Chapter 15 of The Long Lane's Turning is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Long Lane's Turning is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PADDY THE BRICK INTERVENES "I could not believe your voice." The heavy tones jarred across the quiet. "I could not believe that it was actually true!" "Do you accept my offer?" Echo's voice was without a tremor; it held the same hard quality that controlled her features.
Chapter 15 of The Long Lane's Turning is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading “PADDY THE BRICK INTERVENES "I could not believe your voice."”
restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
From this reading “Echo's voice was without a tremor; it held the same hard quality that controlled her features.”
possessive form of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading “Echo's voice was without a tremor; it held the same hard quality that controlled her features.”
third-person singular of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading “PADDY THE BRICK INTERVENES "I could not believe your voice."”
inflected form of “jar” — be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading “The heavy tones jarred across the quiet.”
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading “PADDY THE BRICK INTERVENES "I could not believe your voice."”
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading “Echo's voice was without a tremor; it held the same hard quality that controlled her features.”
an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
From this reading “Echo's voice was without a tremor; it held the same hard quality that controlled her features.”
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 “Echo's voice was without a tremor; it held the same hard quality that controlled her features.”
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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 Echo's voice was without a tremor; it held the same hard quality that controlled her features.
consider or hold as true
From this reading "Do you accept my offer?"
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The heavy tones jarred across the quiet.
in actual fact
From this reading "I could not believe that it was actually true!"
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading PADDY THE BRICK INTERVENES "I could not believe your voice."
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading PADDY THE BRICK INTERVENES "I could not believe your voice."
restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
From this reading Echo's voice was without a tremor; it held the same hard quality that controlled her features.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading PADDY THE BRICK INTERVENES "I could not believe your voice."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you accept my offer?"
possessive form of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading Echo's voice was without a tremor; it held the same hard quality that controlled her features.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Echo's voice was without a tremor; it held the same hard quality that controlled her features.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Echo's voice was without a tremor; it held the same hard quality that controlled her features.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The heavy tones jarred across the quiet.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Echo's voice was without a tremor; it held the same hard quality that controlled her features.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Echo's voice was without a tremor; it held the same hard quality that controlled her features.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PADDY THE BRICK INTERVENES "I could not believe your voice."
third-person singular of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading PADDY THE BRICK INTERVENES "I could not believe your voice."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I could not believe that it was actually true!"
inflected form of “jar” — be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading The heavy tones jarred across the quiet.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Do you accept my offer?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading PADDY THE BRICK INTERVENES "I could not believe your voice."
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading "Do you accept my offer?"
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading PADDY THE BRICK INTERVENES "I could not believe your voice."
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading Echo's voice was without a tremor; it held the same hard quality that controlled her features.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The heavy tones jarred across the quiet.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Echo's voice was without a tremor; it held the same hard quality that controlled her features.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I could not believe that it was actually true!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PADDY THE BRICK INTERVENES "I could not believe your voice."
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading The heavy tones jarred across the quiet.
an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
From this reading Echo's voice was without a tremor; it held the same hard quality that controlled her features.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "I could not believe that it was actually true!"
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading PADDY THE BRICK INTERVENES "I could not believe your voice."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I could not believe that it was actually true!"
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Echo's voice was without a tremor; it held the same hard quality that controlled her features.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you accept my offer?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading PADDY THE BRICK INTERVENES "I could not believe your voice."
Chapter 15 of The Long Lane's Turning by Hallie Erminie Rives holds 89 sentences, grouped into 18 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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