Chapter 14 of The Broken Road is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Broken Road is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while. The stream of people across the courtyard had diminished. High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted. But here there was quietude. The clatter of voices had died down.
Chapter 14 of The Broken Road is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 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.
plural of “arch” — a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading “High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.”
a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
From this reading “The clatter of voices had died down.”
An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.
From this reading “The stream of people across the courtyard had diminished.”
impaired by diminution
From this reading “The stream of people across the courtyard had diminished.”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading “High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.”
past form of “shift” — make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading “High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.”
from that time on
From this reading “A QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while.”
a large gathering of people
From this reading “High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.”
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 QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The stream of people across the courtyard had diminished.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading A QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while.
plural of “arch” — a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
the two together, not just one
From this reading A QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But here there was quietude.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
From this reading The clatter of voices had died down.
An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.
From this reading The stream of people across the courtyard had diminished.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The clatter of voices had died down.
impaired by diminution
From this reading The stream of people across the courtyard had diminished.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The clatter of voices had died down.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The stream of people across the courtyard had diminished.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But here there was quietude.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
set afire or burning
From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The stream of people across the courtyard had diminished.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The stream of people across the courtyard had diminished.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
compacted by ironing
From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading A QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while.
a state of peace and quiet
From this reading But here there was quietude.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading A QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while.
past form of “shift” — make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading A QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while.
not in physical motion
From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The stream of people across the courtyard had diminished.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The stream of people across the courtyard had diminished.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But here there was quietude.
from that time on
From this reading A QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while.
a large gathering of people
From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The clatter of voices had died down.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But here there was quietude.
during the time that
From this reading A QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while.
Chapter 14 of The Broken Road by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason holds 110 sentences, grouped into 22 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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