Chapter 19 of The Dim Lantern is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of The Dim Lantern is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SURRENDER Bob had cried when the news came from the hospital. It had been dreadful. Jane had never seen a man cry. They had been hard sobs, with broken apologies between. “I’m a fool to act like this....”
Chapter 19 of The Dim Lantern is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “apology” — an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading “They had been hard sobs, with broken apologies between.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “SURRENDER Bob had cried when the news came from the hospital.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “It had been dreadful.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading ““I’m a fool to act like this....””
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “SURRENDER Bob had cried when the news came from the hospital.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “SURRENDER Bob had cried when the news came from the hospital.”
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading “They had been hard sobs, with broken apologies between.”
acceptance of despair
From this reading “SURRENDER Bob had cried when the news came from the hospital.”
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 “SURRENDER Bob had cried when the news came from the hospital.”
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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 Jane had never seen a man cry.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “I’m a fool to act like this....”
plural of “apology” — an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading They had been hard sobs, with broken apologies between.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been dreadful.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They had been hard sobs, with broken apologies between.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading SURRENDER Bob had cried when the news came from the hospital.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading They had been hard sobs, with broken apologies between.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading SURRENDER Bob had cried when the news came from the hospital.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading SURRENDER Bob had cried when the news came from the hospital.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Jane had never seen a man cry.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading It had been dreadful.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “I’m a fool to act like this....”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SURRENDER Bob had cried when the news came from the hospital.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SURRENDER Bob had cried when the news came from the hospital.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading They had been hard sobs, with broken apologies between.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading SURRENDER Bob had cried when the news came from the hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m a fool to act like this....”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been dreadful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jane had never seen a man cry.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I’m a fool to act like this....”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Jane had never seen a man cry.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Jane had never seen a man cry.
information about recent and important events
From this reading SURRENDER Bob had cried when the news came from the hospital.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Jane had never seen a man cry.
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading They had been hard sobs, with broken apologies between.
acceptance of despair
From this reading SURRENDER Bob had cried when the news came from the hospital.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SURRENDER Bob had cried when the news came from the hospital.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been hard sobs, with broken apologies between.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I’m a fool to act like this....”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’m a fool to act like this....”
at the time that
From this reading SURRENDER Bob had cried when the news came from the hospital.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had been hard sobs, with broken apologies between.
Chapter 19 of The Dim Lantern by Temple Bailey holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 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 19 holds 204 sentences of The Dim Lantern, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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