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Chapter 4 of The Gray Dawn is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, the Pacific!" exclaimed she, sitting up very straight. The horse broke into a trot along the smooth hard shore. The wind was coming in from the wide spaces. A taste of salt was in the air. Foam wreaths advanced and receded with the edge of the wash, or occasionally blew in a mass across the flat, until gradually they scattered and dissipated.
Chapter 4 of The Gray Dawn is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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unrestrained by convention or morality
From this reading “Foam wreaths advanced and receded with the edge of the wash, or occasionally blew in a mass across the flat, until gradually they scattered and dissipated.”
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading “Foam wreaths advanced and receded with the edge of the wash, or occasionally blew in a mass across the flat, until gradually they scattered and dissipated.”
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading “"Oh, the Pacific!" exclaimed she, sitting up very straight.”
past form of “recede” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading “Foam wreaths advanced and receded with the edge of the wash, or occasionally blew in a mass across the flat, until gradually they scattered and dissipated.”
plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading “The wind was coming in from the wide spaces.”
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading “The horse broke into a trot along the smooth hard shore.”
clean with some chemical process
From this reading “Foam wreaths advanced and receded with the edge of the wash, or occasionally blew in a mass across the flat, until gradually they scattered and dissipated.”
plural of “wreath” — flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
From this reading “Foam wreaths advanced and receded with the edge of the wash, or occasionally blew in a mass across the flat, until gradually they scattered and dissipated.”
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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 The horse broke into a trot along the smooth hard shore.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Foam wreaths advanced and receded with the edge of the wash, or occasionally blew in a mass across the flat, until gradually they scattered and dissipated.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading Foam wreaths advanced and receded with the edge of the wash, or occasionally blew in a mass across the flat, until gradually they scattered and dissipated.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading A taste of salt was in the air.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The horse broke into a trot along the smooth hard shore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Foam wreaths advanced and receded with the edge of the wash, or occasionally blew in a mass across the flat, until gradually they scattered and dissipated.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading Foam wreaths advanced and receded with the edge of the wash, or occasionally blew in a mass across the flat, until gradually they scattered and dissipated.
lacking funds
From this reading The horse broke into a trot along the smooth hard shore.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The wind was coming in from the wide spaces.
unrestrained by convention or morality
From this reading Foam wreaths advanced and receded with the edge of the wash, or occasionally blew in a mass across the flat, until gradually they scattered and dissipated.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Foam wreaths advanced and receded with the edge of the wash, or occasionally blew in a mass across the flat, until gradually they scattered and dissipated.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Oh, the Pacific!" exclaimed she, sitting up very straight.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading Foam wreaths advanced and receded with the edge of the wash, or occasionally blew in a mass across the flat, until gradually they scattered and dissipated.
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading Foam wreaths advanced and receded with the edge of the wash, or occasionally blew in a mass across the flat, until gradually they scattered and dissipated.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The wind was coming in from the wide spaces.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Foam wreaths advanced and receded with the edge of the wash, or occasionally blew in a mass across the flat, until gradually they scattered and dissipated.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The horse broke into a trot along the smooth hard shore.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The horse broke into a trot along the smooth hard shore.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wind was coming in from the wide spaces.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The horse broke into a trot along the smooth hard shore.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Foam wreaths advanced and receded with the edge of the wash, or occasionally blew in a mass across the flat, until gradually they scattered and dissipated.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading Foam wreaths advanced and receded with the edge of the wash, or occasionally blew in a mass across the flat, until gradually they scattered and dissipated.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A taste of salt was in the air.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, the Pacific!" exclaimed she, sitting up very straight.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Foam wreaths advanced and receded with the edge of the wash, or occasionally blew in a mass across the flat, until gradually they scattered and dissipated.
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading "Oh, the Pacific!" exclaimed she, sitting up very straight.
past form of “recede” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading Foam wreaths advanced and receded with the edge of the wash, or occasionally blew in a mass across the flat, until gradually they scattered and dissipated.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading A taste of salt was in the air.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading Foam wreaths advanced and receded with the edge of the wash, or occasionally blew in a mass across the flat, until gradually they scattered and dissipated.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, the Pacific!" exclaimed she, sitting up very straight.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The horse broke into a trot along the smooth hard shore.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "Oh, the Pacific!" exclaimed she, sitting up very straight.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading The horse broke into a trot along the smooth hard shore.
plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading The wind was coming in from the wide spaces.
successive (without a break)
From this reading "Oh, the Pacific!" exclaimed she, sitting up very straight.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading A taste of salt was in the air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, the Pacific!" exclaimed she, sitting up very straight.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Foam wreaths advanced and receded with the edge of the wash, or occasionally blew in a mass across the flat, until gradually they scattered and dissipated.
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading The horse broke into a trot along the smooth hard shore.
up to a particular time
From this reading Foam wreaths advanced and receded with the edge of the wash, or occasionally blew in a mass across the flat, until gradually they scattered and dissipated.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Oh, the Pacific!" exclaimed she, sitting up very straight.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Oh, the Pacific!" exclaimed she, sitting up very straight.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind was coming in from the wide spaces.
clean with some chemical process
From this reading Foam wreaths advanced and receded with the edge of the wash, or occasionally blew in a mass across the flat, until gradually they scattered and dissipated.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The wind was coming in from the wide spaces.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind was coming in from the wide spaces.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Foam wreaths advanced and receded with the edge of the wash, or occasionally blew in a mass across the flat, until gradually they scattered and dissipated.
plural of “wreath” — flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
From this reading Foam wreaths advanced and receded with the edge of the wash, or occasionally blew in a mass across the flat, until gradually they scattered and dissipated.
Chapter 4 of The Gray Dawn by Stewart Edward White holds 387 sentences, grouped into 78 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 4 holds 387 sentences of The Gray Dawn, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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