Chapter 33 of The Mystery of the Fifteen Sounds is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of The Mystery of the Fifteen Sounds is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STALKING TERROR Roger left the laboratory. He located Grover. His recital amazed and stunned his cousin. "Astrovox unconscious still. Ryder hovering in the balance.
Chapter 33 of The Mystery of the Fifteen Sounds is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 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.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “His recital amazed and stunned his cousin.”
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading “Ryder hovering in the balance.”
-ing form of “hover” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
From this reading “Ryder hovering in the balance.”
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading “THE STALKING TERROR Roger left the laboratory.”
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading “He located Grover.”
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading “His recital amazed and stunned his cousin.”
a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
From this reading “THE STALKING TERROR Roger left the laboratory.”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “His recital amazed and stunned his cousin.”
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.
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading His recital amazed and stunned his cousin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His recital amazed and stunned his cousin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Astrovox unconscious still.
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading Ryder hovering in the balance.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading His recital amazed and stunned his cousin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He located Grover.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He located Grover.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His recital amazed and stunned his cousin.
-ing form of “hover” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
From this reading Ryder hovering in the balance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ryder hovering in the balance.
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading THE STALKING TERROR Roger left the laboratory.
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 THE STALKING TERROR Roger left the laboratory.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading He located Grover.
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading His recital amazed and stunned his cousin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STALKING TERROR Roger left the laboratory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ryder hovering in the balance.
a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
From this reading THE STALKING TERROR Roger left the laboratory.
not in physical motion
From this reading "Astrovox unconscious still.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading His recital amazed and stunned his cousin.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading THE STALKING TERROR Roger left the laboratory.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STALKING TERROR Roger left the laboratory.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading "Astrovox unconscious still.
Chapter 33 of The Mystery of the Fifteen Sounds by Van Powell holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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 33 holds 104 sentences of The Mystery of the Fifteen Sounds, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 33 of The Mystery of the Fifteen Sounds by Van Powell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 104 sentences, grouped into 21 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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