Chapter 12 of The Erratic Flame is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Erratic Flame is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HEALING VISION The heavy glass door rang beneath the tap of impatient knuckles. Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart. "Yes, yes, what is it?" she cried in muffled terror. Was Alexis perhaps dying? "Don't be scared.
Chapter 12 of The Erratic Flame is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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occurring in spells and often abruptly
From this reading “Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.”
the natural process by which the body repairs itself
From this reading “THE HEALING VISION The heavy glass door rang beneath the tap of impatient knuckles.”
(used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
From this reading “THE HEALING VISION The heavy glass door rang beneath the tap of impatient knuckles.”
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading “"Yes, yes, what is it?" she cried in muffled terror.”
repeated heavy blows
From this reading “Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.”
cut a female screw thread with a tap
From this reading “THE HEALING VISION The heavy glass door rang beneath the tap of impatient knuckles.”
without forethought or plan; inadvertently
From this reading “Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.”
a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
From this reading “Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.”
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In this reading “THE HEALING VISION The heavy glass door rang beneath the tap of impatient knuckles.”
In this reading “Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.”
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quickly and without warning
From this reading Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was Alexis perhaps dying?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.
aroused to action
From this reading Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don't be scared.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading THE HEALING VISION The heavy glass door rang beneath the tap of impatient knuckles.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Yes, yes, what is it?" she cried in muffled terror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't be scared.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE HEALING VISION The heavy glass door rang beneath the tap of impatient knuckles.
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading Was Alexis perhaps dying?
occurring in spells and often abruptly
From this reading Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading THE HEALING VISION The heavy glass door rang beneath the tap of impatient knuckles.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.
the natural process by which the body repairs itself
From this reading THE HEALING VISION The heavy glass door rang beneath the tap of impatient knuckles.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading THE HEALING VISION The heavy glass door rang beneath the tap of impatient knuckles.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading THE HEALING VISION The heavy glass door rang beneath the tap of impatient knuckles.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, yes, what is it?" she cried in muffled terror.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, yes, what is it?" she cried in muffled terror.
(used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
From this reading THE HEALING VISION The heavy glass door rang beneath the tap of impatient knuckles.
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading "Yes, yes, what is it?" she cried in muffled terror.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HEALING VISION The heavy glass door rang beneath the tap of impatient knuckles.
by chance
From this reading Was Alexis perhaps dying?
repeated heavy blows
From this reading Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.
compacted by ironing
From this reading Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading THE HEALING VISION The heavy glass door rang beneath the tap of impatient knuckles.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.
made afraid
From this reading "Don't be scared.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.
cut a female screw thread with a tap
From this reading THE HEALING VISION The heavy glass door rang beneath the tap of impatient knuckles.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading "Yes, yes, what is it?" she cried in muffled terror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HEALING VISION The heavy glass door rang beneath the tap of impatient knuckles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.
without forethought or plan; inadvertently
From this reading Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.
a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
From this reading Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.
a vivid mental image
From this reading THE HEALING VISION The heavy glass door rang beneath the tap of impatient knuckles.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was Alexis perhaps dying?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Yes, yes, what is it?" she cried in muffled terror.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Aroused abruptly from fitful unconsciousness into which she had drifted unawares, Anne sat up in bed and pressed both hands to her pounding heart.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, yes, what is it?" she cried in muffled terror.
Chapter 12 of The Erratic Flame by Ysabel De Teresa holds 278 sentences, grouped into 56 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 12 holds 278 sentences of The Erratic Flame, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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