Chapter 19 of The Joss: A Reversion is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of The Joss: A Reversion is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RETICENCE OF CAPTAIN LANDER. The office door was ajar. I remembered that I had left it so when I came to bed. Through the opening a dim light was visible. I peeped in.
Chapter 19 of The Joss: A Reversion is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
slightly open
From this reading “The office door was ajar.”
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading “Through the opening a dim light was visible.”
a town in central Wyoming
From this reading “THE RETICENCE OF CAPTAIN LANDER.”
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “Through the opening a dim light was visible.”
past form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading “I peeped in.”
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “I remembered that I had left it so when I came to bed.”
the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
From this reading “THE RETICENCE OF CAPTAIN LANDER.”
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading “Through the opening a dim light was visible.”
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 “Through the opening a dim light was visible.”
In this reading “I peeped in.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Through the opening a dim light was visible.
slightly open
From this reading The office door was ajar.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I remembered that I had left it so when I came to bed.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I remembered that I had left it so when I came to bed.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE RETICENCE OF CAPTAIN LANDER.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading Through the opening a dim light was visible.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The office door was ajar.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I remembered that I had left it so when I came to bed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I remembered that I had left it so when I came to bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I peeped in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I remembered that I had left it so when I came to bed.
a town in central Wyoming
From this reading THE RETICENCE OF CAPTAIN LANDER.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I remembered that I had left it so when I came to bed.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Through the opening a dim light was visible.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RETICENCE OF CAPTAIN LANDER.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading The office door was ajar.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Through the opening a dim light was visible.
past form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading I peeped in.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading I remembered that I had left it so when I came to bed.
the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
From this reading THE RETICENCE OF CAPTAIN LANDER.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I remembered that I had left it so when I came to bed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I remembered that I had left it so when I came to bed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETICENCE OF CAPTAIN LANDER.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the opening a dim light was visible.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I remembered that I had left it so when I came to bed.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading Through the opening a dim light was visible.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The office door was ajar.
at the time that
From this reading I remembered that I had left it so when I came to bed.
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