Chapter 14 of The Glory of the Conquered is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of The Glory of the Conquered is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"GOOD LUCK, BEASON!" Minutes passed and nothing happened. There was no sound of splintering glass. The tube did not fall from his hands. Not so much as gasp or groan broke the stillness of the laboratory.
Chapter 14 of The Glory of the Conquered is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading “Not so much as gasp or groan broke the stillness of the laboratory.”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “There was no sound of splintering glass.”
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “Not so much as gasp or groan broke the stillness of the laboratory.”
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading “Not so much as gasp or groan broke the stillness of the laboratory.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “"GOOD LUCK, BEASON!"”
the act of chipping something
From this reading “There was no sound of splintering glass.”
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading “Not so much as gasp or groan broke the stillness of the laboratory.”
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading “The tube did not fall from his hands.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Minutes passed and nothing happened.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not so much as gasp or groan broke the stillness of the laboratory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "GOOD LUCK, BEASON!"
lacking funds
From this reading Not so much as gasp or groan broke the stillness of the laboratory.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The tube did not fall from his hands.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The tube did not fall from his hands.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The tube did not fall from his hands.
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading Not so much as gasp or groan broke the stillness of the laboratory.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading There was no sound of splintering glass.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "GOOD LUCK, BEASON!"
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading Not so much as gasp or groan broke the stillness of the laboratory.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The tube did not fall from his hands.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Minutes passed and nothing happened.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The tube did not fall from his hands.
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading Not so much as gasp or groan broke the stillness of the laboratory.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "GOOD LUCK, BEASON!"
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Minutes passed and nothing happened.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Not so much as gasp or groan broke the stillness of the laboratory.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no sound of splintering glass.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The tube did not fall from his hands.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Minutes passed and nothing happened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no sound of splintering glass.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not so much as gasp or groan broke the stillness of the laboratory.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Minutes passed and nothing happened.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not so much as gasp or groan broke the stillness of the laboratory.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading There was no sound of splintering glass.
the act of chipping something
From this reading There was no sound of splintering glass.
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading Not so much as gasp or groan broke the stillness of the laboratory.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tube did not fall from his hands.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no sound of splintering glass.
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading The tube did not fall from his hands.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no sound of splintering glass.
Chapter 14 of The Glory of the Conquered by Susan Glaspell holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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 194 sentences of The Glory of the Conquered, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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