the Blind Spot.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The mere glimpse of the Rhamda had brought us both back to the Blind Spot.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a little drama enacted almost in silence.
which person or people
From this reading Who was the young man with the life sapped out?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Who was the young man with the life sapped out?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Who was the young man with the life sapped out?
Chapter 4 of The Blind Spot by Austin Hall holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 4 holds 404 sentences of The Blind Spot, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The Blind Spot by Austin Hall exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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