Chapter 17 of The Girl of the Golden Gate is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Girl of the Golden Gate is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Emily held Lavelle and Chang in view until they were halfway to the tree and the Chinaman halted and looked back. It was as if the giant had flashed a message to her. Her heart gave a throb of apprehension. Her breath caught in her throat. Her limbs trembled.
Chapter 17 of The Girl of the Golden Gate is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading “Her heart gave a throb of apprehension.”
the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai
From this reading “Emily held Lavelle and Chang in view until they were halfway to the tree and the Chinaman halted and looked back.”
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “It was as if the giant had flashed a message to her.”
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading “Emily held Lavelle and Chang in view until they were halfway to the tree and the Chinaman halted and looked back.”
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading “Emily held Lavelle and Chang in view until they were halfway to the tree and the Chinaman halted and looked back.”
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading “Her limbs trembled.”
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
From this reading “Her heart gave a throb of apprehension.”
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “Her limbs trembled.”
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 “Her heart gave a throb of apprehension.”
look towards one's back
In this reading “Emily held Lavelle and Chang in view until they were halfway to the tree and the Chinaman halted and looked back.”
In this reading “Emily held Lavelle and Chang in view until they were halfway to the tree and the Chinaman halted and looked back.”
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 It was as if the giant had flashed a message to her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Emily held Lavelle and Chang in view until they were halfway to the tree and the Chinaman halted and looked back.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading Her heart gave a throb of apprehension.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as if the giant had flashed a message to her.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Emily held Lavelle and Chang in view until they were halfway to the tree and the Chinaman halted and looked back.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Her breath caught in her throat.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Her breath caught in her throat.
the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai
From this reading Emily held Lavelle and Chang in view until they were halfway to the tree and the Chinaman halted and looked back.
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
From this reading Emily held Lavelle and Chang in view until they were halfway to the tree and the Chinaman halted and looked back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emily held Lavelle and Chang in view until they were halfway to the tree and the Chinaman halted and looked back.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading It was as if the giant had flashed a message to her.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Her heart gave a throb of apprehension.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading It was as if the giant had flashed a message to her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was as if the giant had flashed a message to her.
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading Emily held Lavelle and Chang in view until they were halfway to the tree and the Chinaman halted and looked back.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading Emily held Lavelle and Chang in view until they were halfway to the tree and the Chinaman halted and looked back.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Her heart gave a throb of apprehension.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Emily held Lavelle and Chang in view until they were halfway to the tree and the Chinaman halted and looked back.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was as if the giant had flashed a message to her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if the giant had flashed a message to her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Emily held Lavelle and Chang in view until they were halfway to the tree and the Chinaman halted and looked back.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as if the giant had flashed a message to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emily held Lavelle and Chang in view until they were halfway to the tree and the Chinaman halted and looked back.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading Her limbs trembled.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Emily held Lavelle and Chang in view until they were halfway to the tree and the Chinaman halted and looked back.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading It was as if the giant had flashed a message to her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her heart gave a throb of apprehension.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Emily held Lavelle and Chang in view until they were halfway to the tree and the Chinaman halted and looked back.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Emily held Lavelle and Chang in view until they were halfway to the tree and the Chinaman halted and looked back.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Her breath caught in her throat.
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
From this reading Her heart gave a throb of apprehension.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Emily held Lavelle and Chang in view until they were halfway to the tree and the Chinaman halted and looked back.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Emily held Lavelle and Chang in view until they were halfway to the tree and the Chinaman halted and looked back.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading Her limbs trembled.
up to a particular time
From this reading Emily held Lavelle and Chang in view until they were halfway to the tree and the Chinaman halted and looked back.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Emily held Lavelle and Chang in view until they were halfway to the tree and the Chinaman halted and looked back.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as if the giant had flashed a message to her.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Emily held Lavelle and Chang in view until they were halfway to the tree and the Chinaman halted and looked back.
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