Chapter 10 of The Double Life is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Double Life is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_The Portrait_ |DAY broke over the city. A cloudy day, with a mist that enveloped everything in a sinister manner. The sun tried in vain to penetrate that sombre atmosphere. Mid-day showed a dark red ball, rolling ingloriously in a sulphurous light. Such was the picture of the heavens that day.
Chapter 10 of The Double Life is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking definite form or limits
From this reading “A cloudy day, with a mist that enveloped everything in a sinister manner.”
past form of “envelop” — enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
From this reading “A cloudy day, with a mist that enveloped everything in a sinister manner.”
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading “Such was the picture of the heavens that day.”
become covered with mist
From this reading “A cloudy day, with a mist that enveloped everything in a sinister manner.”
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
From this reading “The sun tried in vain to penetrate that sombre atmosphere.”
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
uttered with a trill
From this reading “Mid-day showed a dark red ball, rolling ingloriously in a sulphurous light.”
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading “A cloudy day, with a mist that enveloped everything in a sinister manner.”
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.
a red color that reflects little light
In this reading “Mid-day showed a dark red ball, rolling ingloriously in a sulphurous light.”
In this reading “Mid-day showed a dark red ball, rolling ingloriously in a sulphurous light.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A cloudy day, with a mist that enveloped everything in a sinister manner.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading The sun tried in vain to penetrate that sombre atmosphere.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Mid-day showed a dark red ball, rolling ingloriously in a sulphurous light.
lacking funds
From this reading _The Portrait_ |DAY broke over the city.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading _The Portrait_ |DAY broke over the city.
lacking definite form or limits
From this reading A cloudy day, with a mist that enveloped everything in a sinister manner.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Mid-day showed a dark red ball, rolling ingloriously in a sulphurous light.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading _The Portrait_ |DAY broke over the city.
past form of “envelop” — enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
From this reading A cloudy day, with a mist that enveloped everything in a sinister manner.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading A cloudy day, with a mist that enveloped everything in a sinister manner.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading Such was the picture of the heavens that day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A cloudy day, with a mist that enveloped everything in a sinister manner.
in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree
From this reading Mid-day showed a dark red ball, rolling ingloriously in a sulphurous light.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Mid-day showed a dark red ball, rolling ingloriously in a sulphurous light.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A cloudy day, with a mist that enveloped everything in a sinister manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mid-day showed a dark red ball, rolling ingloriously in a sulphurous light.
become covered with mist
From this reading A cloudy day, with a mist that enveloped everything in a sinister manner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such was the picture of the heavens that day.
above and across; more than
From this reading _The Portrait_ |DAY broke over the city.
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
From this reading The sun tried in vain to penetrate that sombre atmosphere.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Such was the picture of the heavens that day.
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading _The Portrait_ |DAY broke over the city.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Mid-day showed a dark red ball, rolling ingloriously in a sulphurous light.
uttered with a trill
From this reading Mid-day showed a dark red ball, rolling ingloriously in a sulphurous light.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Mid-day showed a dark red ball, rolling ingloriously in a sulphurous light.
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading A cloudy day, with a mist that enveloped everything in a sinister manner.
lacking brightness or color; dull
From this reading The sun tried in vain to penetrate that sombre atmosphere.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the picture of the heavens that day.
of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur
From this reading Mid-day showed a dark red ball, rolling ingloriously in a sulphurous light.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun tried in vain to penetrate that sombre atmosphere.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A cloudy day, with a mist that enveloped everything in a sinister manner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Portrait_ |DAY broke over the city.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun tried in vain to penetrate that sombre atmosphere.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading The sun tried in vain to penetrate that sombre atmosphere.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading The sun tried in vain to penetrate that sombre atmosphere.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was the picture of the heavens that day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A cloudy day, with a mist that enveloped everything in a sinister manner.
Chapter 10 of The Double Life by Gaston Leroux holds 120 sentences, grouped into 24 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 120 sentences of The Double Life, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Double Life by Gaston Leroux exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 120 sentences, grouped into 24 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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