Chapter 14 of The end of the house of Alard is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The end of the house of Alard is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“When?—Tomorrow?” “No—this very evening. I’ll go straight on from here.” “Gervase!” She looked sad—she understood him less than ever now.
Chapter 14 of The end of the house of Alard is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading ““No—this very evening.”
at any time
From this reading “She looked sad—she understood him less than ever now.”
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading “She looked sad—she understood him less than ever now.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “She looked sad—she understood him less than ever now.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “She looked sad—she understood him less than ever now.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading “I’ll go straight on from here.””
the day after today
From this reading ““When?—Tomorrow?””
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “She looked sad—she understood him less than ever now.”
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 “I’ll go straight on from here.””
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the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “No—this very evening.
at any time
From this reading She looked sad—she understood him less than ever now.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I’ll go straight on from here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gervase!”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I’ll go straight on from here.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I’ll go straight on from here.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked sad—she understood him less than ever now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll go straight on from here.”
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading She looked sad—she understood him less than ever now.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked sad—she understood him less than ever now.
not any; not one
From this reading “No—this very evening.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She looked sad—she understood him less than ever now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I’ll go straight on from here.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading She looked sad—she understood him less than ever now.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked sad—she understood him less than ever now.
successive (without a break)
From this reading I’ll go straight on from here.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She looked sad—she understood him less than ever now.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “No—this very evening.
the day after today
From this reading “When?—Tomorrow?”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading She looked sad—she understood him less than ever now.
precisely as stated
From this reading “No—this very evening.
at the time that
From this reading “When?—Tomorrow?”
Chapter 14 of The end of the house of Alard by Sheila Kaye-Smith holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 14 holds 425 sentences of The end of the house of Alard, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of The end of the house of Alard by Sheila Kaye-Smith exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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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