Chapter 19 of The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things. He became aware of something. He rode up beside his gaunt fellow. "Do you notice the horses?" he said in an undertone. The gaunt face looked interrogation.
Chapter 19 of The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 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.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading “He became aware of something.”
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading “He rode up beside his gaunt fellow.”
of the present time and place
From this reading “Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.”
The formal questioning of a suspect by police detectives or magistrates.
From this reading “The gaunt face looked interrogation.”
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.”
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “He rode up beside his gaunt fellow.”
plural of “sensation” — an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading “Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.”
a quiet or hushed tone of voice
From this reading “"Do you notice the horses?" he said in an undertone.”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Do you notice the horses?" he said in an undertone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading He became aware of something.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading He became aware of something.
next to; at the side of
From this reading He rode up beside his gaunt fellow.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you notice the horses?" he said in an undertone.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The gaunt face looked interrogation.
a boy or man
From this reading He rode up beside his gaunt fellow.
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading He rode up beside his gaunt fellow.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He became aware of something.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He rode up beside his gaunt fellow.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Do you notice the horses?" he said in an undertone.
of the present time and place
From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Do you notice the horses?" he said in an undertone.
The formal questioning of a suspect by police detectives or magistrates.
From this reading The gaunt face looked interrogation.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The gaunt face looked interrogation.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading "Do you notice the horses?" he said in an undertone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading He rode up beside his gaunt fellow.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Do you notice the horses?" he said in an undertone.
plural of “sensation” — an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He became aware of something.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
a quiet or hushed tone of voice
From this reading "Do you notice the horses?" he said in an undertone.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He rode up beside his gaunt fellow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you notice the horses?" he said in an undertone.
Chapter 19 of The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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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