Chapter 18 of The Higher Court is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Higher Court is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Isabel awoke, fully conscious of the day just dawning. From her bed in the half-open sleeping porch she peered into a roseate east. With her whole heart she went out to meet the sun, slowly lifting from a rampart of dark mountains. This was Isabel's wedding day. At high noon she was to be married to Philip Barry.
Chapter 18 of The Higher Court is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “Isabel awoke, fully conscious of the day just dawning.”
the first light of day
From this reading “Isabel awoke, fully conscious of the day just dawning.”
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “With her whole heart she went out to meet the sun, slowly lifting from a rampart of dark mountains.”
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “From her bed in the half-open sleeping porch she peered into a roseate east.”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “From her bed in the half-open sleeping porch she peered into a roseate east.”
an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
From this reading “With her whole heart she went out to meet the sun, slowly lifting from a rampart of dark mountains.”
of something having a dusty purplish pink color
From this reading “From her bed in the half-open sleeping porch she peered into a roseate east.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “This was Isabel's wedding day.”
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.
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In this reading “Isabel awoke, fully conscious of the day just dawning.”
the middle of the day
In this reading “At high noon she was to be married to Philip Barry.”
the day of a wedding
In this reading “This was Isabel's wedding day.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “With her whole heart she went out to meet the sun, slowly lifting from a rampart of dark mountains.”
In this reading “With her whole heart she went out to meet the sun, slowly lifting from a rampart of dark mountains.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 From her bed in the half-open sleeping porch she peered into a roseate east.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At high noon she was to be married to Philip Barry.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Isabel awoke, fully conscious of the day just dawning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At high noon she was to be married to Philip Barry.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At high noon she was to be married to Philip Barry.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading From her bed in the half-open sleeping porch she peered into a roseate east.
intentionally conceived
From this reading Isabel awoke, fully conscious of the day just dawning.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading With her whole heart she went out to meet the sun, slowly lifting from a rampart of dark mountains.
the first light of day
From this reading Isabel awoke, fully conscious of the day just dawning.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Isabel awoke, fully conscious of the day just dawning.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading From her bed in the half-open sleeping porch she peered into a roseate east.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From her bed in the half-open sleeping porch she peered into a roseate east.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading Isabel awoke, fully conscious of the day just dawning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From her bed in the half-open sleeping porch she peered into a roseate east.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading With her whole heart she went out to meet the sun, slowly lifting from a rampart of dark mountains.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From her bed in the half-open sleeping porch she peered into a roseate east.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading At high noon she was to be married to Philip Barry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From her bed in the half-open sleeping porch she peered into a roseate east.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading From her bed in the half-open sleeping porch she peered into a roseate east.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isabel awoke, fully conscious of the day just dawning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was Isabel's wedding day.
and nothing more
From this reading Isabel awoke, fully conscious of the day just dawning.
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading With her whole heart she went out to meet the sun, slowly lifting from a rampart of dark mountains.
joined in matrimony
From this reading At high noon she was to be married to Philip Barry.
come together
From this reading With her whole heart she went out to meet the sun, slowly lifting from a rampart of dark mountains.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading With her whole heart she went out to meet the sun, slowly lifting from a rampart of dark mountains.
the middle of the day
From this reading At high noon she was to be married to Philip Barry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Isabel awoke, fully conscious of the day just dawning.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading With her whole heart she went out to meet the sun, slowly lifting from a rampart of dark mountains.
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading From her bed in the half-open sleeping porch she peered into a roseate east.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading At high noon she was to be married to Philip Barry.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading From her bed in the half-open sleeping porch she peered into a roseate east.
an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
From this reading With her whole heart she went out to meet the sun, slowly lifting from a rampart of dark mountains.
of something having a dusty purplish pink color
From this reading From her bed in the half-open sleeping porch she peered into a roseate east.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From her bed in the half-open sleeping porch she peered into a roseate east.
the state of being asleep
From this reading From her bed in the half-open sleeping porch she peered into a roseate east.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading With her whole heart she went out to meet the sun, slowly lifting from a rampart of dark mountains.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading With her whole heart she went out to meet the sun, slowly lifting from a rampart of dark mountains.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Isabel awoke, fully conscious of the day just dawning.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was Isabel's wedding day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With her whole heart she went out to meet the sun, slowly lifting from a rampart of dark mountains.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was Isabel's wedding day.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading This was Isabel's wedding day.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading With her whole heart she went out to meet the sun, slowly lifting from a rampart of dark mountains.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading With her whole heart she went out to meet the sun, slowly lifting from a rampart of dark mountains.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With her whole heart she went out to meet the sun, slowly lifting from a rampart of dark mountains.
Chapter 18 of The Higher Court by Mary Stewart Daggett holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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 18 holds 115 sentences of The Higher Court, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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