Chapter 22 of The Erratic Flame is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Erratic Flame is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space. A loneliness devastating as the fear of death. What a strange, uncompanioned thing the soul was. How horribly alone. How impossible for it to merge with another.
Chapter 22 of The Erratic Flame is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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making light of
From this reading “A loneliness devastating as the fear of death.”
of a dreadful kind
From this reading “How horribly alone.”
without limits in extent or size or quantity
From this reading “ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.”
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading “A loneliness devastating as the fear of death.”
become one
From this reading “How impossible for it to merge with another.”
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading “ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.”
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading “ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.”
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
From this reading “ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.”
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 “ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.
later than; following
From this reading ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.
Having no one else present.
From this reading How horribly alone.
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 ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading How impossible for it to merge with another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A loneliness devastating as the fear of death.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.
the state of being blank; void; emptiness
From this reading ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading A loneliness devastating as the fear of death.
making light of
From this reading A loneliness devastating as the fear of death.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading A loneliness devastating as the fear of death.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How impossible for it to merge with another.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.
of a dreadful kind
From this reading How horribly alone.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How horribly alone.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading How impossible for it to merge with another.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How impossible for it to merge with another.
without limits in extent or size or quantity
From this reading ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading A loneliness devastating as the fear of death.
become one
From this reading How impossible for it to merge with another.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading What a strange, uncompanioned thing the soul was.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading What a strange, uncompanioned thing the soul was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.
a special situation
From this reading What a strange, uncompanioned thing the soul was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How impossible for it to merge with another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a strange, uncompanioned thing the soul was.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What a strange, uncompanioned thing the soul was.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a strange, uncompanioned thing the soul was.
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
From this reading ANTI-CLIMAX After Anne dropped Vittorio at his hotel blankness fell upon her; the limitless blankness of a solitary planet whirling in space.
in the company of; together with
From this reading How impossible for it to merge with another.
Chapter 22 of The Erratic Flame by Ysabel De Teresa holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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 22 holds 132 sentences of The Erratic Flame, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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