Chapter 8 of The Gray Dawn is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Gray Dawn is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Indeed I do! Which ones are they?" asked Keith, opening his own card. "The third, seventh, ninth, and eleventh." Keith hesitated for an appreciable instant. The seventh and eleventh he had put down for Nan.
Chapter 8 of The Gray Dawn is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 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.
enough to be estimated or measured
From this reading “Keith hesitated for an appreciable instant.”
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading “Which ones are they?" asked Keith, opening his own card.”
coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position
From this reading “"The third, seventh, ninth, and eleventh."”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “Keith hesitated for an appreciable instant.”
your grandmother
From this reading “The seventh and eleventh he had put down for Nan.”
position nine in a countable series of things
From this reading “"The third, seventh, ninth, and eleventh."”
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “Which ones are they?" asked Keith, opening his own card.”
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading “"The third, seventh, ninth, and eleventh."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Keith hesitated for an appreciable instant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The third, seventh, ninth, and eleventh."
enough to be estimated or measured
From this reading Keith hesitated for an appreciable instant.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Which ones are they?" asked Keith, opening his own card.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Which ones are they?" asked Keith, opening his own card.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading Which ones are they?" asked Keith, opening his own card.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Indeed I do!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The seventh and eleventh he had put down for Nan.
coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position
From this reading "The third, seventh, ninth, and eleventh."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Keith hesitated for an appreciable instant.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The seventh and eleventh he had put down for Nan.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The seventh and eleventh he had put down for Nan.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Keith hesitated for an appreciable instant.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Which ones are they?" asked Keith, opening his own card.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Indeed I do!
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Indeed I do!
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Keith hesitated for an appreciable instant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Which ones are they?" asked Keith, opening his own card.
your grandmother
From this reading The seventh and eleventh he had put down for Nan.
position nine in a countable series of things
From this reading "The third, seventh, ninth, and eleventh."
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Which ones are they?" asked Keith, opening his own card.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Which ones are they?" asked Keith, opening his own card.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Which ones are they?" asked Keith, opening his own card.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The seventh and eleventh he had put down for Nan.
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading "The third, seventh, ninth, and eleventh."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The third, seventh, ninth, and eleventh."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Which ones are they?" asked Keith, opening his own card.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading "The third, seventh, ninth, and eleventh."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which ones are they?" asked Keith, opening his own card.
Chapter 8 of The Gray Dawn by Stewart Edward White holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 8 holds 410 sentences of The Gray Dawn, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Gray Dawn by Stewart Edward White exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 82 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 8 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Gray Dawn, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
