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Chapter 9 of The Grip of Desire is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
--Here! cried a voice of thunder from the bottom of the stair-case, and it resounded in Marcel's ears like the trumpet of the last judgment. Pale and terrified, he questioned Veronica with his eyes. --It is he, she said, hurrying to the landing-place. LVIII. PROVOCATION.
Chapter 9 of The Grip of Desire is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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moving with great haste
From this reading “--It is he, she said, hurrying to the landing-place.”
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading “--Here! cried a voice of thunder from the bottom of the stair-case, and it resounded in Marcel's ears like the trumpet of the last judgment.”
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
From this reading “PROVOCATION.”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Pale and terrified, he questioned Veronica with his eyes.”
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading “Pale and terrified, he questioned Veronica with his eyes.”
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading “--Here! cried a voice of thunder from the bottom of the stair-case, and it resounded in Marcel's ears like the trumpet of the last judgment.”
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading “--Here! cried a voice of thunder from the bottom of the stair-case, and it resounded in Marcel's ears like the trumpet of the last judgment.”
any plant of the genus Veronica
From this reading “Pale and terrified, he questioned Veronica with his eyes.”
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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 --Here! cried a voice of thunder from the bottom of the stair-case, and it resounded in Marcel's ears like the trumpet of the last judgment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --Here! cried a voice of thunder from the bottom of the stair-case, and it resounded in Marcel's ears like the trumpet of the last judgment.
the lower side of anything
From this reading --Here! cried a voice of thunder from the bottom of the stair-case, and it resounded in Marcel's ears like the trumpet of the last judgment.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading --Here! cried a voice of thunder from the bottom of the stair-case, and it resounded in Marcel's ears like the trumpet of the last judgment.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading --Here! cried a voice of thunder from the bottom of the stair-case, and it resounded in Marcel's ears like the trumpet of the last judgment.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Pale and terrified, he questioned Veronica with his eyes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading --Here! cried a voice of thunder from the bottom of the stair-case, and it resounded in Marcel's ears like the trumpet of the last judgment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pale and terrified, he questioned Veronica with his eyes.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading --Here! cried a voice of thunder from the bottom of the stair-case, and it resounded in Marcel's ears like the trumpet of the last judgment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pale and terrified, he questioned Veronica with his eyes.
moving with great haste
From this reading --It is he, she said, hurrying to the landing-place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --Here! cried a voice of thunder from the bottom of the stair-case, and it resounded in Marcel's ears like the trumpet of the last judgment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --It is he, she said, hurrying to the landing-place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading --Here! cried a voice of thunder from the bottom of the stair-case, and it resounded in Marcel's ears like the trumpet of the last judgment.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading --Here! cried a voice of thunder from the bottom of the stair-case, and it resounded in Marcel's ears like the trumpet of the last judgment.
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From this reading --It is he, she said, hurrying to the landing-place.
immediately past
From this reading --Here! cried a voice of thunder from the bottom of the stair-case, and it resounded in Marcel's ears like the trumpet of the last judgment.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading --Here! cried a voice of thunder from the bottom of the stair-case, and it resounded in Marcel's ears like the trumpet of the last judgment.
being eight more than fifty
From this reading LVIII.
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From this reading --Here! cried a voice of thunder from the bottom of the stair-case, and it resounded in Marcel's ears like the trumpet of the last judgment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --Here! cried a voice of thunder from the bottom of the stair-case, and it resounded in Marcel's ears like the trumpet of the last judgment.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Pale and terrified, he questioned Veronica with his eyes.
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
From this reading PROVOCATION.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Pale and terrified, he questioned Veronica with his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Here! cried a voice of thunder from the bottom of the stair-case, and it resounded in Marcel's ears like the trumpet of the last judgment.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading --It is he, she said, hurrying to the landing-place.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading --It is he, she said, hurrying to the landing-place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Here! cried a voice of thunder from the bottom of the stair-case, and it resounded in Marcel's ears like the trumpet of the last judgment.
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading Pale and terrified, he questioned Veronica with his eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --Here! cried a voice of thunder from the bottom of the stair-case, and it resounded in Marcel's ears like the trumpet of the last judgment.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading --Here! cried a voice of thunder from the bottom of the stair-case, and it resounded in Marcel's ears like the trumpet of the last judgment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --It is he, she said, hurrying to the landing-place.
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading --Here! cried a voice of thunder from the bottom of the stair-case, and it resounded in Marcel's ears like the trumpet of the last judgment.
any plant of the genus Veronica
From this reading Pale and terrified, he questioned Veronica with his eyes.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading --Here! cried a voice of thunder from the bottom of the stair-case, and it resounded in Marcel's ears like the trumpet of the last judgment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pale and terrified, he questioned Veronica with his eyes.
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