Chapter 23 of The Colossus: A Novel is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Colossus: A Novel is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HENRY'S INCONSISTENCY. Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds. How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring! May stole in from the south. There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.
Chapter 23 of The Colossus: A Novel is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading “Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.”
plural of “boulevard” — a wide street or thoroughfare
From this reading “There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.”
possessive form of “henry” — 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'S INCONSISTENCY.”
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading “Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.”
the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
From this reading “HENRY'S INCONSISTENCY.”
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
From this reading “How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!”
an act of forcible exhalation
From this reading “Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.”
plural of “strip” — a relatively long narrow piece of something
From this reading “There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.”
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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 How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
plural of “boulevard” — a wide street or thoroughfare
From this reading There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
possessive form of “henry” — 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'S INCONSISTENCY.
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From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
From this reading HENRY'S INCONSISTENCY.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
march in a procession
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May stole in from the south.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
leaking out slowly
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.
an act of forcible exhalation
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading May stole in from the south.
the season of growth
From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading May stole in from the south.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.
plural of “strip” — a relatively long narrow piece of something
From this reading There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
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