Chapter 10 of The dark mother is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The dark mother is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There were reasons aplenty. But this fading day was a day that drifted beyond the world of reasons. He was alone. He had been tired, he had managed to leave the office early, to be alone. He sat there, gazing away at the hot park with eyes that were truly looking inward.
Chapter 10 of The dark mother is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “But this fading day was a day that drifted beyond the world of reasons.”
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading “But this fading day was a day that drifted beyond the world of reasons.”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “He sat there, gazing away at the hot park with eyes that were truly looking inward.”
relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
From this reading “He sat there, gazing away at the hot park with eyes that were truly looking inward.”
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “He had been tired, he had managed to leave the office early, to be alone.”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “He sat there, gazing away at the hot park with eyes that were truly looking inward.”
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “There were reasons aplenty.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “He sat there, gazing away at the hot park with eyes that were truly looking inward.”
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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 But this fading day was a day that drifted beyond the world of reasons.
Having no one else present.
From this reading He was alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were reasons aplenty.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He sat there, gazing away at the hot park with eyes that were truly looking inward.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He sat there, gazing away at the hot park with eyes that were truly looking inward.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had been tired, he had managed to leave the office early, to be alone.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been tired, he had managed to leave the office early, to be alone.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading But this fading day was a day that drifted beyond the world of reasons.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this fading day was a day that drifted beyond the world of reasons.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But this fading day was a day that drifted beyond the world of reasons.
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading But this fading day was a day that drifted beyond the world of reasons.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading He had been tired, he had managed to leave the office early, to be alone.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He sat there, gazing away at the hot park with eyes that were truly looking inward.
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading But this fading day was a day that drifted beyond the world of reasons.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He sat there, gazing away at the hot park with eyes that were truly looking inward.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been tired, he had managed to leave the office early, to be alone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was alone.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading He sat there, gazing away at the hot park with eyes that were truly looking inward.
relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
From this reading He sat there, gazing away at the hot park with eyes that were truly looking inward.
go away from a place
From this reading He had been tired, he had managed to leave the office early, to be alone.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He sat there, gazing away at the hot park with eyes that were truly looking inward.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading He had been tired, he had managed to leave the office early, to be alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But this fading day was a day that drifted beyond the world of reasons.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading He had been tired, he had managed to leave the office early, to be alone.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading He sat there, gazing away at the hot park with eyes that were truly looking inward.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading There were reasons aplenty.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat there, gazing away at the hot park with eyes that were truly looking inward.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But this fading day was a day that drifted beyond the world of reasons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But this fading day was a day that drifted beyond the world of reasons.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were reasons aplenty.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this fading day was a day that drifted beyond the world of reasons.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading He had been tired, he had managed to leave the office early, to be alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been tired, he had managed to leave the office early, to be alone.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading He sat there, gazing away at the hot park with eyes that were truly looking inward.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this fading day was a day that drifted beyond the world of reasons.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were reasons aplenty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He sat there, gazing away at the hot park with eyes that were truly looking inward.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading But this fading day was a day that drifted beyond the world of reasons.
Chapter 10 of The dark mother by Waldo David Frank holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 10 holds 395 sentences of The dark mother, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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