Chapter 35 of The Ordeal by Fire is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of The Ordeal by Fire is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
APPREHENSIONS "That's doing very well--very well indeed!" It was Bujard, the house-surgeon, who was speaking. "If everyone got on as quickly as you----" I no longer felt any pain. My gaze wandered round the huge room. It was warm and prettily decorated--the smoking-room in the M---- hotel, which had been converted into a hospital.
Chapter 35 of The Ordeal by Fire is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “apprehension” — fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading “APPREHENSIONS "That's doing very well--very well indeed!"”
past form of “convert” — change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading “It was warm and prettily decorated--the smoking-room in the M---- hotel, which had been converted into a hospital.”
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading “It was warm and prettily decorated--the smoking-room in the M---- hotel, which had been converted into a hospital.”
every person
From this reading “"If everyone got on as quickly as you----" I no longer felt any pain.”
a long fixed look
From this reading “My gaze wandered round the huge room.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “It was warm and prettily decorated--the smoking-room in the M---- hotel, which had been converted into a hospital.”
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading “My gaze wandered round the huge room.”
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “My gaze wandered round the huge room.”
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 “It was warm and prettily decorated--the smoking-room in the M---- hotel, which had been converted into a hospital.”
In this reading “My gaze wandered round the huge room.”
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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 It was warm and prettily decorated--the smoking-room in the M---- hotel, which had been converted into a hospital.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was warm and prettily decorated--the smoking-room in the M---- hotel, which had been converted into a hospital.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "If everyone got on as quickly as you----" I no longer felt any pain.
plural of “apprehension” — fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading APPREHENSIONS "That's doing very well--very well indeed!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "If everyone got on as quickly as you----" I no longer felt any pain.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was warm and prettily decorated--the smoking-room in the M---- hotel, which had been converted into a hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Bujard, the house-surgeon, who was speaking.
past form of “convert” — change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading It was warm and prettily decorated--the smoking-room in the M---- hotel, which had been converted into a hospital.
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading It was warm and prettily decorated--the smoking-room in the M---- hotel, which had been converted into a hospital.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading APPREHENSIONS "That's doing very well--very well indeed!"
every person
From this reading "If everyone got on as quickly as you----" I no longer felt any pain.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading "If everyone got on as quickly as you----" I no longer felt any pain.
a long fixed look
From this reading My gaze wandered round the huge room.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "If everyone got on as quickly as you----" I no longer felt any pain.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was warm and prettily decorated--the smoking-room in the M---- hotel, which had been converted into a hospital.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading It was warm and prettily decorated--the smoking-room in the M---- hotel, which had been converted into a hospital.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading It was warm and prettily decorated--the smoking-room in the M---- hotel, which had been converted into a hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Bujard, the house-surgeon, who was speaking.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading My gaze wandered round the huge room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If everyone got on as quickly as you----" I no longer felt any pain.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If everyone got on as quickly as you----" I no longer felt any pain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was warm and prettily decorated--the smoking-room in the M---- hotel, which had been converted into a hospital.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading APPREHENSIONS "That's doing very well--very well indeed!"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was warm and prettily decorated--the smoking-room in the M---- hotel, which had been converted into a hospital.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Bujard, the house-surgeon, who was speaking.
for more time
From this reading "If everyone got on as quickly as you----" I no longer felt any pain.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading It was warm and prettily decorated--the smoking-room in the M---- hotel, which had been converted into a hospital.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My gaze wandered round the huge room.
not any; not one
From this reading "If everyone got on as quickly as you----" I no longer felt any pain.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "If everyone got on as quickly as you----" I no longer felt any pain.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading "If everyone got on as quickly as you----" I no longer felt any pain.
in a pretty manner
From this reading It was warm and prettily decorated--the smoking-room in the M---- hotel, which had been converted into a hospital.
with speed
From this reading "If everyone got on as quickly as you----" I no longer felt any pain.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading My gaze wandered round the huge room.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading My gaze wandered round the huge room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was warm and prettily decorated--the smoking-room in the M---- hotel, which had been converted into a hospital.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading It was Bujard, the house-surgeon, who was speaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading APPREHENSIONS "That's doing very well--very well indeed!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Bujard, the house-surgeon, who was speaking.
precisely as stated
From this reading APPREHENSIONS "That's doing very well--very well indeed!"
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading My gaze wandered round the huge room.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It was warm and prettily decorated--the smoking-room in the M---- hotel, which had been converted into a hospital.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Bujard, the house-surgeon, who was speaking.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading APPREHENSIONS "That's doing very well--very well indeed!"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was warm and prettily decorated--the smoking-room in the M---- hotel, which had been converted into a hospital.
which person or people
From this reading It was Bujard, the house-surgeon, who was speaking.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If everyone got on as quickly as you----" I no longer felt any pain.
Chapter 35 of The Ordeal by Fire by Marcel Berger holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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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