Chapter 3 of The land of hidden men is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The land of hidden men is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I could have fainted at the very horror of the suggestion. What could I do? I must gain time. I thought of suicide, but I am young, and I do not wish to die. 'When must I come?'
Chapter 3 of The land of hidden men is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “I thought of suicide, but I am young, and I do not wish to die.”
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading “"I could have fainted at the very horror of the suggestion.”
obtain
From this reading “I must gain time.”
intense and profound fear
From this reading “"I could have fainted at the very horror of the suggestion.”
an idea that is suggested
From this reading “"I could have fainted at the very horror of the suggestion.”
the act of killing yourself
From this reading “I thought of suicide, but I am young, and I do not wish to die.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I thought of suicide, but I am young, and I do not wish to die.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “I thought of suicide, but I am young, and I do not wish to die.”
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 must gain time.”
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I thought of suicide, but I am young, and I do not wish to die.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I thought of suicide, but I am young, and I do not wish to die.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I could have fainted at the very horror of the suggestion.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I thought of suicide, but I am young, and I do not wish to die.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'When must I come?'
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I could have fainted at the very horror of the suggestion.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I thought of suicide, but I am young, and I do not wish to die.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What could I do?
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading "I could have fainted at the very horror of the suggestion.
obtain
From this reading I must gain time.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I could have fainted at the very horror of the suggestion.
intense and profound fear
From this reading "I could have fainted at the very horror of the suggestion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I could have fainted at the very horror of the suggestion.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must gain time.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I thought of suicide, but I am young, and I do not wish to die.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I could have fainted at the very horror of the suggestion.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading "I could have fainted at the very horror of the suggestion.
the act of killing yourself
From this reading I thought of suicide, but I am young, and I do not wish to die.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I could have fainted at the very horror of the suggestion.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought of suicide, but I am young, and I do not wish to die.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I must gain time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I thought of suicide, but I am young, and I do not wish to die.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I could have fainted at the very horror of the suggestion.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What could I do?
at the time that
From this reading 'When must I come?'
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I thought of suicide, but I am young, and I do not wish to die.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I thought of suicide, but I am young, and I do not wish to die.
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