Chapter 29 of The Combined Maze is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Combined Maze is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He had seen her home. At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her. Her eyes shone at his under the lamplight. He went back slowly, reviving the sweet sense of her. A great calm had followed his excitement.
Chapter 29 of The Combined Maze is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a line of approach
From this reading “At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.”
make calm or still
From this reading “A great calm had followed his excitement.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “A great calm had followed his excitement.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.”
tending to impart new life and vigor to
From this reading “He went back slowly, reviving the sweet sense of her.”
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “Her eyes shone at his under the lamplight.”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “He went back slowly, reviving the sweet sense of her.”
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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 A great calm had followed his excitement.
anew
From this reading At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.
a line of approach
From this reading At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He went back slowly, reviving the sweet sense of her.
make calm or still
From this reading A great calm had followed his excitement.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading A great calm had followed his excitement.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes shone at his under the lamplight.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading A great calm had followed his excitement.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A great calm had followed his excitement.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had seen her home.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had seen her home.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had seen her home.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He had seen her home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.
light from a lamp
From this reading Her eyes shone at his under the lamplight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He went back slowly, reviving the sweet sense of her.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.
tending to impart new life and vigor to
From this reading He went back slowly, reviving the sweet sense of her.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He had seen her home.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading He went back slowly, reviving the sweet sense of her.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading Her eyes shone at his under the lamplight.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading He went back slowly, reviving the sweet sense of her.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading He went back slowly, reviving the sweet sense of her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Her eyes shone at his under the lamplight.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went back slowly, reviving the sweet sense of her.
Chapter 29 of The Combined Maze by May Sinclair holds 362 sentences, grouped into 73 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 29 holds 362 sentences of The Combined Maze, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
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