Chapter 4 of The House of the Whispering Pines is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The House of the Whispering Pines is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I will.” “That is all.” Instinctively he held out his hand. I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone. I slept that night.
Chapter 4 of The House of the Whispering Pines is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “Instinctively he held out his hand.”
as a matter of instinct
From this reading “Instinctively he held out his hand.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.”
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading “I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “I slept that night.”
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading “I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.”
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 I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “That is all.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Instinctively he held out his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Instinctively he held out his hand.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Instinctively he held out his hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Instinctively he held out his hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
as a matter of instinct
From this reading Instinctively he held out his hand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is all.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I slept that night.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Instinctively he held out his hand.
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading I slept that night.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is all.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will.”
the words that are spoken
From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
Chapter 4 of The House of the Whispering Pines by Anna Katharine Green holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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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