Chapter 8 of The Immortal Moment is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Immortal Moment is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Kitty was dressed. She was calling out to her companion, "Bunny, hurry up, you'll be late." No answer came from the adjoining room. She tapped at the door and there was no answer. She tried to open the door.
Chapter 8 of The Immortal Moment is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading “No answer came from the adjoining room.”
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading “She was calling out to her companion, "Bunny, hurry up, you'll be late."”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “She was calling out to her companion, "Bunny, hurry up, you'll be late."”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “She was calling out to her companion, "Bunny, hurry up, you'll be late."”
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “Kitty was dressed.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “She was calling out to her companion, "Bunny, hurry up, you'll be late."”
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading “Kitty was dressed.”
in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
From this reading “She tapped at the door and there was no answer.”
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.
In this reading “No answer came from the adjoining room.”
In this reading “She tried to open the door.”
In this reading “She tapped at the door and there was no answer.”
In this reading “No answer came from the adjoining room.”
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.
-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading No answer came from the adjoining room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She tapped at the door and there was no answer.
react verbally
From this reading No answer came from the adjoining room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She tapped at the door and there was no answer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was calling out to her companion, "Bunny, hurry up, you'll be late."
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading She was calling out to her companion, "Bunny, hurry up, you'll be late."
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading She was calling out to her companion, "Bunny, hurry up, you'll be late."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading No answer came from the adjoining room.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading She was calling out to her companion, "Bunny, hurry up, you'll be late."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She tapped at the door and there was no answer.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Kitty was dressed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No answer came from the adjoining room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was calling out to her companion, "Bunny, hurry up, you'll be late."
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading She was calling out to her companion, "Bunny, hurry up, you'll be late."
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading Kitty was dressed.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading She was calling out to her companion, "Bunny, hurry up, you'll be late."
not any; not one
From this reading No answer came from the adjoining room.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She tried to open the door.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She was calling out to her companion, "Bunny, hurry up, you'll be late."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading No answer came from the adjoining room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was calling out to her companion, "Bunny, hurry up, you'll be late."
in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
From this reading She tapped at the door and there was no answer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No answer came from the adjoining room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She tapped at the door and there was no answer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was calling out to her companion, "Bunny, hurry up, you'll be late."
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She tried to open the door.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She was calling out to her companion, "Bunny, hurry up, you'll be late."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kitty was dressed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was calling out to her companion, "Bunny, hurry up, you'll be late."
Chapter 8 of The Immortal Moment by May Sinclair holds 303 sentences, grouped into 61 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 8 holds 303 sentences of The Immortal Moment, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Immortal Moment by May Sinclair exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 303 sentences, grouped into 61 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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