Chapter 30 of The Odds And Other Stories is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Odds And Other Stories is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The air was keen and salt. He paused on the well-worn stone wall and turned his face to the spray. A hundred memories were at work in his brain, and the relief of solitude was unspeakable. It was horribly lonely, but he hugged his loneliness. That laughing voice in the hotel coffee-room had driven him forth to seek it.
Chapter 30 of The Odds And Other Stories is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of a dreadful kind
From this reading “It was horribly lonely, but he hugged his loneliness.”
inflected form of “hug” — hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading “It was horribly lonely, but he hugged his loneliness.”
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading “It was horribly lonely, but he hugged his loneliness.”
Recollections of past events.
From this reading “A hundred memories were at work in his brain, and the relief of solitude was unspeakable.”
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading “The air was keen and salt.”
a state of social isolation
From this reading “A hundred memories were at work in his brain, and the relief of solitude was unspeakable.”
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading “He paused on the well-worn stone wall and turned his face to the spray.”
defying expression or description
From this reading “A hundred memories were at work in his brain, and the relief of solitude was unspeakable.”
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 A hundred memories were at work in his brain, and the relief of solitude was unspeakable.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was keen and salt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air was keen and salt.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A hundred memories were at work in his brain, and the relief of solitude was unspeakable.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading A hundred memories were at work in his brain, and the relief of solitude was unspeakable.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was horribly lonely, but he hugged his loneliness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That laughing voice in the hotel coffee-room had driven him forth to seek it.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading That laughing voice in the hotel coffee-room had driven him forth to seek it.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He paused on the well-worn stone wall and turned his face to the spray.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading That laughing voice in the hotel coffee-room had driven him forth to seek it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That laughing voice in the hotel coffee-room had driven him forth to seek it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He paused on the well-worn stone wall and turned his face to the spray.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That laughing voice in the hotel coffee-room had driven him forth to seek it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He paused on the well-worn stone wall and turned his face to the spray.
of a dreadful kind
From this reading It was horribly lonely, but he hugged his loneliness.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading That laughing voice in the hotel coffee-room had driven him forth to seek it.
inflected form of “hug” — hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading It was horribly lonely, but he hugged his loneliness.
ten 10s
From this reading A hundred memories were at work in his brain, and the relief of solitude was unspeakable.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A hundred memories were at work in his brain, and the relief of solitude was unspeakable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was horribly lonely, but he hugged his loneliness.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading The air was keen and salt.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading That laughing voice in the hotel coffee-room had driven him forth to seek it.
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading It was horribly lonely, but he hugged his loneliness.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading It was horribly lonely, but he hugged his loneliness.
Recollections of past events.
From this reading A hundred memories were at work in his brain, and the relief of solitude was unspeakable.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A hundred memories were at work in his brain, and the relief of solitude was unspeakable.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He paused on the well-worn stone wall and turned his face to the spray.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading He paused on the well-worn stone wall and turned his face to the spray.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading A hundred memories were at work in his brain, and the relief of solitude was unspeakable.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading The air was keen and salt.
try to get or reach
From this reading That laughing voice in the hotel coffee-room had driven him forth to seek it.
a state of social isolation
From this reading A hundred memories were at work in his brain, and the relief of solitude was unspeakable.
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading He paused on the well-worn stone wall and turned his face to the spray.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading He paused on the well-worn stone wall and turned his face to the spray.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That laughing voice in the hotel coffee-room had driven him forth to seek it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The air was keen and salt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He paused on the well-worn stone wall and turned his face to the spray.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He paused on the well-worn stone wall and turned his face to the spray.
defying expression or description
From this reading A hundred memories were at work in his brain, and the relief of solitude was unspeakable.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading That laughing voice in the hotel coffee-room had driven him forth to seek it.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading He paused on the well-worn stone wall and turned his face to the spray.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was keen and salt.
showing signs of much wear or use
From this reading He paused on the well-worn stone wall and turned his face to the spray.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A hundred memories were at work in his brain, and the relief of solitude was unspeakable.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading A hundred memories were at work in his brain, and the relief of solitude was unspeakable.
Chapter 30 of The Odds And Other Stories by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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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