Chapter 30 of The Flight of the Shadow is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 30 of The Flight of the Shadow is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MY UNCLE COMES HOME. Time went on, and it was now the depth of a cold, miserable winter. I remember the day to which I have now come so well! It was a black day. There was such a thickness of snow in the air, that what light got through had a lost look.
Chapter 30 of The Flight of the Shadow is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “Time went on, and it was now the depth of a cold, miserable winter.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “MY UNCLE COMES HOME.”
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading “Time went on, and it was now the depth of a cold, miserable winter.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “Time went on, and it was now the depth of a cold, miserable winter.”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “There was such a thickness of snow in the air, that what light got through had a lost look.”
the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
From this reading “There was such a thickness of snow in the air, that what light got through had a lost look.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “MY UNCLE COMES HOME.”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “Time went on, and it was now the depth of a cold, miserable winter.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Time went on, and it was now the depth of a cold, miserable winter.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading There was such a thickness of snow in the air, that what light got through had a lost look.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Time went on, and it was now the depth of a cold, miserable winter.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading It was a black day.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Time went on, and it was now the depth of a cold, miserable winter.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I remember the day to which I have now come so well!
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading MY UNCLE COMES HOME.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I remember the day to which I have now come so well!
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading Time went on, and it was now the depth of a cold, miserable winter.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading There was such a thickness of snow in the air, that what light got through had a lost look.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was such a thickness of snow in the air, that what light got through had a lost look.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I remember the day to which I have now come so well!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading MY UNCLE COMES HOME.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I remember the day to which I have now come so well!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was such a thickness of snow in the air, that what light got through had a lost look.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Time went on, and it was now the depth of a cold, miserable winter.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading There was such a thickness of snow in the air, that what light got through had a lost look.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading There was such a thickness of snow in the air, that what light got through had a lost look.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading There was such a thickness of snow in the air, that what light got through had a lost look.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Time went on, and it was now the depth of a cold, miserable winter.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY UNCLE COMES HOME.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Time went on, and it was now the depth of a cold, miserable winter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Time went on, and it was now the depth of a cold, miserable winter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Time went on, and it was now the depth of a cold, miserable winter.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember the day to which I have now come so well!
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading There was such a thickness of snow in the air, that what light got through had a lost look.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I remember the day to which I have now come so well!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There was such a thickness of snow in the air, that what light got through had a lost look.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was such a thickness of snow in the air, that what light got through had a lost look.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Time went on, and it was now the depth of a cold, miserable winter.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was such a thickness of snow in the air, that what light got through had a lost look.
the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
From this reading There was such a thickness of snow in the air, that what light got through had a lost look.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There was such a thickness of snow in the air, that what light got through had a lost look.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time went on, and it was now the depth of a cold, miserable winter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I remember the day to which I have now come so well!
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading MY UNCLE COMES HOME.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Time went on, and it was now the depth of a cold, miserable winter.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I remember the day to which I have now come so well!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Time went on, and it was now the depth of a cold, miserable winter.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There was such a thickness of snow in the air, that what light got through had a lost look.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I remember the day to which I have now come so well!
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Time went on, and it was now the depth of a cold, miserable winter.
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