Chapter 7 of The Higher Court is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Higher Court is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Night wore on. By morning the passion of the storm was abated. The blizzard had not lifted; but waves of wind burst less frequently on a world now white with frozen snow. Early in the day the doctor arrived with the belated nurse. The priest was virtually discharged from duty.
Chapter 7 of The Higher Court is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “abate” — make less active or intense
From this reading “By morning the passion of the storm was abated.”
after the expected or usual time; delayed
From this reading “Early in the day the doctor arrived with the belated nurse.”
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading “The blizzard had not lifted; but waves of wind burst less frequently on a world now white with frozen snow.”
having lost your job
From this reading “The priest was virtually discharged from duty.”
many times at short intervals
From this reading “The blizzard had not lifted; but waves of wind burst less frequently on a world now white with frozen snow.”
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading “The blizzard had not lifted; but waves of wind burst less frequently on a world now white with frozen snow.”
in essence or effect but not in fact
From this reading “The priest was virtually discharged from duty.”
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “The blizzard had not lifted; but waves of wind burst less frequently on a world now white with frozen snow.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The blizzard had not lifted; but waves of wind burst less frequently on a world now white with frozen snow.”
pass slowly (of time)
In this reading “Night wore on.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The blizzard had not lifted; but waves of wind burst less frequently on a world now white with frozen snow.
past form of “abate” — make less active or intense
From this reading By morning the passion of the storm was abated.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Early in the day the doctor arrived with the belated nurse.
after the expected or usual time; delayed
From this reading Early in the day the doctor arrived with the belated nurse.
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading The blizzard had not lifted; but waves of wind burst less frequently on a world now white with frozen snow.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading The blizzard had not lifted; but waves of wind burst less frequently on a world now white with frozen snow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The blizzard had not lifted; but waves of wind burst less frequently on a world now white with frozen snow.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By morning the passion of the storm was abated.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Early in the day the doctor arrived with the belated nurse.
having lost your job
From this reading The priest was virtually discharged from duty.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Early in the day the doctor arrived with the belated nurse.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading The priest was virtually discharged from duty.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early in the day the doctor arrived with the belated nurse.
many times at short intervals
From this reading The blizzard had not lifted; but waves of wind burst less frequently on a world now white with frozen snow.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The priest was virtually discharged from duty.
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading The blizzard had not lifted; but waves of wind burst less frequently on a world now white with frozen snow.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The blizzard had not lifted; but waves of wind burst less frequently on a world now white with frozen snow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early in the day the doctor arrived with the belated nurse.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The blizzard had not lifted; but waves of wind burst less frequently on a world now white with frozen snow.
held up in the air
From this reading The blizzard had not lifted; but waves of wind burst less frequently on a world now white with frozen snow.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading By morning the passion of the storm was abated.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Night wore on.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The blizzard had not lifted; but waves of wind burst less frequently on a world now white with frozen snow.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The blizzard had not lifted; but waves of wind burst less frequently on a world now white with frozen snow.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading Early in the day the doctor arrived with the belated nurse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By morning the passion of the storm was abated.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Night wore on.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading By morning the passion of the storm was abated.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading The priest was virtually discharged from duty.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The blizzard had not lifted; but waves of wind burst less frequently on a world now white with frozen snow.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading By morning the passion of the storm was abated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By morning the passion of the storm was abated.
in essence or effect but not in fact
From this reading The priest was virtually discharged from duty.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By morning the passion of the storm was abated.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The blizzard had not lifted; but waves of wind burst less frequently on a world now white with frozen snow.
a Caucasian
From this reading The blizzard had not lifted; but waves of wind burst less frequently on a world now white with frozen snow.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The blizzard had not lifted; but waves of wind burst less frequently on a world now white with frozen snow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The blizzard had not lifted; but waves of wind burst less frequently on a world now white with frozen snow.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Night wore on.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The blizzard had not lifted; but waves of wind burst less frequently on a world now white with frozen snow.
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