Chapter 20 of The Hundredth Chance is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Hundredth Chance is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SACRIFICE He lifted her. She knew that he lifted her, but all her powers were gone. She hung, a dead weight, in his arms. Over her head she heard his voice, intensely quiet but deeper than usual; she thought it held a menacing note. "I’ll take her to the window.
Chapter 20 of The Hundredth Chance is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading “Over her head she heard his voice, intensely quiet but deeper than usual; she thought it held a menacing note.”
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “She hung, a dead weight, in his arms.”
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading “Over her head she heard his voice, intensely quiet but deeper than usual; she thought it held a menacing note.”
held up in the air
From this reading “THE SACRIFICE He lifted her.”
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading “Over her head she heard his voice, intensely quiet but deeper than usual; she thought it held a menacing note.”
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading “She knew that he lifted her, but all her powers were gone.”
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading “THE SACRIFICE He lifted her.”
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading “She hung, a dead weight, in his arms.”
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.
an oppressive encumbrance
In this reading “She hung, a dead weight, in his arms.”
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 She hung, a dead weight, in his arms.
(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 She knew that he lifted her, but all her powers were gone.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading She hung, a dead weight, in his arms.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She knew that he lifted her, but all her powers were gone.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading She hung, a dead weight, in his arms.
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading Over her head she heard his voice, intensely quiet but deeper than usual; she thought it held a menacing note.
destroyed or killed
From this reading She knew that he lifted her, but all her powers were gone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SACRIFICE He lifted her.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Over her head she heard his voice, intensely quiet but deeper than usual; she thought it held a menacing note.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Over her head she heard his voice, intensely quiet but deeper than usual; she thought it held a menacing note.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Over her head she heard his voice, intensely quiet but deeper than usual; she thought it held a menacing note.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SACRIFICE He lifted her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She hung, a dead weight, in his arms.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading She hung, a dead weight, in his arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I’ll take her to the window.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She hung, a dead weight, in his arms.
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading Over her head she heard his voice, intensely quiet but deeper than usual; she thought it held a menacing note.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Over her head she heard his voice, intensely quiet but deeper than usual; she thought it held a menacing note.
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 She knew that he lifted her, but all her powers were gone.
held up in the air
From this reading THE SACRIFICE He lifted her.
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading Over her head she heard his voice, intensely quiet but deeper than usual; she thought it held a menacing note.
a brief written record
From this reading Over her head she heard his voice, intensely quiet but deeper than usual; she thought it held a menacing note.
above and across; more than
From this reading Over her head she heard his voice, intensely quiet but deeper than usual; she thought it held a menacing note.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading She knew that he lifted her, but all her powers were gone.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Over her head she heard his voice, intensely quiet but deeper than usual; she thought it held a menacing note.
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading THE SACRIFICE He lifted her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew that he lifted her, but all her powers were gone.
carry out
From this reading "I’ll take her to the window.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Over her head she heard his voice, intensely quiet but deeper than usual; she thought it held a menacing note.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew that he lifted her, but all her powers were gone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SACRIFICE He lifted her.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Over her head she heard his voice, intensely quiet but deeper than usual; she thought it held a menacing note.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I’ll take her to the window.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Over her head she heard his voice, intensely quiet but deeper than usual; she thought it held a menacing note.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Over her head she heard his voice, intensely quiet but deeper than usual; she thought it held a menacing note.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading She hung, a dead weight, in his arms.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She knew that he lifted her, but all her powers were gone.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading "I’ll take her to the window.
Chapter 20 of The Hundredth Chance by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell holds 235 sentences, grouped into 47 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 20 holds 235 sentences of The Hundredth Chance, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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