Chapter 22 of The Phantom Violin is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Phantom Violin is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WHITE FLARE “That scream! What was it?” The figure of Percy O’Hara had suddenly grown tense. In the gathering darkness he seemed cast in bronze. To the slim girl who but the moment before had thought of this marvelous violinist as a phantom, the whole thing seemed unreal.
Chapter 22 of The Phantom Violin is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
From this reading “In the gathering darkness he seemed cast in bronze.”
a shape that spreads outward
From this reading “THE WHITE FLARE “That scream!”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “To the slim girl who but the moment before had thought of this marvelous violinist as a phantom, the whole thing seemed unreal.”
United States writer (1905-1970)
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading “To the slim girl who but the moment before had thought of this marvelous violinist as a phantom, the whole thing seemed unreal.”
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading “The figure of Percy O’Hara had suddenly grown tense.”
lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
From this reading “To the slim girl who but the moment before had thought of this marvelous violinist as a phantom, the whole thing seemed unreal.”
a musician who plays the violin
From this reading “To the slim girl who but the moment before had thought of this marvelous violinist as a phantom, the whole thing seemed unreal.”
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 “In the gathering darkness he seemed cast in bronze.”
In this reading “To the slim girl who but the moment before had thought of this marvelous violinist as a phantom, the whole thing seemed unreal.”
In this reading “To the slim girl who but the moment before had thought of this marvelous violinist as a phantom, the whole thing seemed unreal.”
In this reading “The figure of Percy O’Hara had suddenly grown tense.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To the slim girl who but the moment before had thought of this marvelous violinist as a phantom, the whole thing seemed unreal.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To the slim girl who but the moment before had thought of this marvelous violinist as a phantom, the whole thing seemed unreal.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading To the slim girl who but the moment before had thought of this marvelous violinist as a phantom, the whole thing seemed unreal.
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
From this reading In the gathering darkness he seemed cast in bronze.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To the slim girl who but the moment before had thought of this marvelous violinist as a phantom, the whole thing seemed unreal.
put or send forth
From this reading In the gathering darkness he seemed cast in bronze.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading In the gathering darkness he seemed cast in bronze.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The figure of Percy O’Hara had suddenly grown tense.
a shape that spreads outward
From this reading THE WHITE FLARE “That scream!
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading In the gathering darkness he seemed cast in bronze.
a young female
From this reading To the slim girl who but the moment before had thought of this marvelous violinist as a phantom, the whole thing seemed unreal.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading The figure of Percy O’Hara had suddenly grown tense.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The figure of Percy O’Hara had suddenly grown tense.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the gathering darkness he seemed cast in bronze.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the gathering darkness he seemed cast in bronze.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What was it?”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading To the slim girl who but the moment before had thought of this marvelous violinist as a phantom, the whole thing seemed unreal.
a particular point in time
From this reading To the slim girl who but the moment before had thought of this marvelous violinist as a phantom, the whole thing seemed unreal.
United States writer (1905-1970)
From this reading The figure of Percy O’Hara had suddenly grown tense.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The figure of Percy O’Hara had suddenly grown tense.
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading The figure of Percy O’Hara had suddenly grown tense.
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading To the slim girl who but the moment before had thought of this marvelous violinist as a phantom, the whole thing seemed unreal.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading THE WHITE FLARE “That scream!
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading In the gathering darkness he seemed cast in bronze.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading To the slim girl who but the moment before had thought of this marvelous violinist as a phantom, the whole thing seemed unreal.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The figure of Percy O’Hara had suddenly grown tense.
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading The figure of Percy O’Hara had suddenly grown tense.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE WHITE FLARE “That scream!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHITE FLARE “That scream!
a special situation
From this reading To the slim girl who but the moment before had thought of this marvelous violinist as a phantom, the whole thing seemed unreal.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To the slim girl who but the moment before had thought of this marvelous violinist as a phantom, the whole thing seemed unreal.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading To the slim girl who but the moment before had thought of this marvelous violinist as a phantom, the whole thing seemed unreal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the slim girl who but the moment before had thought of this marvelous violinist as a phantom, the whole thing seemed unreal.
lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
From this reading To the slim girl who but the moment before had thought of this marvelous violinist as a phantom, the whole thing seemed unreal.
a musician who plays the violin
From this reading To the slim girl who but the moment before had thought of this marvelous violinist as a phantom, the whole thing seemed unreal.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was it?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was it?”
a Caucasian
From this reading THE WHITE FLARE “That scream!
which person or people
From this reading To the slim girl who but the moment before had thought of this marvelous violinist as a phantom, the whole thing seemed unreal.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading To the slim girl who but the moment before had thought of this marvelous violinist as a phantom, the whole thing seemed unreal.
Chapter 22 of The Phantom Violin by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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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