Chapter 14 of The Broken Gate: A Novel is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Broken Gate: A Novel is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"AS YOU BELIEVE IN GOD!" Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another. For the moment neither spoke. Aurora was pale, quite beyond her wont, haggard-looking about the eyes. She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
Chapter 14 of The Broken Gate: A Novel is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading “She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.”
the first light of day
From this reading “Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.”
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading “She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.”
every day; without missing a day
From this reading “She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.”
command with authority
From this reading “She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.”
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading “Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.”
an established custom
From this reading “Aurora was pale, quite beyond her wont, haggard-looking about the eyes.”
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.
temporarily
In this reading “For the moment neither spoke.”
In this reading “Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.”
In this reading “She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.”
have a firm conviction as to the goodness of something
In this reading “"AS YOU BELIEVE IN GOD!"”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Aurora was pale, quite beyond her wont, haggard-looking about the eyes.
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "AS YOU BELIEVE IN GOD!"
the first light of day
From this reading Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "AS YOU BELIEVE IN GOD!"
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Aurora was pale, quite beyond her wont, haggard-looking about the eyes.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
command with authority
From this reading She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Aurora was pale, quite beyond her wont, haggard-looking about the eyes.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the moment neither spoke.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
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 "AS YOU BELIEVE IN GOD!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aurora was pale, quite beyond her wont, haggard-looking about the eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aurora was pale, quite beyond her wont, haggard-looking about the eyes.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "AS YOU BELIEVE IN GOD!"
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.
a narrow way or road
From this reading Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.
a particular point in time
From this reading For the moment neither spoke.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading For the moment neither spoke.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Aurora was pale, quite beyond her wont, haggard-looking about the eyes.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Aurora was pale, quite beyond her wont, haggard-looking about the eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading For the moment neither spoke.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the moment neither spoke.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aurora was pale, quite beyond her wont, haggard-looking about the eyes.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
an established custom
From this reading Aurora was pale, quite beyond her wont, haggard-looking about the eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "AS YOU BELIEVE IN GOD!"
Chapter 14 of The Broken Gate: A Novel by Emerson Hough holds 415 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 14 holds 415 sentences of The Broken Gate: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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