Chapter 26 of The House with the Green Shutters is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The House with the Green Shutters is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Mother!" came the startled whisper, "mother! O woman, waken and speak to me!" No comforting answer came from the darkness to tell of a human being close at hand; the girl, intently listening, was alone with her fear. All was silent in the room, and the terror deepened. Then the far-off sound in the house was heard once more.
Chapter 26 of The House with the Green Shutters is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
providing freedom from worry
From this reading “No comforting answer came from the darkness to tell of a human being close at hand; the girl, intently listening, was alone with her fear.”
past form of “deepen” — make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading “All was silent in the room, and the terror deepened.”
with strained or eager attention
From this reading “No comforting answer came from the darkness to tell of a human being close at hand; the girl, intently listening, was alone with her fear.”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “No comforting answer came from the darkness to tell of a human being close at hand; the girl, intently listening, was alone with her fear.”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “"Mother!" came the startled whisper, "mother!”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “All was silent in the room, and the terror deepened.”
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading “O woman, waken and speak to me!"”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “"Mother!" came the startled whisper, "mother!”
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 No comforting answer came from the darkness to tell of a human being close at hand; the girl, intently listening, was alone with her fear.
(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 All was silent in the room, and the terror deepened.
Having no one else present.
From this reading No comforting answer came from the darkness to tell of a human being close at hand; the girl, intently listening, was alone with her fear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O woman, waken and speak to me!"
react verbally
From this reading No comforting answer came from the darkness to tell of a human being close at hand; the girl, intently listening, was alone with her fear.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No comforting answer came from the darkness to tell of a human being close at hand; the girl, intently listening, was alone with her fear.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading No comforting answer came from the darkness to tell of a human being close at hand; the girl, intently listening, was alone with her fear.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Mother!" came the startled whisper, "mother!
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading No comforting answer came from the darkness to tell of a human being close at hand; the girl, intently listening, was alone with her fear.
providing freedom from worry
From this reading No comforting answer came from the darkness to tell of a human being close at hand; the girl, intently listening, was alone with her fear.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading No comforting answer came from the darkness to tell of a human being close at hand; the girl, intently listening, was alone with her fear.
past form of “deepen” — make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading All was silent in the room, and the terror deepened.
very far away in space or time
From this reading Then the far-off sound in the house was heard once more.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading No comforting answer came from the darkness to tell of a human being close at hand; the girl, intently listening, was alone with her fear.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No comforting answer came from the darkness to tell of a human being close at hand; the girl, intently listening, was alone with her fear.
a young female
From this reading No comforting answer came from the darkness to tell of a human being close at hand; the girl, intently listening, was alone with her fear.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading No comforting answer came from the darkness to tell of a human being close at hand; the girl, intently listening, was alone with her fear.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Then the far-off sound in the house was heard once more.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No comforting answer came from the darkness to tell of a human being close at hand; the girl, intently listening, was alone with her fear.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Then the far-off sound in the house was heard once more.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading No comforting answer came from the darkness to tell of a human being close at hand; the girl, intently listening, was alone with her fear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All was silent in the room, and the terror deepened.
with strained or eager attention
From this reading No comforting answer came from the darkness to tell of a human being close at hand; the girl, intently listening, was alone with her fear.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading No comforting answer came from the darkness to tell of a human being close at hand; the girl, intently listening, was alone with her fear.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading O woman, waken and speak to me!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Then the far-off sound in the house was heard once more.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Mother!" came the startled whisper, "mother!
not any; not one
From this reading No comforting answer came from the darkness to tell of a human being close at hand; the girl, intently listening, was alone with her fear.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O woman, waken and speak to me!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No comforting answer came from the darkness to tell of a human being close at hand; the girl, intently listening, was alone with her fear.
on one occasion
From this reading Then the far-off sound in the house was heard once more.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading All was silent in the room, and the terror deepened.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading All was silent in the room, and the terror deepened.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Then the far-off sound in the house was heard once more.
express in speech
From this reading O woman, waken and speak to me!"
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading "Mother!" came the startled whisper, "mother!
express in words
From this reading No comforting answer came from the darkness to tell of a human being close at hand; the girl, intently listening, was alone with her fear.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading All was silent in the room, and the terror deepened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Mother!" came the startled whisper, "mother!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the far-off sound in the house was heard once more.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O woman, waken and speak to me!"
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading O woman, waken and speak to me!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No comforting answer came from the darkness to tell of a human being close at hand; the girl, intently listening, was alone with her fear.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading "Mother!" came the startled whisper, "mother!
in the company of; together with
From this reading No comforting answer came from the darkness to tell of a human being close at hand; the girl, intently listening, was alone with her fear.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading O woman, waken and speak to me!"
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