Chapter 21 of The goddess: a demon is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The goddess: a demon is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face. “You heard it?” Her voice quavered. “I heard something. It was only a woman’s laughter.
Chapter 21 of The goddess: a demon is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading “A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading ““You heard it?””
the sound of laughing
From this reading “It was only a woman’s laughter.”
past form of “quaver” — give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
From this reading “Her voice quavered.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““I heard something.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Her voice quavered.”
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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 voice quavered.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “You heard it?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her voice quavered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I heard something.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You heard it?”
the sound of laughing
From this reading It was only a woman’s laughter.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.
and nothing more
From this reading It was only a woman’s laughter.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.
past form of “quaver” — give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
From this reading Her voice quavered.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I heard something.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Her voice quavered.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was only a woman’s laughter.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading It was only a woman’s laughter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You heard it?”
Chapter 21 of The goddess: a demon by Richard Marsh holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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 21 holds 189 sentences of The goddess: a demon, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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