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The Phantom Herd

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Phantom Herd is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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A long, rumbling snore stopped him with a mental jolt.
He came back to reality and looked at the Happy Family.
Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.
"Let 'em be.
You go ahead and read it out," Applehead muttered, impatient of the pause.
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The Phantom Herd

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Phantom Herd is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A long, rumbling snore stopped him with a mental jolt.
/ə lɔːŋ ˈrʌmbəlɪŋ snɔːr stɑːpt hɪm wɪð ə ˈmentəl dʒoʊlt/
Line 2
He came back to reality and looked at the Happy Family.
/hiː keɪm bæk tuː ˌriːˈælətiː ənd lʊkt æt ðə ˈhæpi ˈfæməli/
Line 3
Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.
Line 4
"Let 'em be.
/let em biː/
Line 5
You go ahead and read it out," Applehead muttered, impatient of the pause.

Learner Dictionary

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.

dreaming noun US /ˈdriːmɪŋ/

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

From this reading “Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.”

impatient adjective US /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃənt/

restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition

From this reading “You go ahead and read it out," Applehead muttered, impatient of the pause.”

jolt noun US /dʒoʊlt/

a sudden jarring impact

From this reading “A long, rumbling snore stopped him with a mental jolt.”

reality noun US /ˌriːˈælətiː/

all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

From this reading “He came back to reality and looked at the Happy Family.”

Rosemary noun US /ˈroʊzmeri/

widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery

From this reading “Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.”

rumbling noun US /ˈrʌmbəlɪŋ/

a loud low dull continuous noise

From this reading “A long, rumbling snore stopped him with a mental jolt.”

snore verb US /snɔːr/

breathe noisily during one's sleep

From this reading “A long, rumbling snore stopped him with a mental jolt.”

unconscious adjective US /ˌʌnˈkɑːnʃəs/

not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead

From this reading “Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.”

All words in this reading · 57

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A long, rumbling snore stopped him with a mental jolt.

aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/

at or in the front

From this reading You go ahead and read it out," Applehead muttered, impatient of the pause.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He came back to reality and looked at the Happy Family.

Andy's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.

Applehead

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You go ahead and read it out," Applehead muttered, impatient of the pause.

asleepadjectiveUS /əˈsliːp/

in a state of sleep

From this reading Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He came back to reality and looked at the Happy Family.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading He came back to reality and looked at the Happy Family.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Let 'em be.

brownnounUS /braʊn/

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading He came back to reality and looked at the Happy Family.

caressingly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.

closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.

dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

From this reading Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.

emnounUS /em/

a quad with a square body

From this reading "Let 'em be.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.

EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.

FamilynounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

From this reading He came back to reality and looked at the Happy Family.

fingersnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərz/

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.

fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading You go ahead and read it out," Applehead muttered, impatient of the pause.

hairnounUS /her/

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.

halfadjectiveUS /hæf/

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.

HappyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading He came back to reality and looked at the Happy Family.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He came back to reality and looked at the Happy Family.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A long, rumbling snore stopped him with a mental jolt.

impatientadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃənt/

restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition

From this reading You go ahead and read it out," Applehead muttered, impatient of the pause.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading You go ahead and read it out," Applehead muttered, impatient of the pause.

joltnounUS /dʒoʊlt/

a sudden jarring impact

From this reading A long, rumbling snore stopped him with a mental jolt.

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "Let 'em be.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading A long, rumbling snore stopped him with a mental jolt.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading He came back to reality and looked at the Happy Family.

mentaladjectiveUS /ˈmentəl/

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading A long, rumbling snore stopped him with a mental jolt.

movingadjectiveUS /ˈmuːvɪŋ/

in motion

From this reading Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.

mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/

past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

From this reading You go ahead and read it out," Applehead muttered, impatient of the pause.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading You go ahead and read it out," Applehead muttered, impatient of the pause.

pausenounUS /pɔːz/

a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

From this reading You go ahead and read it out," Applehead muttered, impatient of the pause.

readverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading You go ahead and read it out," Applehead muttered, impatient of the pause.

realitynounUS /ˌriːˈælətiː/

all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

From this reading He came back to reality and looked at the Happy Family.

RosemarynounUS /ˈroʊzmeri/

widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery

From this reading Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.

rumblingnounUS /ˈrʌmbəlɪŋ/

a loud low dull continuous noise

From this reading A long, rumbling snore stopped him with a mental jolt.

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.

snoreverbUS /snɔːr/

breathe noisily during one's sleep

From this reading A long, rumbling snore stopped him with a mental jolt.

soundnounUS /saʊnd/

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.

stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading A long, rumbling snore stopped him with a mental jolt.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading He came back to reality and looked at the Happy Family.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He came back to reality and looked at the Happy Family.

unconsciousadjectiveUS /ˌʌnˈkɑːnʃəs/

not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead

From this reading Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Every one of them, save Rosemary, was sound asleep; and even Rosemary was dreaming at the fire with her eyes half closed, and her fingers moving caressingly through the unconscious Andy's brown hair.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading A long, rumbling snore stopped him with a mental jolt.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You go ahead and read it out," Applehead muttered, impatient of the pause.

Chapter 6 of The Phantom Herd by B. M. Bower holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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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Chapter 6 holds 395 sentences of The Phantom Herd, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.

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