Chapter 27 of The Outrage is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Outrage is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chérie, kneeling beside her child's cradle, had heard them enter the adjoining room. She rose slowly. She must go and meet them; she must greet Mireille and tell Louise that Florian had come; had come ... and gone! The profound silence in the adjoining room struck her. She wondered, as she hesitated at the door, why Louise did not speak.
Chapter 27 of The Outrage is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading “Chérie, kneeling beside her child's cradle, had heard them enter the adjoining room.”
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “Chérie, kneeling beside her child's cradle, had heard them enter the adjoining room.”
a baby bed with sides and rockers
From this reading “Chérie, kneeling beside her child's cradle, had heard them enter the adjoining room.”
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “She must go and meet them; she must greet Mireille and tell Louise that Florian had come; had come ... and gone!”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “She wondered, as she hesitated at the door, why Louise did not speak.”
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading “Chérie, kneeling beside her child's cradle, had heard them enter the adjoining room.”
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
From this reading “The profound silence in the adjoining room struck her.”
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “She wondered, as she hesitated at the door, why Louise did not speak.”
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 “Chérie, kneeling beside her child's cradle, had heard them enter the adjoining room.”
In this reading “The profound silence in the adjoining room struck her.”
In this reading “She wondered, as she hesitated at the door, why Louise did not speak.”
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.
-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading Chérie, kneeling beside her child's cradle, had heard them enter the adjoining room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She must go and meet them; she must greet Mireille and tell Louise that Florian had come; had come ... and gone!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She wondered, as she hesitated at the door, why Louise did not speak.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She wondered, as she hesitated at the door, why Louise did not speak.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Chérie, kneeling beside her child's cradle, had heard them enter the adjoining room.
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Chérie, kneeling beside her child's cradle, had heard them enter the adjoining room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chérie, kneeling beside her child's cradle, had heard them enter the adjoining room.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She must go and meet them; she must greet Mireille and tell Louise that Florian had come; had come ... and gone!
a baby bed with sides and rockers
From this reading Chérie, kneeling beside her child's cradle, had heard them enter the adjoining room.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She wondered, as she hesitated at the door, why Louise did not speak.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She wondered, as she hesitated at the door, why Louise did not speak.
to come or go into
From this reading Chérie, kneeling beside her child's cradle, had heard them enter the adjoining room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She must go and meet them; she must greet Mireille and tell Louise that Florian had come; had come ... and gone!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She must go and meet them; she must greet Mireille and tell Louise that Florian had come; had come ... and gone!
destroyed or killed
From this reading She must go and meet them; she must greet Mireille and tell Louise that Florian had come; had come ... and gone!
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading She must go and meet them; she must greet Mireille and tell Louise that Florian had come; had come ... and gone!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Chérie, kneeling beside her child's cradle, had heard them enter the adjoining room.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Chérie, kneeling beside her child's cradle, had heard them enter the adjoining room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Chérie, kneeling beside her child's cradle, had heard them enter the adjoining room.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading She wondered, as she hesitated at the door, why Louise did not speak.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The profound silence in the adjoining room struck her.
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading Chérie, kneeling beside her child's cradle, had heard them enter the adjoining room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She must go and meet them; she must greet Mireille and tell Louise that Florian had come; had come ... and gone!
come together
From this reading She must go and meet them; she must greet Mireille and tell Louise that Florian had come; had come ... and gone!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She must go and meet them; she must greet Mireille and tell Louise that Florian had come; had come ... and gone!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must go and meet them; she must greet Mireille and tell Louise that Florian had come; had come ... and gone!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She wondered, as she hesitated at the door, why Louise did not speak.
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
From this reading The profound silence in the adjoining room struck her.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Chérie, kneeling beside her child's cradle, had heard them enter the adjoining room.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She rose slowly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose slowly.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The profound silence in the adjoining room struck her.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading She rose slowly.
express in speech
From this reading She wondered, as she hesitated at the door, why Louise did not speak.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The profound silence in the adjoining room struck her.
express in words
From this reading She must go and meet them; she must greet Mireille and tell Louise that Florian had come; had come ... and gone!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She must go and meet them; she must greet Mireille and tell Louise that Florian had come; had come ... and gone!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chérie, kneeling beside her child's cradle, had heard them enter the adjoining room.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Chérie, kneeling beside her child's cradle, had heard them enter the adjoining room.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading She wondered, as she hesitated at the door, why Louise did not speak.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading She wondered, as she hesitated at the door, why Louise did not speak.
Chapter 27 of The Outrage by Annie Vivanti holds 144 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 27 holds 144 sentences of The Outrage, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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