Chapter 7 of The Broken Gate: A Novel is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Broken Gate: A Novel is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room. Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it. Her son regarded her with lackluster eyes when she returned. "It was Miss Julia," said she, "at the library. She wanted to know if you were here.
Chapter 7 of The Broken Gate: A Novel is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading “Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.”
the first light of day
From this reading “Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.”
completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading “THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.”
-ing form of “divide” — separate into parts or portions
From this reading “THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.”
lacking brilliance or vitality
From this reading “Her son regarded her with lackluster eyes when she returned.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “"It was Miss Julia," said she, "at the library.”
possessive form of “telephone” — electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.”
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 “Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.”
In this reading “THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.”
In this reading “Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.”
In this reading “THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.”
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.
-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.
react verbally
From this reading Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It was Miss Julia," said she, "at the library.
the first light of day
From this reading Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.
lacking funds
From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
-ing form of “divide” — separate into parts or portions
From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her son regarded her with lackluster eyes when she returned.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her son regarded her with lackluster eyes when she returned.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading She wanted to know if you were here.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She wanted to know if you were here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was Miss Julia," said she, "at the library.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She wanted to know if you were here.
lacking brilliance or vitality
From this reading Her son regarded her with lackluster eyes when she returned.
a narrow way or road
From this reading Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.
a room where books are kept
From this reading "It was Miss Julia," said she, "at the library.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "It was Miss Julia," said she, "at the library.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Her son regarded her with lackluster eyes when she returned.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Her son regarded her with lackluster eyes when she returned.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It was Miss Julia," said she, "at the library.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her son regarded her with lackluster eyes when she returned.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
a male human offspring
From this reading Her son regarded her with lackluster eyes when she returned.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
possessive form of “telephone” — electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She wanted to know if you were here.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was Miss Julia," said she, "at the library.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She wanted to know if you were here.
at the time that
From this reading Her son regarded her with lackluster eyes when she returned.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her son regarded her with lackluster eyes when she returned.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She wanted to know if you were here.
Chapter 7 of The Broken Gate: A Novel by Emerson Hough holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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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