Chapter 37 of The Phantom Lover is here in full — 333 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of The Phantom Lover is here in full — 333 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her. Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened. "What is it? is anything the matter? Oh, I thought you were a ghost!" She clutched at June with both hands.
Chapter 37 of The Phantom Lover is here in full — 333 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.”
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “She clutched at June with both hands.”
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
From this reading “Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.”
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading “Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.”
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading “Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “Oh, I thought you were a ghost!"”
the light of the Moon
From this reading “Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.”
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 “Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.”
In this reading “Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.”
In this reading “Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.”
get going or set in motion
In this reading “Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.”
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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 Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
any thing at all
From this reading "What is it? is anything the matter?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She clutched at June with both hands.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
the two together, not just one
From this reading She clutched at June with both hands.
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading She clutched at June with both hands.
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
made afraid
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading Oh, I thought you were a ghost!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She clutched at June with both hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, I thought you were a ghost!"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it? is anything the matter?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What is it? is anything the matter?
the light of the Moon
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, I thought you were a ghost!"
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She clutched at June with both hands.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
having a supporting base
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Oh, I thought you were a ghost!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
a shaky motion
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Oh, I thought you were a ghost!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it? is anything the matter?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, I thought you were a ghost!"
Chapter 37 of The Phantom Lover by Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred) Ayres holds 333 sentences, grouped into 67 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 37 holds 333 sentences of The Phantom Lover, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.
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