The Golden Woman

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Golden Woman is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Ridgwell Cullum • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 6 of The Golden Woman by Ridgwell Cullum holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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.

What does chapter 6 of The Golden Woman contain?

Chapter 6 holds 230 sentences of The Golden Woman, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of The Golden Woman by Ridgwell Cullum exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 230 sentences, grouped into 46 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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OUT OF THE STORM The challenge had gone forth.

In those two vivid shafts of light, in the deafening peals of thunder the war of elements had been proclaimed, and these men of the wilderness understood something of their danger.

Thereafter, for some moments, a threatening silence reigned everywhere.

The birds, the insects even, all life seemed to crouch, hushed and expectant.

The valley might have been the valley of death, so still, so dark, so threatening was the superheated atmosphere that hung over it.

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Chapter VI Reading 1/46

The Golden Woman

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Golden Woman is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

OUT OF THE STORM The challenge had gone forth.

Line 2

In those two vivid shafts of light, in the deafening peals of thunder the war of elements had been proclaimed, and these men of the wilderness understood something of their danger.

Line 3

Thereafter, for some moments, a threatening silence reigned everywhere.

Line 4

The birds, the insects even, all life seemed to crouch, hushed and expectant.

Line 5

The valley might have been the valley of death, so still, so dark, so threatening was the superheated atmosphere that hung over it.

Learner Dictionary

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, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “In those two vivid shafts of light, in the deafening peals of thunder the war of elements had been proclaimed, and these men of the wilderness understood something of their danger.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “The valley might have been the valley of death, so still, so dark, so threatening was the superheated atmosphere that hung over it.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “The valley might have been the valley of death, so still, so dark, so threatening was the superheated atmosphere that hung over it.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “The valley might have been the valley of death, so still, so dark, so threatening was the superheated atmosphere that hung over it.”

Silence noun US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading “Thereafter, for some moments, a threatening silence reigned everywhere.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

Wilderness noun US /ˈwɪldərnəs/

a wild area where few people live

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Thereafter, for some moments, a threatening silence reigned everywhere.

all

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From this reading The birds, the insects even, all life seemed to crouch, hushed and expectant.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading In those two vivid shafts of light, in the deafening peals of thunder the war of elements had been proclaimed, and these men of the wilderness understood something of their danger.

atmosphere

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From this reading The valley might have been the valley of death, so still, so dark, so threatening was the superheated atmosphere that hung over it.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading In those two vivid shafts of light, in the deafening peals of thunder the war of elements had been proclaimed, and these men of the wilderness understood something of their danger.

birds

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From this reading The birds, the insects even, all life seemed to crouch, hushed and expectant.

challenge

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From this reading OUT OF THE STORM The challenge had gone forth.

crouch

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From this reading The birds, the insects even, all life seemed to crouch, hushed and expectant.

danger

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From this reading In those two vivid shafts of light, in the deafening peals of thunder the war of elements had been proclaimed, and these men of the wilderness understood something of their danger.

dark

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From this reading The valley might have been the valley of death, so still, so dark, so threatening was the superheated atmosphere that hung over it.

deafening

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From this reading In those two vivid shafts of light, in the deafening peals of thunder the war of elements had been proclaimed, and these men of the wilderness understood something of their danger.

death

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From this reading The valley might have been the valley of death, so still, so dark, so threatening was the superheated atmosphere that hung over it.

elements

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From this reading In those two vivid shafts of light, in the deafening peals of thunder the war of elements had been proclaimed, and these men of the wilderness understood something of their danger.

even

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From this reading The birds, the insects even, all life seemed to crouch, hushed and expectant.

everywhere

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From this reading Thereafter, for some moments, a threatening silence reigned everywhere.

expectant

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From this reading The birds, the insects even, all life seemed to crouch, hushed and expectant.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Thereafter, for some moments, a threatening silence reigned everywhere.

forth

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From this reading OUT OF THE STORM The challenge had gone forth.

gone

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From this reading OUT OF THE STORM The challenge had gone forth.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading OUT OF THE STORM The challenge had gone forth.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The valley might have been the valley of death, so still, so dark, so threatening was the superheated atmosphere that hung over it.

hung

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From this reading The valley might have been the valley of death, so still, so dark, so threatening was the superheated atmosphere that hung over it.

hushed

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From this reading The birds, the insects even, all life seemed to crouch, hushed and expectant.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In those two vivid shafts of light, in the deafening peals of thunder the war of elements had been proclaimed, and these men of the wilderness understood something of their danger.

insects

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From this reading The birds, the insects even, all life seemed to crouch, hushed and expectant.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The valley might have been the valley of death, so still, so dark, so threatening was the superheated atmosphere that hung over it.

life

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From this reading The birds, the insects even, all life seemed to crouch, hushed and expectant.

light

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From this reading In those two vivid shafts of light, in the deafening peals of thunder the war of elements had been proclaimed, and these men of the wilderness understood something of their danger.

men

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From this reading In those two vivid shafts of light, in the deafening peals of thunder the war of elements had been proclaimed, and these men of the wilderness understood something of their danger.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The valley might have been the valley of death, so still, so dark, so threatening was the superheated atmosphere that hung over it.

moments

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From this reading Thereafter, for some moments, a threatening silence reigned everywhere.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OUT OF THE STORM The challenge had gone forth.

OUT

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From this reading OUT OF THE STORM The challenge had gone forth.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The valley might have been the valley of death, so still, so dark, so threatening was the superheated atmosphere that hung over it.

peals

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From this reading In those two vivid shafts of light, in the deafening peals of thunder the war of elements had been proclaimed, and these men of the wilderness understood something of their danger.

proclaimed

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From this reading In those two vivid shafts of light, in the deafening peals of thunder the war of elements had been proclaimed, and these men of the wilderness understood something of their danger.

reigned

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From this reading Thereafter, for some moments, a threatening silence reigned everywhere.

seemed

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From this reading The birds, the insects even, all life seemed to crouch, hushed and expectant.

shafts

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From this reading In those two vivid shafts of light, in the deafening peals of thunder the war of elements had been proclaimed, and these men of the wilderness understood something of their danger.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading Thereafter, for some moments, a threatening silence reigned everywhere.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The valley might have been the valley of death, so still, so dark, so threatening was the superheated atmosphere that hung over it.

some

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From this reading Thereafter, for some moments, a threatening silence reigned everywhere.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading In those two vivid shafts of light, in the deafening peals of thunder the war of elements had been proclaimed, and these men of the wilderness understood something of their danger.

still

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From this reading The valley might have been the valley of death, so still, so dark, so threatening was the superheated atmosphere that hung over it.

STORM

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From this reading OUT OF THE STORM The challenge had gone forth.

superheated

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From this reading The valley might have been the valley of death, so still, so dark, so threatening was the superheated atmosphere that hung over it.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The valley might have been the valley of death, so still, so dark, so threatening was the superheated atmosphere that hung over it.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading OUT OF THE STORM The challenge had gone forth.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading In those two vivid shafts of light, in the deafening peals of thunder the war of elements had been proclaimed, and these men of the wilderness understood something of their danger.

Thereafter

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From this reading Thereafter, for some moments, a threatening silence reigned everywhere.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading In those two vivid shafts of light, in the deafening peals of thunder the war of elements had been proclaimed, and these men of the wilderness understood something of their danger.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading In those two vivid shafts of light, in the deafening peals of thunder the war of elements had been proclaimed, and these men of the wilderness understood something of their danger.

threatening

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From this reading Thereafter, for some moments, a threatening silence reigned everywhere.

thunder

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From this reading In those two vivid shafts of light, in the deafening peals of thunder the war of elements had been proclaimed, and these men of the wilderness understood something of their danger.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The birds, the insects even, all life seemed to crouch, hushed and expectant.

two

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From this reading In those two vivid shafts of light, in the deafening peals of thunder the war of elements had been proclaimed, and these men of the wilderness understood something of their danger.

understood

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From this reading In those two vivid shafts of light, in the deafening peals of thunder the war of elements had been proclaimed, and these men of the wilderness understood something of their danger.

valley

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From this reading The valley might have been the valley of death, so still, so dark, so threatening was the superheated atmosphere that hung over it.

vivid

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From this reading In those two vivid shafts of light, in the deafening peals of thunder the war of elements had been proclaimed, and these men of the wilderness understood something of their danger.

war

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From this reading In those two vivid shafts of light, in the deafening peals of thunder the war of elements had been proclaimed, and these men of the wilderness understood something of their danger.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The valley might have been the valley of death, so still, so dark, so threatening was the superheated atmosphere that hung over it.

wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/

a wild area where few people live

From this reading In those two vivid shafts of light, in the deafening peals of thunder the war of elements had been proclaimed, and these men of the wilderness understood something of their danger.

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