Chapter 24 of The goddess: a demon is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The goddess: a demon is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE ROOM A large, bare, barn-like room. The walls were colour-washed; as seen by gaslight, an uncertain shade of grey. The floor was bare. At one end was a wooden daïs. This, and a large skylight overhead, suggested that the apartment had been intended for a studio.
Chapter 24 of The goddess: a demon is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading “This, and a large skylight overhead, suggested that the apartment had been intended for a studio.”
light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas
From this reading “The walls were colour-washed; as seen by gaslight, an uncertain shade of grey.”
above your head; in the sky
From this reading “This, and a large skylight overhead, suggested that the apartment had been intended for a studio.”
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading “The walls were colour-washed; as seen by gaslight, an uncertain shade of grey.”
a window in a roof to admit daylight
From this reading “This, and a large skylight overhead, suggested that the apartment had been intended for a studio.”
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading “This, and a large skylight overhead, suggested that the apartment had been intended for a studio.”
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading “The walls were colour-washed; as seen by gaslight, an uncertain shade of grey.”
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading “At one end was a wooden daïs.”
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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 IN THE ROOM A large, bare, barn-like room.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The walls were colour-washed; as seen by gaslight, an uncertain shade of grey.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This, and a large skylight overhead, suggested that the apartment had been intended for a studio.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading This, and a large skylight overhead, suggested that the apartment had been intended for a studio.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The walls were colour-washed; as seen by gaslight, an uncertain shade of grey.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At one end was a wooden daïs.
completely unclothed
From this reading IN THE ROOM A large, bare, barn-like room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE ROOM A large, bare, barn-like room.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This, and a large skylight overhead, suggested that the apartment had been intended for a studio.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The walls were colour-washed; as seen by gaslight, an uncertain shade of grey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The walls were colour-washed; as seen by gaslight, an uncertain shade of grey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At one end was a wooden daïs.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At one end was a wooden daïs.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The floor was bare.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This, and a large skylight overhead, suggested that the apartment had been intended for a studio.
light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas
From this reading The walls were colour-washed; as seen by gaslight, an uncertain shade of grey.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The walls were colour-washed; as seen by gaslight, an uncertain shade of grey.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This, and a large skylight overhead, suggested that the apartment had been intended for a studio.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE ROOM A large, bare, barn-like room.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading This, and a large skylight overhead, suggested that the apartment had been intended for a studio.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading IN THE ROOM A large, bare, barn-like room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The walls were colour-washed; as seen by gaslight, an uncertain shade of grey.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At one end was a wooden daïs.
above your head; in the sky
From this reading This, and a large skylight overhead, suggested that the apartment had been intended for a studio.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading IN THE ROOM A large, bare, barn-like room.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The walls were colour-washed; as seen by gaslight, an uncertain shade of grey.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading The walls were colour-washed; as seen by gaslight, an uncertain shade of grey.
a window in a roof to admit daylight
From this reading This, and a large skylight overhead, suggested that the apartment had been intended for a studio.
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading This, and a large skylight overhead, suggested that the apartment had been intended for a studio.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading This, and a large skylight overhead, suggested that the apartment had been intended for a studio.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This, and a large skylight overhead, suggested that the apartment had been intended for a studio.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE ROOM A large, bare, barn-like room.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, and a large skylight overhead, suggested that the apartment had been intended for a studio.
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading The walls were colour-washed; as seen by gaslight, an uncertain shade of grey.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The walls were colour-washed; as seen by gaslight, an uncertain shade of grey.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The floor was bare.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The walls were colour-washed; as seen by gaslight, an uncertain shade of grey.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading At one end was a wooden daïs.
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