Chapter 16 of The Joss: A Reversion is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Joss: A Reversion is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NOISE WHICH CAME FROM THE PASSAGE. Smash, crash, smash! Pollie had thrust me aside. She was battering at the door with her poker, issuing, as she did so, her instructions to me. “Light a match, you idiot! light a match!”
Chapter 16 of The Joss: A Reversion is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 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.
the act of subjecting to strong attack
From this reading “She was battering at the door with her poker, issuing, as she did so, her instructions to me.”
fall or come down violently
From this reading “Smash, crash, smash!”
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading ““Light a match, you idiot! light a match!””
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading “She was battering at the door with her poker, issuing, as she did so, her instructions to me.”
the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)
From this reading “She was battering at the door with her poker, issuing, as she did so, her instructions to me.”
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading ““Light a match, you idiot! light a match!””
fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
From this reading “She was battering at the door with her poker, issuing, as she did so, her instructions to me.”
hit hard
From this reading “Smash, crash, smash!”
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 “She was battering at the door with her poker, issuing, as she did so, her instructions to me.”
In this reading “THE NOISE WHICH CAME FROM THE PASSAGE.”
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 “Light a match, you idiot! light a match!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was battering at the door with her poker, issuing, as she did so, her instructions to me.
on or to one side
From this reading Pollie had thrust me aside.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was battering at the door with her poker, issuing, as she did so, her instructions to me.
the act of subjecting to strong attack
From this reading She was battering at the door with her poker, issuing, as she did so, her instructions to me.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE NOISE WHICH CAME FROM THE PASSAGE.
fall or come down violently
From this reading Smash, crash, smash!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was battering at the door with her poker, issuing, as she did so, her instructions to me.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She was battering at the door with her poker, issuing, as she did so, her instructions to me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE NOISE WHICH CAME FROM THE PASSAGE.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pollie had thrust me aside.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was battering at the door with her poker, issuing, as she did so, her instructions to me.
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading “Light a match, you idiot! light a match!”
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading She was battering at the door with her poker, issuing, as she did so, her instructions to me.
the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)
From this reading She was battering at the door with her poker, issuing, as she did so, her instructions to me.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “Light a match, you idiot! light a match!”
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading “Light a match, you idiot! light a match!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pollie had thrust me aside.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading THE NOISE WHICH CAME FROM THE PASSAGE.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading THE NOISE WHICH CAME FROM THE PASSAGE.
fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
From this reading She was battering at the door with her poker, issuing, as she did so, her instructions to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pollie had thrust me aside.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was battering at the door with her poker, issuing, as she did so, her instructions to me.
hit hard
From this reading Smash, crash, smash!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was battering at the door with her poker, issuing, as she did so, her instructions to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NOISE WHICH CAME FROM THE PASSAGE.
push forcefully
From this reading Pollie had thrust me aside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was battering at the door with her poker, issuing, as she did so, her instructions to me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was battering at the door with her poker, issuing, as she did so, her instructions to me.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE NOISE WHICH CAME FROM THE PASSAGE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was battering at the door with her poker, issuing, as she did so, her instructions to me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Light a match, you idiot! light a match!”
Chapter 16 of The Joss: A Reversion by Richard Marsh holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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 16 holds 144 sentences of The Joss: A Reversion, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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