Chapter 24 of The Iron Game: A Tale of the War is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Iron Game: A Tale of the War is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PHANTASMAGORIA. To say that night is a time of terror is a commonplace. Night is not terrible of itself. It is like the ocean--peace and repose if there be no storm. But of all terrors there are none, outside a guilty mind, so benumbing as night in the unknown.
Chapter 24 of The Iron Game: A Tale of the War is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading “To say that night is a time of terror is a commonplace.”
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading “But of all terrors there are none, outside a guilty mind, so benumbing as night in the unknown.”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading “It is like the ocean--peace and repose if there be no storm.”
a constantly changing medley of real or imagined images (as in a dream)
From this reading “PHANTASMAGORIA.”
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading “It is like the ocean--peace and repose if there be no storm.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “It is like the ocean--peace and repose if there be no storm.”
plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “But of all terrors there are none, outside a guilty mind, so benumbing as night in the unknown.”
not known
From this reading “But of all terrors there are none, outside a guilty mind, so benumbing as night in the unknown.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To say that night is a time of terror is a commonplace.
(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 But of all terrors there are none, outside a guilty mind, so benumbing as night in the unknown.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is like the ocean--peace and repose if there be no storm.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But of all terrors there are none, outside a guilty mind, so benumbing as night in the unknown.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But of all terrors there are none, outside a guilty mind, so benumbing as night in the unknown.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is like the ocean--peace and repose if there be no storm.
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From this reading But of all terrors there are none, outside a guilty mind, so benumbing as night in the unknown.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But of all terrors there are none, outside a guilty mind, so benumbing as night in the unknown.
completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading To say that night is a time of terror is a commonplace.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading But of all terrors there are none, outside a guilty mind, so benumbing as night in the unknown.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is like the ocean--peace and repose if there be no storm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But of all terrors there are none, outside a guilty mind, so benumbing as night in the unknown.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To say that night is a time of terror is a commonplace.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is like the ocean--peace and repose if there be no storm.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Night is not terrible of itself.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It is like the ocean--peace and repose if there be no storm.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But of all terrors there are none, outside a guilty mind, so benumbing as night in the unknown.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading To say that night is a time of terror is a commonplace.
not any; not one
From this reading It is like the ocean--peace and repose if there be no storm.
not one, and not any
From this reading But of all terrors there are none, outside a guilty mind, so benumbing as night in the unknown.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Night is not terrible of itself.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading It is like the ocean--peace and repose if there be no storm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To say that night is a time of terror is a commonplace.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading But of all terrors there are none, outside a guilty mind, so benumbing as night in the unknown.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading It is like the ocean--peace and repose if there be no storm.
a constantly changing medley of real or imagined images (as in a dream)
From this reading PHANTASMAGORIA.
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading It is like the ocean--peace and repose if there be no storm.
express in words
From this reading To say that night is a time of terror is a commonplace.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But of all terrors there are none, outside a guilty mind, so benumbing as night in the unknown.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading It is like the ocean--peace and repose if there be no storm.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Night is not terrible of itself.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading To say that night is a time of terror is a commonplace.
plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading But of all terrors there are none, outside a guilty mind, so benumbing as night in the unknown.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To say that night is a time of terror is a commonplace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is like the ocean--peace and repose if there be no storm.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It is like the ocean--peace and repose if there be no storm.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading To say that night is a time of terror is a commonplace.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To say that night is a time of terror is a commonplace.
not known
From this reading But of all terrors there are none, outside a guilty mind, so benumbing as night in the unknown.
Chapter 24 of The Iron Game: A Tale of the War by Henry F. (Henry Francis) Keenan holds 354 sentences, grouped into 71 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.
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