Chapter 5 of The Dark Other is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Dark Other is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'm responsible for that, too. I put you to bed." He leaned forward. "Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet. She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.
Chapter 5 of The Dark Other is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 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.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.”
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “I put you to bed."”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “"Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “He leaned forward.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “"Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “He leaned forward.”
hear with intention
From this reading “"Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.”
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
From this reading “"I'm responsible for that, too.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “He leaned forward.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I put you to bed."
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'm responsible for that, too.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading He leaned forward.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He leaned forward.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I put you to bed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm responsible for that, too.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading He leaned forward.
hear with intention
From this reading "Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I put you to bed."
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
From this reading "I'm responsible for that, too.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'm responsible for that, too.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I put you to bed."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "I'm responsible for that, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.
at the time that
From this reading She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I put you to bed."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.
Chapter 5 of The Dark Other by Stanley G. (Stanley Grauman) Weinbaum holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 5 holds 417 sentences of The Dark Other, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Dark Other by Stanley G. (Stanley Grauman) Weinbaum exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 417 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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