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Chapter 18 of The Erratic Flame is here in full — 588 sentences across 118 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DISCORD Above a livid line of snow the villa Sirena loomed brilliantly like some huge ocean liner, against the night. A shiver of excitement ran up Anne's spine. So they had arrived at last! "How large it looks," she said rather breathlessly. In spite of herself a slight tremor crept into her voice.
Chapter 18 of The Erratic Flame is here in full — 588 sentences across 118 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “anne” — 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 “A shiver of excitement ran up Anne's spine.”
with brightness
From this reading “DISCORD Above a livid line of snow the villa Sirena loomed brilliantly like some huge ocean liner, against the night.”
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading “DISCORD Above a livid line of snow the villa Sirena loomed brilliantly like some huge ocean liner, against the night.”
(baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
From this reading “DISCORD Above a livid line of snow the villa Sirena loomed brilliantly like some huge ocean liner, against the night.”
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading “DISCORD Above a livid line of snow the villa Sirena loomed brilliantly like some huge ocean liner, against the night.”
past form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading “DISCORD Above a livid line of snow the villa Sirena loomed brilliantly like some huge ocean liner, against the night.”
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
From this reading “A shiver of excitement ran up Anne's spine.”
an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
From this reading “In spite of herself a slight tremor crept into her voice.”
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 “In spite of herself a slight tremor crept into her voice.”
In this reading “In spite of herself a slight tremor crept into her voice.”
In this reading “In spite of herself a slight tremor crept into her voice.”
reach a destination, either real or abstract
In this reading “So they had arrived at last!”
pile up (debts or scores)
In this reading “A shiver of excitement ran up Anne's spine.”
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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 DISCORD Above a livid line of snow the villa Sirena loomed brilliantly like some huge ocean liner, against the night.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading DISCORD Above a livid line of snow the villa Sirena loomed brilliantly like some huge ocean liner, against the night.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading DISCORD Above a livid line of snow the villa Sirena loomed brilliantly like some huge ocean liner, against the night.
possessive form of “anne” — 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 A shiver of excitement ran up Anne's spine.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading So they had arrived at last!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So they had arrived at last!
in a breathless manner
From this reading "How large it looks," she said rather breathlessly.
with brightness
From this reading DISCORD Above a livid line of snow the villa Sirena loomed brilliantly like some huge ocean liner, against the night.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading In spite of herself a slight tremor crept into her voice.
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading DISCORD Above a livid line of snow the villa Sirena loomed brilliantly like some huge ocean liner, against the night.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading A shiver of excitement ran up Anne's spine.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So they had arrived at last!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In spite of herself a slight tremor crept into her voice.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading In spite of herself a slight tremor crept into her voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How large it looks," she said rather breathlessly.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading DISCORD Above a livid line of snow the villa Sirena loomed brilliantly like some huge ocean liner, against the night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of herself a slight tremor crept into her voice.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In spite of herself a slight tremor crept into her voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How large it looks," she said rather breathlessly.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "How large it looks," she said rather breathlessly.
immediately past
From this reading So they had arrived at last!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading DISCORD Above a livid line of snow the villa Sirena loomed brilliantly like some huge ocean liner, against the night.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading DISCORD Above a livid line of snow the villa Sirena loomed brilliantly like some huge ocean liner, against the night.
(baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
From this reading DISCORD Above a livid line of snow the villa Sirena loomed brilliantly like some huge ocean liner, against the night.
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading DISCORD Above a livid line of snow the villa Sirena loomed brilliantly like some huge ocean liner, against the night.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "How large it looks," she said rather breathlessly.
past form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading DISCORD Above a livid line of snow the villa Sirena loomed brilliantly like some huge ocean liner, against the night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading DISCORD Above a livid line of snow the villa Sirena loomed brilliantly like some huge ocean liner, against the night.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading DISCORD Above a livid line of snow the villa Sirena loomed brilliantly like some huge ocean liner, against the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DISCORD Above a livid line of snow the villa Sirena loomed brilliantly like some huge ocean liner, against the night.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading A shiver of excitement ran up Anne's spine.
on the contrary
From this reading "How large it looks," she said rather breathlessly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "How large it looks," she said rather breathlessly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How large it looks," she said rather breathlessly.
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading A shiver of excitement ran up Anne's spine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DISCORD Above a livid line of snow the villa Sirena loomed brilliantly like some huge ocean liner, against the night.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading In spite of herself a slight tremor crept into her voice.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading DISCORD Above a livid line of snow the villa Sirena loomed brilliantly like some huge ocean liner, against the night.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they had arrived at last!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading DISCORD Above a livid line of snow the villa Sirena loomed brilliantly like some huge ocean liner, against the night.
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
From this reading A shiver of excitement ran up Anne's spine.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading In spite of herself a slight tremor crept into her voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DISCORD Above a livid line of snow the villa Sirena loomed brilliantly like some huge ocean liner, against the night.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So they had arrived at last!
an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
From this reading In spite of herself a slight tremor crept into her voice.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A shiver of excitement ran up Anne's spine.
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading DISCORD Above a livid line of snow the villa Sirena loomed brilliantly like some huge ocean liner, against the night.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading In spite of herself a slight tremor crept into her voice.
Chapter 18 of The Erratic Flame by Ysabel De Teresa holds 588 sentences, grouped into 118 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.
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