Chapter 6 of The Hills of Desire is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Hills of Desire is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
After a little she remembered that she must not do things like this. She must be sensible and get back into the warmth of her blankets. She was shivering and chattering with cold and fright. And she knew that she must take no risks of making herself ill. She rose obediently to the telling of her own good sense and went groping for her hammock.
Chapter 6 of The Hills of Desire is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “She must be sensible and get back into the warmth of her blankets.”
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading “She was shivering and chattering with cold and fright.”
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “She was shivering and chattering with cold and fright.”
acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence
From this reading “She rose obediently to the telling of her own good sense and went groping for her hammock.”
a small natural hill
From this reading “She rose obediently to the telling of her own good sense and went groping for her hammock.”
in an obedient manner
From this reading “She rose obediently to the telling of her own good sense and went groping for her hammock.”
plural of “risk” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “And she knew that she must take no risks of making herself ill.”
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading “She was shivering and chattering with cold and fright.”
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.
sound practical judgment
In this reading “She rose obediently to the telling of her own good sense and went groping for her hammock.”
recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading “She must be sensible and get back into the warmth of her blankets.”
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 After a little she remembered that she must not do things like this.
later than; following
From this reading After a little she remembered that she must not do things like this.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She must be sensible and get back into the warmth of her blankets.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She must be sensible and get back into the warmth of her blankets.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She must be sensible and get back into the warmth of her blankets.
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading She must be sensible and get back into the warmth of her blankets.
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading She was shivering and chattering with cold and fright.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading She was shivering and chattering with cold and fright.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading After a little she remembered that she must not do things like this.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She rose obediently to the telling of her own good sense and went groping for her hammock.
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading She was shivering and chattering with cold and fright.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She must be sensible and get back into the warmth of her blankets.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She rose obediently to the telling of her own good sense and went groping for her hammock.
acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence
From this reading She rose obediently to the telling of her own good sense and went groping for her hammock.
a small natural hill
From this reading She rose obediently to the telling of her own good sense and went groping for her hammock.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She must be sensible and get back into the warmth of her blankets.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And she knew that she must take no risks of making herself ill.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading And she knew that she must take no risks of making herself ill.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She must be sensible and get back into the warmth of her blankets.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And she knew that she must take no risks of making herself ill.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading After a little she remembered that she must not do things like this.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading After a little she remembered that she must not do things like this.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading And she knew that she must take no risks of making herself ill.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading After a little she remembered that she must not do things like this.
not any; not one
From this reading And she knew that she must take no risks of making herself ill.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After a little she remembered that she must not do things like this.
in an obedient manner
From this reading She rose obediently to the telling of her own good sense and went groping for her hammock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She must be sensible and get back into the warmth of her blankets.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She rose obediently to the telling of her own good sense and went groping for her hammock.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading After a little she remembered that she must not do things like this.
plural of “risk” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading And she knew that she must take no risks of making herself ill.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She rose obediently to the telling of her own good sense and went groping for her hammock.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading She rose obediently to the telling of her own good sense and went groping for her hammock.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading She must be sensible and get back into the warmth of her blankets.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a little she remembered that she must not do things like this.
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading She was shivering and chattering with cold and fright.
carry out
From this reading And she knew that she must take no risks of making herself ill.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading She rose obediently to the telling of her own good sense and went groping for her hammock.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After a little she remembered that she must not do things like this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She must be sensible and get back into the warmth of her blankets.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading After a little she remembered that she must not do things like this.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After a little she remembered that she must not do things like this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She rose obediently to the telling of her own good sense and went groping for her hammock.
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading She must be sensible and get back into the warmth of her blankets.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was shivering and chattering with cold and fright.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She rose obediently to the telling of her own good sense and went groping for her hammock.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was shivering and chattering with cold and fright.
Chapter 6 of The Hills of Desire by Richard Aumerle Maher holds 408 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.
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