Chapter 7 of The Cruise of the Shining Light is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Cruise of the Shining Light is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Eh?" "To _hell_?" Elizabeth hesitated. By some direct and primitively human way her benighted mind had reached its determination. But still she hesitated--frightened somewhat, it may be, by the conventionality of Whisper Cove and Twist Tickle.
Chapter 7 of The Cruise of the Shining Light is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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overtaken by night or darkness
From this reading “By some direct and primitively human way her benighted mind had reached its determination.”
a small inlet
From this reading “But still she hesitated--frightened somewhat, it may be, by the conventionality of Whisper Cove and Twist Tickle.”
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading “By some direct and primitively human way her benighted mind had reached its determination.”
command with authority
From this reading “By some direct and primitively human way her benighted mind had reached its determination.”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “Elizabeth hesitated.”
any place of pain and turmoil
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading “But still she hesitated--frightened somewhat, it may be, by the conventionality of Whisper Cove and Twist Tickle.”
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
From this reading “But still she hesitated--frightened somewhat, it may be, by the conventionality of Whisper Cove and Twist Tickle.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By some direct and primitively human way her benighted mind had reached its determination.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But still she hesitated--frightened somewhat, it may be, by the conventionality of Whisper Cove and Twist Tickle.
overtaken by night or darkness
From this reading By some direct and primitively human way her benighted mind had reached its determination.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But still she hesitated--frightened somewhat, it may be, by the conventionality of Whisper Cove and Twist Tickle.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By some direct and primitively human way her benighted mind had reached its determination.
conformity with conventional thought and behavior
From this reading But still she hesitated--frightened somewhat, it may be, by the conventionality of Whisper Cove and Twist Tickle.
a small inlet
From this reading But still she hesitated--frightened somewhat, it may be, by the conventionality of Whisper Cove and Twist Tickle.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading By some direct and primitively human way her benighted mind had reached its determination.
command with authority
From this reading By some direct and primitively human way her benighted mind had reached its determination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Eh?"
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Elizabeth hesitated.
made afraid
From this reading But still she hesitated--frightened somewhat, it may be, by the conventionality of Whisper Cove and Twist Tickle.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By some direct and primitively human way her benighted mind had reached its determination.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading "To _hell_?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By some direct and primitively human way her benighted mind had reached its determination.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Elizabeth hesitated.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading By some direct and primitively human way her benighted mind had reached its determination.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But still she hesitated--frightened somewhat, it may be, by the conventionality of Whisper Cove and Twist Tickle.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading By some direct and primitively human way her benighted mind had reached its determination.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But still she hesitated--frightened somewhat, it may be, by the conventionality of Whisper Cove and Twist Tickle.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading By some direct and primitively human way her benighted mind had reached its determination.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But still she hesitated--frightened somewhat, it may be, by the conventionality of Whisper Cove and Twist Tickle.
with reference to the origin or beginning
From this reading By some direct and primitively human way her benighted mind had reached its determination.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading By some direct and primitively human way her benighted mind had reached its determination.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But still she hesitated--frightened somewhat, it may be, by the conventionality of Whisper Cove and Twist Tickle.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading By some direct and primitively human way her benighted mind had reached its determination.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading But still she hesitated--frightened somewhat, it may be, by the conventionality of Whisper Cove and Twist Tickle.
not in physical motion
From this reading But still she hesitated--frightened somewhat, it may be, by the conventionality of Whisper Cove and Twist Tickle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But still she hesitated--frightened somewhat, it may be, by the conventionality of Whisper Cove and Twist Tickle.
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading But still she hesitated--frightened somewhat, it may be, by the conventionality of Whisper Cove and Twist Tickle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To _hell_?"
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
From this reading But still she hesitated--frightened somewhat, it may be, by the conventionality of Whisper Cove and Twist Tickle.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading By some direct and primitively human way her benighted mind had reached its determination.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading But still she hesitated--frightened somewhat, it may be, by the conventionality of Whisper Cove and Twist Tickle.
Chapter 7 of The Cruise of the Shining Light by Norman Duncan holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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