Chapter XX of The goddess: a demon, “A Journey to Nowhere,” is here in full — 318 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XX
Chapter XX of The goddess: a demon, “A Journey to Nowhere,” is here in full — 318 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was between three and four o’clock in the afternoon. Already the lamps were lighted. The fog still hung over the city. From the appearance of things it might have been night. “To her!”
Chapter XX of The goddess: a demon, “A Journey to Nowhere,” is here in full — 318 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/63 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “It was between three and four o’clock in the afternoon.”
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading “From the appearance of things it might have been night.”
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “The fog still hung over the city.”
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading “The fog still hung over the city.”
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “The fog still hung over the city.”
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “Already the lamps were lighted.”
set afire or burning
From this reading “Already the lamps were lighted.”
according to the clock
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In this reading “The fog still hung over the city.”
In this reading “It was between three and four o’clock in the afternoon.”
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was between three and four o’clock in the afternoon.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already the lamps were lighted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was between three and four o’clock in the afternoon.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading From the appearance of things it might have been night.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading From the appearance of things it might have been night.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was between three and four o’clock in the afternoon.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The fog still hung over the city.
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading The fog still hung over the city.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading It was between three and four o’clock in the afternoon.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the appearance of things it might have been night.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading From the appearance of things it might have been night.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “To her!”
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The fog still hung over the city.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was between three and four o’clock in the afternoon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was between three and four o’clock in the afternoon.
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Already the lamps were lighted.
set afire or burning
From this reading Already the lamps were lighted.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading From the appearance of things it might have been night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading From the appearance of things it might have been night.
according to the clock
From this reading It was between three and four o’clock in the afternoon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the appearance of things it might have been night.
above and across; more than
From this reading The fog still hung over the city.
not in physical motion
From this reading The fog still hung over the city.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was between three and four o’clock in the afternoon.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading From the appearance of things it might have been night.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It was between three and four o’clock in the afternoon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To her!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was between three and four o’clock in the afternoon.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Already the lamps were lighted.
Chapter 20 of The goddess: a demon by Richard Marsh holds 318 sentences, grouped into 64 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.
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