Chapter 13 of The Outrage is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Outrage is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Louise looked her doom in the face with steady eyes. No more hope, no more doubt was possible. This was November. The third month had passed. What she had dreaded more than death had come to pass.
Chapter 13 of The Outrage is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading “Louise looked her doom in the face with steady eyes.”
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “No more hope, no more doubt was possible.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “What she had dreaded more than death had come to pass.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “The third month had passed.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “This was November.”
go across or through
From this reading “What she had dreaded more than death had come to pass.”
make steady
From this reading “Louise looked her doom in the face with steady eyes.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “The third month had passed.”
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 “Louise looked her doom in the face with steady eyes.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading What she had dreaded more than death had come to pass.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading What she had dreaded more than death had come to pass.
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading Louise looked her doom in the face with steady eyes.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading No more hope, no more doubt was possible.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading What she had dreaded more than death had come to pass.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Louise looked her doom in the face with steady eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Louise looked her doom in the face with steady eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The third month had passed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Louise looked her doom in the face with steady eyes.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading No more hope, no more doubt was possible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Louise looked her doom in the face with steady eyes.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Louise looked her doom in the face with steady eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louise looked her doom in the face with steady eyes.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The third month had passed.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading No more hope, no more doubt was possible.
not any; not one
From this reading No more hope, no more doubt was possible.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading This was November.
go across or through
From this reading What she had dreaded more than death had come to pass.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The third month had passed.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading No more hope, no more doubt was possible.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What she had dreaded more than death had come to pass.
make steady
From this reading Louise looked her doom in the face with steady eyes.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What she had dreaded more than death had come to pass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Louise looked her doom in the face with steady eyes.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The third month had passed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was November.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What she had dreaded more than death had come to pass.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No more hope, no more doubt was possible.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What she had dreaded more than death had come to pass.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Louise looked her doom in the face with steady eyes.
Chapter 13 of The Outrage by Annie Vivanti holds 92 sentences, grouped into 19 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 13 holds 92 sentences of The Outrage, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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