Chapter 10 of The Colossus: A Novel is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Colossus: A Novel is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROMPED WITH THE GIRL. The morning was heavy and almost breathless. The smoke of the city hung low in the streets. Henry had passed through a dreamful and uneasy sleep. He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.
Chapter 10 of The Colossus: A Novel is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused to action
From this reading “He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.”
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.”
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading “The morning was heavy and almost breathless.”
sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading “He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.”
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading “He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.”
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “The smoke of the city hung low in the streets.”
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “The smoke of the city hung low in the streets.”
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading “Henry had passed through a dreamful and uneasy sleep.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Henry had passed through a dreamful and uneasy sleep.
anew
From this reading He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The morning was heavy and almost breathless.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morning was heavy and almost breathless.
aroused to action
From this reading He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading The morning was heavy and almost breathless.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The smoke of the city hung low in the streets.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.
sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.
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From this reading Henry had passed through a dreamful and uneasy sleep.
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From this reading He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.
a young female
From this reading ROMPED WITH THE GIRL.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Henry had passed through a dreamful and uneasy sleep.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The morning was heavy and almost breathless.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry had passed through a dreamful and uneasy sleep.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The smoke of the city hung low in the streets.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The smoke of the city hung low in the streets.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The smoke of the city hung low in the streets.
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The morning was heavy and almost breathless.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The smoke of the city hung low in the streets.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Henry had passed through a dreamful and uneasy sleep.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.
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From this reading ROMPED WITH THE GIRL.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Henry had passed through a dreamful and uneasy sleep.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The smoke of the city hung low in the streets.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The smoke of the city hung low in the streets.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROMPED WITH THE GIRL.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Henry had passed through a dreamful and uneasy sleep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading Henry had passed through a dreamful and uneasy sleep.
up to a particular time
From this reading He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The morning was heavy and almost breathless.
at the time that
From this reading He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading He thought it wise to remain in his room until the merchant was gone down town, and troublously he had begun to doze again when Ellen's voice aroused him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ROMPED WITH THE GIRL.
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