Chapter 23 of The Erratic Flame is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Erratic Flame is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DISSONANCE The car had turned an abrupt corner and stopped before the house. Regina opened the door, a metamorphosed Regina clad in concert regalia, very respectable and solid. Upon her face an expression of exaltation was overlaid by one of anxiety. Anne attributed the exaltation to the concert. Regina had all the Latin's adoration for music.
Chapter 23 of The Erratic Flame is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
From this reading “DISSONANCE The car had turned an abrupt corner and stopped before the house.”
a feeling of profound love and admiration
From this reading “Regina had all the Latin's adoration for music.”
past form of “attribute” — attribute or credit to
From this reading “Anne attributed the exaltation to the concert.”
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading “Regina opened the door, a metamorphosed Regina clad in concert regalia, very respectable and solid.”
a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
From this reading “DISSONANCE The car had turned an abrupt corner and stopped before the house.”
inflected form of “overlay” — put something on top of something else
From this reading “Upon her face an expression of exaltation was overlaid by one of anxiety.”
paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office)
From this reading “Regina opened the door, a metamorphosed Regina clad in concert regalia, very respectable and solid.”
the provincial capital of Saskatchewan
From this reading “Regina opened the door, a metamorphosed Regina clad in concert regalia, very respectable and solid.”
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.
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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 Regina opened the door, a metamorphosed Regina clad in concert regalia, very respectable and solid.
marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
From this reading DISSONANCE The car had turned an abrupt corner and stopped before the house.
a feeling of profound love and admiration
From this reading Regina had all the Latin's adoration for music.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Regina had all the Latin's adoration for music.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading DISSONANCE The car had turned an abrupt corner and stopped before the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DISSONANCE The car had turned an abrupt corner and stopped before the house.
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 Anne attributed the exaltation to the concert.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading Upon her face an expression of exaltation was overlaid by one of anxiety.
past form of “attribute” — attribute or credit to
From this reading Anne attributed the exaltation to the concert.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading DISSONANCE The car had turned an abrupt corner and stopped before the house.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Upon her face an expression of exaltation was overlaid by one of anxiety.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading DISSONANCE The car had turned an abrupt corner and stopped before the house.
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Regina opened the door, a metamorphosed Regina clad in concert regalia, very respectable and solid.
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading Regina opened the door, a metamorphosed Regina clad in concert regalia, very respectable and solid.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading DISSONANCE The car had turned an abrupt corner and stopped before the house.
a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
From this reading DISSONANCE The car had turned an abrupt corner and stopped before the house.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Regina opened the door, a metamorphosed Regina clad in concert regalia, very respectable and solid.
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading Upon her face an expression of exaltation was overlaid by one of anxiety.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Upon her face an expression of exaltation was overlaid by one of anxiety.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Upon her face an expression of exaltation was overlaid by one of anxiety.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Regina had all the Latin's adoration for music.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DISSONANCE The car had turned an abrupt corner and stopped before the house.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Upon her face an expression of exaltation was overlaid by one of anxiety.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading DISSONANCE The car had turned an abrupt corner and stopped before the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Regina opened the door, a metamorphosed Regina clad in concert regalia, very respectable and solid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Regina had all the Latin's adoration for music.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Regina opened the door, a metamorphosed Regina clad in concert regalia, very respectable and solid.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Regina had all the Latin's adoration for music.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Upon her face an expression of exaltation was overlaid by one of anxiety.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Upon her face an expression of exaltation was overlaid by one of anxiety.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Regina opened the door, a metamorphosed Regina clad in concert regalia, very respectable and solid.
inflected form of “overlay” — put something on top of something else
From this reading Upon her face an expression of exaltation was overlaid by one of anxiety.
paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office)
From this reading Regina opened the door, a metamorphosed Regina clad in concert regalia, very respectable and solid.
the provincial capital of Saskatchewan
From this reading Regina opened the door, a metamorphosed Regina clad in concert regalia, very respectable and solid.
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading Regina opened the door, a metamorphosed Regina clad in concert regalia, very respectable and solid.
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading Regina opened the door, a metamorphosed Regina clad in concert regalia, very respectable and solid.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading DISSONANCE The car had turned an abrupt corner and stopped before the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DISSONANCE The car had turned an abrupt corner and stopped before the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anne attributed the exaltation to the concert.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading DISSONANCE The car had turned an abrupt corner and stopped before the house.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon her face an expression of exaltation was overlaid by one of anxiety.
precisely as stated
From this reading Regina opened the door, a metamorphosed Regina clad in concert regalia, very respectable and solid.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Upon her face an expression of exaltation was overlaid by one of anxiety.
Chapter 23 of The Erratic Flame by Ysabel De Teresa holds 305 sentences, grouped into 61 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 23 holds 305 sentences of The Erratic Flame, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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