Chapter 31 of The Odds And Other Stories is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Odds And Other Stories is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He found her sitting in a great arm-chair at one end of the empty billiard-room. She did not rise to meet him. He thought she looked tired out and frightened. He went to her and stooped over her, taking her hands. She did not resist him, but neither did she welcome.
Chapter 31 of The Odds And Other Stories is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “He found her sitting in a great arm-chair at one end of the empty billiard-room.”
made afraid
From this reading “He thought she looked tired out and frightened.”
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading “She did not resist him, but neither did she welcome.”
move upward
From this reading “She did not rise to meet him.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “He found her sitting in a great arm-chair at one end of the empty billiard-room.”
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading “He went to her and stooped over her, taking her hands.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “He thought she looked tired out and frightened.”
accept gladly
From this reading “She did not resist him, but neither did she welcome.”
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 He found her sitting in a great arm-chair at one end of the empty billiard-room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He thought she looked tired out and frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found her sitting in a great arm-chair at one end of the empty billiard-room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He found her sitting in a great arm-chair at one end of the empty billiard-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found her sitting in a great arm-chair at one end of the empty billiard-room.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did not resist him, but neither did she welcome.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not rise to meet him.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading He found her sitting in a great arm-chair at one end of the empty billiard-room.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He found her sitting in a great arm-chair at one end of the empty billiard-room.
set up or found
From this reading He found her sitting in a great arm-chair at one end of the empty billiard-room.
made afraid
From this reading He thought she looked tired out and frightened.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He found her sitting in a great arm-chair at one end of the empty billiard-room.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He went to her and stooped over her, taking her hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found her sitting in a great arm-chair at one end of the empty billiard-room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He found her sitting in a great arm-chair at one end of the empty billiard-room.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She did not rise to meet him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He found her sitting in a great arm-chair at one end of the empty billiard-room.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He thought she looked tired out and frightened.
come together
From this reading She did not rise to meet him.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading She did not resist him, but neither did she welcome.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not rise to meet him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He found her sitting in a great arm-chair at one end of the empty billiard-room.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He found her sitting in a great arm-chair at one end of the empty billiard-room.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He thought she looked tired out and frightened.
above and across; more than
From this reading He went to her and stooped over her, taking her hands.
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading She did not resist him, but neither did she welcome.
move upward
From this reading She did not rise to meet him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not rise to meet him.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading He found her sitting in a great arm-chair at one end of the empty billiard-room.
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading He went to her and stooped over her, taking her hands.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading He went to her and stooped over her, taking her hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He found her sitting in a great arm-chair at one end of the empty billiard-room.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought she looked tired out and frightened.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading He thought she looked tired out and frightened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did not rise to meet him.
accept gladly
From this reading She did not resist him, but neither did she welcome.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went to her and stooped over her, taking her hands.
Chapter 31 of The Odds And Other Stories by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 31 holds 143 sentences of The Odds And Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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