Chapter 27 of The Man in the Twilight is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Man in the Twilight is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DAWN The hush of dawn was unbroken. The shadows of night receded slowly, reluctantly renouncing their long reign in favour of the brief winter daylight. The shores of the Cove lay hidden under a haze of fog. There were no sounds of life. The world was desperately still.
Chapter 27 of The Man in the Twilight is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small inlet
From this reading “The shores of the Cove lay hidden under a haze of fog.”
with great urgency
From this reading “The world was desperately still.”
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
From this reading “The shores of the Cove lay hidden under a haze of fog.”
past form of “recede” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading “The shadows of night receded slowly, reluctantly renouncing their long reign in favour of the brief winter daylight.”
with reluctance
From this reading “The shadows of night receded slowly, reluctantly renouncing their long reign in favour of the brief winter daylight.”
-ing form of “renounce” — give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
From this reading “The shadows of night receded slowly, reluctantly renouncing their long reign in favour of the brief winter daylight.”
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “The shores of the Cove lay hidden under a haze of fog.”
marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
From this reading “DAWN The hush of dawn was unbroken.”
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 The shores of the Cove lay hidden under a haze of fog.
of short duration or distance
From this reading The shadows of night receded slowly, reluctantly renouncing their long reign in favour of the brief winter daylight.
a small inlet
From this reading The shores of the Cove lay hidden under a haze of fog.
the first light of day
From this reading DAWN The hush of dawn was unbroken.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading The shadows of night receded slowly, reluctantly renouncing their long reign in favour of the brief winter daylight.
with great urgency
From this reading The world was desperately still.
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading The shadows of night receded slowly, reluctantly renouncing their long reign in favour of the brief winter daylight.
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading The shores of the Cove lay hidden under a haze of fog.
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
From this reading The shores of the Cove lay hidden under a haze of fog.
not accessible to view
From this reading The shores of the Cove lay hidden under a haze of fog.
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading DAWN The hush of dawn was unbroken.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The shadows of night receded slowly, reluctantly renouncing their long reign in favour of the brief winter daylight.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The shores of the Cove lay hidden under a haze of fog.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There were no sounds of life.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The shadows of night receded slowly, reluctantly renouncing their long reign in favour of the brief winter daylight.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The shadows of night receded slowly, reluctantly renouncing their long reign in favour of the brief winter daylight.
not any; not one
From this reading There were no sounds of life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DAWN The hush of dawn was unbroken.
past form of “recede” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading The shadows of night receded slowly, reluctantly renouncing their long reign in favour of the brief winter daylight.
have sovereign power
From this reading The shadows of night receded slowly, reluctantly renouncing their long reign in favour of the brief winter daylight.
with reluctance
From this reading The shadows of night receded slowly, reluctantly renouncing their long reign in favour of the brief winter daylight.
-ing form of “renounce” — give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
From this reading The shadows of night receded slowly, reluctantly renouncing their long reign in favour of the brief winter daylight.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading The shadows of night receded slowly, reluctantly renouncing their long reign in favour of the brief winter daylight.
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The shores of the Cove lay hidden under a haze of fog.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The shadows of night receded slowly, reluctantly renouncing their long reign in favour of the brief winter daylight.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading There were no sounds of life.
not in physical motion
From this reading The world was desperately still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DAWN The hush of dawn was unbroken.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The shadows of night receded slowly, reluctantly renouncing their long reign in favour of the brief winter daylight.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were no sounds of life.
marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
From this reading DAWN The hush of dawn was unbroken.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The shores of the Cove lay hidden under a haze of fog.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DAWN The hush of dawn was unbroken.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no sounds of life.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The shadows of night receded slowly, reluctantly renouncing their long reign in favour of the brief winter daylight.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The world was desperately still.
Chapter 27 of The Man in the Twilight by Ridgwell Cullum holds 295 sentences, grouped into 59 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 27 holds 295 sentences of The Man in the Twilight, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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