Chapter 7 of The Dim Lantern is here in full — 359 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Dim Lantern is here in full — 359 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun. But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night. She came to it gradually. The strange events of yesterday. Evans.
Chapter 7 of The Dim Lantern is here in full — 359 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/71 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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invulnerable to fear or intimidation
From this reading “A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.”
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading “Evans.”
extremely hungry
From this reading “A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.”
burdened psychologically or mentally
From this reading “But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night.”
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading “But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night.”
someone who journeys in foreign lands
From this reading “A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.”
adult male chicken
From this reading “A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.”
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading “But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night.”
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In this reading “A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.”
In this reading “The strange events of yesterday.”
In this reading “But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night.
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
From this reading A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She came to it gradually.
take exception to
From this reading A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night.
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading Evans.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading The strange events of yesterday.
extremely hungry
From this reading A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.
set up or found
From this reading But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night.
in a gradual manner
From this reading She came to it gradually.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She came to it gradually.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night.
burdened psychologically or mentally
From this reading But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night.
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night.
someone who journeys in foreign lands
From this reading A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.
adult male chicken
From this reading A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night.
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The strange events of yesterday.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night.
under normal conditions
From this reading A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.
a Caucasian
From this reading But on Thanksgiving morning, she found herself sitting up in bed in the deep darkness--slim and white and shivering--oppressed by some phantom of the night.
which person or people
From this reading A FAMISHED PILGRIM Jane was waked usually by the hoarse crow of an audacious little rooster, who sent his challenge to the rising sun.
the day immediately before today
From this reading The strange events of yesterday.
Chapter 7 of The Dim Lantern by Temple Bailey holds 359 sentences, grouped into 72 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 7 holds 359 sentences of The Dim Lantern, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
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