Chapter 10 of The Furnace is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Furnace is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BETTY AND TOMMY 'So flesh Conjures tempest-flails to thresh Good from worthless. Some clear lamps Light it; more of dead marsh-damps.' GEORGE MEREDITH. Through the black, slow hours Betty stared with wide unswerving eyes at the other arm-chair. On one of its arms lay a pipe, on the other a half-finished drawing.
Chapter 10 of The Furnace is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “conjure” — summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
From this reading “BETTY AND TOMMY 'So flesh Conjures tempest-flails to thresh Good from worthless.”
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading “BETTY AND TOMMY 'So flesh Conjures tempest-flails to thresh Good from worthless.”
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “Some clear lamps Light it; more of dead marsh-damps.'”
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading “GEORGE MEREDITH.”
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “On one of its arms lay a pipe, on the other a half-finished drawing.”
move or stir about violently
From this reading “BETTY AND TOMMY 'So flesh Conjures tempest-flails to thresh Good from worthless.”
going directly ahead from one point to another without veering or turning aside
From this reading “Through the black, slow hours Betty stared with wide unswerving eyes at the other arm-chair.”
lacking in usefulness or value
From this reading “BETTY AND TOMMY 'So flesh Conjures tempest-flails to thresh Good from worthless.”
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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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 On one of its arms lay a pipe, on the other a half-finished drawing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BETTY AND TOMMY 'So flesh Conjures tempest-flails to thresh Good from worthless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the black, slow hours Betty stared with wide unswerving eyes at the other arm-chair.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading On one of its arms lay a pipe, on the other a half-finished drawing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Through the black, slow hours Betty stared with wide unswerving eyes at the other arm-chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BETTY AND TOMMY 'So flesh Conjures tempest-flails to thresh Good from worthless.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Through the black, slow hours Betty stared with wide unswerving eyes at the other arm-chair.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Some clear lamps Light it; more of dead marsh-damps.'
third-person singular of “conjure” — summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
From this reading BETTY AND TOMMY 'So flesh Conjures tempest-flails to thresh Good from worthless.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Some clear lamps Light it; more of dead marsh-damps.'
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading On one of its arms lay a pipe, on the other a half-finished drawing.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Through the black, slow hours Betty stared with wide unswerving eyes at the other arm-chair.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading BETTY AND TOMMY 'So flesh Conjures tempest-flails to thresh Good from worthless.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BETTY AND TOMMY 'So flesh Conjures tempest-flails to thresh Good from worthless.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE MEREDITH.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading BETTY AND TOMMY 'So flesh Conjures tempest-flails to thresh Good from worthless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On one of its arms lay a pipe, on the other a half-finished drawing.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Through the black, slow hours Betty stared with wide unswerving eyes at the other arm-chair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some clear lamps Light it; more of dead marsh-damps.'
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On one of its arms lay a pipe, on the other a half-finished drawing.
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Some clear lamps Light it; more of dead marsh-damps.'
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading On one of its arms lay a pipe, on the other a half-finished drawing.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Some clear lamps Light it; more of dead marsh-damps.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some clear lamps Light it; more of dead marsh-damps.'
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading GEORGE MEREDITH.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Some clear lamps Light it; more of dead marsh-damps.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some clear lamps Light it; more of dead marsh-damps.'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On one of its arms lay a pipe, on the other a half-finished drawing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one of its arms lay a pipe, on the other a half-finished drawing.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Through the black, slow hours Betty stared with wide unswerving eyes at the other arm-chair.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading On one of its arms lay a pipe, on the other a half-finished drawing.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Through the black, slow hours Betty stared with wide unswerving eyes at the other arm-chair.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading BETTY AND TOMMY 'So flesh Conjures tempest-flails to thresh Good from worthless.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some clear lamps Light it; more of dead marsh-damps.'
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Through the black, slow hours Betty stared with wide unswerving eyes at the other arm-chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BETTY AND TOMMY 'So flesh Conjures tempest-flails to thresh Good from worthless.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Through the black, slow hours Betty stared with wide unswerving eyes at the other arm-chair.
move or stir about violently
From this reading BETTY AND TOMMY 'So flesh Conjures tempest-flails to thresh Good from worthless.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the black, slow hours Betty stared with wide unswerving eyes at the other arm-chair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BETTY AND TOMMY 'So flesh Conjures tempest-flails to thresh Good from worthless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BETTY AND TOMMY 'So flesh Conjures tempest-flails to thresh Good from worthless.
going directly ahead from one point to another without veering or turning aside
From this reading Through the black, slow hours Betty stared with wide unswerving eyes at the other arm-chair.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Through the black, slow hours Betty stared with wide unswerving eyes at the other arm-chair.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Through the black, slow hours Betty stared with wide unswerving eyes at the other arm-chair.
lacking in usefulness or value
From this reading BETTY AND TOMMY 'So flesh Conjures tempest-flails to thresh Good from worthless.
Chapter 10 of The Furnace by Rose Macaulay holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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 10 holds 140 sentences of The Furnace, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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