Chapter 14 of The Invisible Foe is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Invisible Foe is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Morton Grant had delivered his sorry news on Monday. Dr. Latham had lunched with Mrs. Hilary on Wednesday. Thursday was bleak and cold, and a slow chilly rain fell all day. Helen and her father were alone in the library when the brothers joined them. She felt that her father meant to “have it out” then, and she was glad.
Chapter 14 of The Invisible Foe is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/44 · 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.
offering little or no hope
From this reading “Thursday was bleak and cold, and a slow chilly rain fell all day.”
not characterized by emotion
From this reading “Thursday was bleak and cold, and a slow chilly rain fell all day.”
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “Morton Grant had delivered his sorry news on Monday.”
past form of “lunch” — take the midday meal
From this reading “Dr. Latham had lunched with Mrs. Hilary on Wednesday.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “Morton Grant had delivered his sorry news on Monday.”
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading “Morton Grant had delivered his sorry news on Monday.”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “Thursday was bleak and cold, and a slow chilly rain fell all day.”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading “Dr. Latham had lunched with Mrs. Hilary on Wednesday.”
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 “Helen and her father were alone in the library when the brothers joined them.”
In this reading “Dr. Latham had lunched with Mrs. Hilary on Wednesday.”
In this reading “Thursday was bleak and cold, and a slow chilly rain fell all day.”
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 Thursday was bleak and cold, and a slow chilly rain fell all day.
(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 Thursday was bleak and cold, and a slow chilly rain fell all day.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Helen and her father were alone in the library when the brothers joined them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thursday was bleak and cold, and a slow chilly rain fell all day.
offering little or no hope
From this reading Thursday was bleak and cold, and a slow chilly rain fell all day.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Helen and her father were alone in the library when the brothers joined them.
not characterized by emotion
From this reading Thursday was bleak and cold, and a slow chilly rain fell all day.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Thursday was bleak and cold, and a slow chilly rain fell all day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Thursday was bleak and cold, and a slow chilly rain fell all day.
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading Morton Grant had delivered his sorry news on Monday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Latham had lunched with Mrs. Hilary on Wednesday.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Helen and her father were alone in the library when the brothers joined them.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Thursday was bleak and cold, and a slow chilly rain fell all day.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt that her father meant to “have it out” then, and she was glad.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading She felt that her father meant to “have it out” then, and she was glad.
let have
From this reading Morton Grant had delivered his sorry news on Monday.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Morton Grant had delivered his sorry news on Monday.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She felt that her father meant to “have it out” then, and she was glad.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Helen and her father were alone in the library when the brothers joined them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen and her father were alone in the library when the brothers joined them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Latham had lunched with Mrs. Hilary on Wednesday.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Morton Grant had delivered his sorry news on Monday.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Helen and her father were alone in the library when the brothers joined them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She felt that her father meant to “have it out” then, and she was glad.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading Helen and her father were alone in the library when the brothers joined them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Latham had lunched with Mrs. Hilary on Wednesday.
a room where books are kept
From this reading Helen and her father were alone in the library when the brothers joined them.
past form of “lunch” — take the midday meal
From this reading Dr. Latham had lunched with Mrs. Hilary on Wednesday.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading She felt that her father meant to “have it out” then, and she was glad.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Morton Grant had delivered his sorry news on Monday.
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading Morton Grant had delivered his sorry news on Monday.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Dr. Latham had lunched with Mrs. Hilary on Wednesday.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Morton Grant had delivered his sorry news on Monday.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Morton Grant had delivered his sorry news on Monday.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She felt that her father meant to “have it out” then, and she was glad.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Thursday was bleak and cold, and a slow chilly rain fell all day.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt that her father meant to “have it out” then, and she was glad.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Thursday was bleak and cold, and a slow chilly rain fell all day.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Morton Grant had delivered his sorry news on Monday.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She felt that her father meant to “have it out” then, and she was glad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Helen and her father were alone in the library when the brothers joined them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Helen and her father were alone in the library when the brothers joined them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She felt that her father meant to “have it out” then, and she was glad.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Thursday was bleak and cold, and a slow chilly rain fell all day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She felt that her father meant to “have it out” then, and she was glad.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thursday was bleak and cold, and a slow chilly rain fell all day.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading Dr. Latham had lunched with Mrs. Hilary on Wednesday.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Helen and her father were alone in the library when the brothers joined them.
at the time that
From this reading Helen and her father were alone in the library when the brothers joined them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dr. Latham had lunched with Mrs. Hilary on Wednesday.
Chapter 14 of The Invisible Foe by Louise Jordan Miln holds 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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 14 holds 222 sentences of The Invisible Foe, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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