Chapter 13 of The Infant's Skull is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Infant's Skull is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FLIGHT TO ANJOU. Long, aimless, distracted, Yvon wandered about the forest. A severe frost had succeeded the fall of snow that covered every inch of the ground. The moon shone brilliantly in the crisp air. The forester felt chilled; in despair he threw himself down at the foot of a tree, determined there to await death.
Chapter 13 of The Infant's Skull is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aimlessly drifting
From this reading “Long, aimless, distracted, Yvon wandered about the forest.”
look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading “The forester felt chilled; in despair he threw himself down at the foot of a tree, determined there to await death.”
with brightness
From this reading “The moon shone brilliantly in the crisp air.”
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading “The forester felt chilled; in despair he threw himself down at the foot of a tree, determined there to await death.”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “The moon shone brilliantly in the crisp air.”
having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
From this reading “Long, aimless, distracted, Yvon wandered about the forest.”
English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)
From this reading “The forester felt chilled; in despair he threw himself down at the foot of a tree, determined there to await death.”
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading “A severe frost had succeeded the fall of snow that covered every inch of the ground.”
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.
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In this reading “The moon shone brilliantly in the crisp air.”
In this reading “The moon shone brilliantly in the crisp air.”
In this reading “Long, aimless, distracted, Yvon wandered about the forest.”
In this reading “The forester felt chilled; in despair he threw himself down at the foot of a tree, determined there to await death.”
In this reading “The forester felt chilled; in despair he threw himself down at the foot of a tree, determined there to await death.”
In this reading “The forester felt chilled; in despair he threw himself down at the foot of a tree, determined there to await death.”
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 A severe frost had succeeded the fall of snow that covered every inch of the ground.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Long, aimless, distracted, Yvon wandered about the forest.
aimlessly drifting
From this reading Long, aimless, distracted, Yvon wandered about the forest.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The moon shone brilliantly in the crisp air.
a former province of western France in the Loire valley
From this reading THE FLIGHT TO ANJOU.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The forester felt chilled; in despair he threw himself down at the foot of a tree, determined there to await death.
look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading The forester felt chilled; in despair he threw himself down at the foot of a tree, determined there to await death.
with brightness
From this reading The moon shone brilliantly in the crisp air.
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading The forester felt chilled; in despair he threw himself down at the foot of a tree, determined there to await death.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading A severe frost had succeeded the fall of snow that covered every inch of the ground.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The moon shone brilliantly in the crisp air.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The forester felt chilled; in despair he threw himself down at the foot of a tree, determined there to await death.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading The forester felt chilled; in despair he threw himself down at the foot of a tree, determined there to await death.
characterized by great determination
From this reading The forester felt chilled; in despair he threw himself down at the foot of a tree, determined there to await death.
having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
From this reading Long, aimless, distracted, Yvon wandered about the forest.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The forester felt chilled; in despair he threw himself down at the foot of a tree, determined there to await death.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A severe frost had succeeded the fall of snow that covered every inch of the ground.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading A severe frost had succeeded the fall of snow that covered every inch of the ground.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The forester felt chilled; in despair he threw himself down at the foot of a tree, determined there to await death.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading THE FLIGHT TO ANJOU.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The forester felt chilled; in despair he threw himself down at the foot of a tree, determined there to await death.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Long, aimless, distracted, Yvon wandered about the forest.
English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)
From this reading The forester felt chilled; in despair he threw himself down at the foot of a tree, determined there to await death.
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading A severe frost had succeeded the fall of snow that covered every inch of the ground.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading A severe frost had succeeded the fall of snow that covered every inch of the ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A severe frost had succeeded the fall of snow that covered every inch of the ground.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The forester felt chilled; in despair he threw himself down at the foot of a tree, determined there to await death.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The forester felt chilled; in despair he threw himself down at the foot of a tree, determined there to await death.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The moon shone brilliantly in the crisp air.
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading A severe frost had succeeded the fall of snow that covered every inch of the ground.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Long, aimless, distracted, Yvon wandered about the forest.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The moon shone brilliantly in the crisp air.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A severe frost had succeeded the fall of snow that covered every inch of the ground.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading A severe frost had succeeded the fall of snow that covered every inch of the ground.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading The moon shone brilliantly in the crisp air.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading A severe frost had succeeded the fall of snow that covered every inch of the ground.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading A severe frost had succeeded the fall of snow that covered every inch of the ground.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A severe frost had succeeded the fall of snow that covered every inch of the ground.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLIGHT TO ANJOU.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The forester felt chilled; in despair he threw himself down at the foot of a tree, determined there to await death.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading The forester felt chilled; in despair he threw himself down at the foot of a tree, determined there to await death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FLIGHT TO ANJOU.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The forester felt chilled; in despair he threw himself down at the foot of a tree, determined there to await death.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading Long, aimless, distracted, Yvon wandered about the forest.
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From this reading Long, aimless, distracted, Yvon wandered about the forest.
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