Chapter 14 of The Gay Gnani of Gingalee is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Gay Gnani of Gingalee is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“_A maximis ad minima._” PHLOGISTON IS RESTORED. And now, an awful silence brooded in that fateful chamber. The Great Light had vanished. Darkness was there. And then, as swiftly as came sleep, so now the awakening of Bill Vanderhook and his wife.
Chapter 14 of The Gay Gnani of Gingalee is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of waking
From this reading “And then, as swiftly as came sleep, so now the awakening of Bill Vanderhook and his wife.”
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “And now, an awful silence brooded in that fateful chamber.”
past form of “brood” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading “And now, an awful silence brooded in that fateful chamber.”
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading “And now, an awful silence brooded in that fateful chamber.”
having momentous consequences; of decisive importance
From this reading “And now, an awful silence brooded in that fateful chamber.”
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading ““_A maximis ad minima._” PHLOGISTON IS RESTORED.”
in a swift manner
From this reading “And then, as swiftly as came sleep, so now the awakening of Bill Vanderhook and his wife.”
having passed out of existence
From this reading “The Great Light had vanished.”
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 “And now, an awful silence brooded in that fateful chamber.”
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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 “_A maximis ad minima._” PHLOGISTON IS RESTORED.
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading “_A maximis ad minima._” PHLOGISTON IS RESTORED.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And now, an awful silence brooded in that fateful chamber.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now, an awful silence brooded in that fateful chamber.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And then, as swiftly as came sleep, so now the awakening of Bill Vanderhook and his wife.
the act of waking
From this reading And then, as swiftly as came sleep, so now the awakening of Bill Vanderhook and his wife.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading And now, an awful silence brooded in that fateful chamber.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading And then, as swiftly as came sleep, so now the awakening of Bill Vanderhook and his wife.
past form of “brood” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading And now, an awful silence brooded in that fateful chamber.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And then, as swiftly as came sleep, so now the awakening of Bill Vanderhook and his wife.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading And now, an awful silence brooded in that fateful chamber.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Darkness was there.
having momentous consequences; of decisive importance
From this reading And now, an awful silence brooded in that fateful chamber.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Great Light had vanished.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Great Light had vanished.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And then, as swiftly as came sleep, so now the awakening of Bill Vanderhook and his wife.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And now, an awful silence brooded in that fateful chamber.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “_A maximis ad minima._” PHLOGISTON IS RESTORED.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The Great Light had vanished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_A maximis ad minima._” PHLOGISTON IS RESTORED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_A maximis ad minima._” PHLOGISTON IS RESTORED.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now, an awful silence brooded in that fateful chamber.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then, as swiftly as came sleep, so now the awakening of Bill Vanderhook and his wife.
a hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning
From this reading “_A maximis ad minima._” PHLOGISTON IS RESTORED.
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading “_A maximis ad minima._” PHLOGISTON IS RESTORED.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading And now, an awful silence brooded in that fateful chamber.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading And then, as swiftly as came sleep, so now the awakening of Bill Vanderhook and his wife.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And then, as swiftly as came sleep, so now the awakening of Bill Vanderhook and his wife.
in a swift manner
From this reading And then, as swiftly as came sleep, so now the awakening of Bill Vanderhook and his wife.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And now, an awful silence brooded in that fateful chamber.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Great Light had vanished.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, as swiftly as came sleep, so now the awakening of Bill Vanderhook and his wife.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Darkness was there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then, as swiftly as came sleep, so now the awakening of Bill Vanderhook and his wife.
having passed out of existence
From this reading The Great Light had vanished.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Darkness was there.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading And then, as swiftly as came sleep, so now the awakening of Bill Vanderhook and his wife.
Chapter 14 of The Gay Gnani of Gingalee by Florence, -1912 Huntley holds 211 sentences, grouped into 43 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 14 holds 211 sentences of The Gay Gnani of Gingalee, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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