Chapter 6 of The Palace of Darkened Windows is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Palace of Darkened Windows is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A GIRL IN THE BAZAARS Billy slapped on his hat with a clap of violence. She might have just _seen_ him! Then he got up and marched down the steps. There was no more use in camping on that veranda. There was no more use in guarding that entrance.
Chapter 6 of The Palace of Darkened Windows is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bazaar” — a shop where a variety of goods are sold
From this reading “A GIRL IN THE BAZAARS Billy slapped on his hat with a clap of violence.”
the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
From this reading “There was no more use in camping on that veranda.”
put quickly or forcibly
From this reading “A GIRL IN THE BAZAARS Billy slapped on his hat with a clap of violence.”
-ing form of “guard” — to keep watch over
From this reading “There was no more use in guarding that entrance.”
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading “Then he got up and marched down the steps.”
inflected form of “slap” — hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading “A GIRL IN THE BAZAARS Billy slapped on his hat with a clap of violence.”
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading “There was no more use in camping on that veranda.”
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading “A GIRL IN THE BAZAARS Billy slapped on his hat with a clap of violence.”
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 GIRL IN THE BAZAARS Billy slapped on his hat with a clap of violence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he got up and marched down the steps.
plural of “bazaar” — a shop where a variety of goods are sold
From this reading A GIRL IN THE BAZAARS Billy slapped on his hat with a clap of violence.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading A GIRL IN THE BAZAARS Billy slapped on his hat with a clap of violence.
the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
From this reading There was no more use in camping on that veranda.
put quickly or forcibly
From this reading A GIRL IN THE BAZAARS Billy slapped on his hat with a clap of violence.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then he got up and marched down the steps.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading There was no more use in guarding that entrance.
a young female
From this reading A GIRL IN THE BAZAARS Billy slapped on his hat with a clap of violence.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Then he got up and marched down the steps.
-ing form of “guard” — to keep watch over
From this reading There was no more use in guarding that entrance.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading A GIRL IN THE BAZAARS Billy slapped on his hat with a clap of violence.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She might have just _seen_ him!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he got up and marched down the steps.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She might have just _seen_ him!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A GIRL IN THE BAZAARS Billy slapped on his hat with a clap of violence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A GIRL IN THE BAZAARS Billy slapped on his hat with a clap of violence.
and nothing more
From this reading She might have just _seen_ him!
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading Then he got up and marched down the steps.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She might have just _seen_ him!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There was no more use in camping on that veranda.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no more use in camping on that veranda.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A GIRL IN THE BAZAARS Billy slapped on his hat with a clap of violence.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A GIRL IN THE BAZAARS Billy slapped on his hat with a clap of violence.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She might have just _seen_ him!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She might have just _seen_ him!
inflected form of “slap” — hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading A GIRL IN THE BAZAARS Billy slapped on his hat with a clap of violence.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Then he got up and marched down the steps.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no more use in camping on that veranda.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GIRL IN THE BAZAARS Billy slapped on his hat with a clap of violence.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he got up and marched down the steps.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no more use in camping on that veranda.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then he got up and marched down the steps.
the act of using
From this reading There was no more use in camping on that veranda.
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading There was no more use in camping on that veranda.
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading A GIRL IN THE BAZAARS Billy slapped on his hat with a clap of violence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no more use in camping on that veranda.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A GIRL IN THE BAZAARS Billy slapped on his hat with a clap of violence.
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