Chapter 14 of The Joss: A Reversion is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of The Joss: A Reversion is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUSIE. I was lying on the floor. There was a light in the room. A woman was bending over me; the woman with the snake about the waist. The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.
Chapter 14 of The Joss: A Reversion is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading “A woman was bending over me; the woman with the snake about the waist.”
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading “I was lying on the floor.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.”
coming back
From this reading “The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.”
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “A woman was bending over me; the woman with the snake about the waist.”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.”
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading “A woman was bending over me; the woman with the snake about the waist.”
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 “I was lying on the floor.”
In this reading “The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.”
get going or set in motion
In this reading “The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.”
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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 There was a light in the room.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A woman was bending over me; the woman with the snake about the waist.
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading A woman was bending over me; the woman with the snake about the waist.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading I was lying on the floor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was lying on the floor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a light in the room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading There was a light in the room.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading I was lying on the floor.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A woman was bending over me; the woman with the snake about the waist.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was lying on the floor.
above and across; more than
From this reading A woman was bending over me; the woman with the snake about the waist.
coming back
From this reading The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading There was a light in the room.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading A woman was bending over me; the woman with the snake about the waist.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUSIE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was lying on the floor.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a light in the room.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading A woman was bending over me; the woman with the snake about the waist.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was lying on the floor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A woman was bending over me; the woman with the snake about the waist.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A woman was bending over me; the woman with the snake about the waist.
Chapter 14 of The Joss: A Reversion by Richard Marsh holds 274 sentences, grouped into 55 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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