Chapter 24 of The Phantom Violin is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Phantom Violin is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LITTLE BLACK TRAMP It was evening of the following day. The fire on that big flat rock burned brightly. Florence and Greta sat sipping hot chocolate from paper cups. For a full half hour, while twilight faded into night, neither spoke. It was Greta who broke the silence.
Chapter 24 of The Phantom Violin is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
with brightness
From this reading “The fire on that big flat rock burned brightly.”
a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
From this reading “Florence and Greta sat sipping hot chocolate from paper cups.”
plural of “cup” — a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “Florence and Greta sat sipping hot chocolate from paper cups.”
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading “For a full half hour, while twilight faded into night, neither spoke.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “Florence and Greta sat sipping hot chocolate from paper cups.”
inflected form of “sip” — drink in sips
From this reading “Florence and Greta sat sipping hot chocolate from paper cups.”
a vagrant
From this reading “THE LITTLE BLACK TRAMP It was evening of the following day.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “For a full half hour, while twilight faded into night, neither spoke.”
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.
a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
In this reading “Florence and Greta sat sipping hot chocolate from paper cups.”
In this reading “The fire on that big flat rock burned brightly.”
In this reading “THE LITTLE BLACK TRAMP It was evening of the following day.”
In this reading “For a full half hour, while twilight faded into night, neither spoke.”
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 For a full half hour, while twilight faded into night, neither spoke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Florence and Greta sat sipping hot chocolate from paper cups.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The fire on that big flat rock burned brightly.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading THE LITTLE BLACK TRAMP It was evening of the following day.
with brightness
From this reading The fire on that big flat rock burned brightly.
lacking funds
From this reading It was Greta who broke the silence.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading The fire on that big flat rock burned brightly.
a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
From this reading Florence and Greta sat sipping hot chocolate from paper cups.
plural of “cup” — a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading Florence and Greta sat sipping hot chocolate from paper cups.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE LITTLE BLACK TRAMP It was evening of the following day.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading THE LITTLE BLACK TRAMP It was evening of the following day.
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading For a full half hour, while twilight faded into night, neither spoke.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The fire on that big flat rock burned brightly.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading The fire on that big flat rock burned brightly.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Florence and Greta sat sipping hot chocolate from paper cups.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading THE LITTLE BLACK TRAMP It was evening of the following day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a full half hour, while twilight faded into night, neither spoke.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Florence and Greta sat sipping hot chocolate from paper cups.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading For a full half hour, while twilight faded into night, neither spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Florence and Greta sat sipping hot chocolate from paper cups.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading For a full half hour, while twilight faded into night, neither spoke.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Florence and Greta sat sipping hot chocolate from paper cups.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading For a full half hour, while twilight faded into night, neither spoke.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For a full half hour, while twilight faded into night, neither spoke.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LITTLE BLACK TRAMP It was evening of the following day.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LITTLE BLACK TRAMP It was evening of the following day.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading For a full half hour, while twilight faded into night, neither spoke.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading For a full half hour, while twilight faded into night, neither spoke.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LITTLE BLACK TRAMP It was evening of the following day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fire on that big flat rock burned brightly.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Florence and Greta sat sipping hot chocolate from paper cups.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The fire on that big flat rock burned brightly.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Florence and Greta sat sipping hot chocolate from paper cups.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading It was Greta who broke the silence.
inflected form of “sip” — drink in sips
From this reading Florence and Greta sat sipping hot chocolate from paper cups.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading For a full half hour, while twilight faded into night, neither spoke.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fire on that big flat rock burned brightly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE BLACK TRAMP It was evening of the following day.
a vagrant
From this reading THE LITTLE BLACK TRAMP It was evening of the following day.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading For a full half hour, while twilight faded into night, neither spoke.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LITTLE BLACK TRAMP It was evening of the following day.
during the time that
From this reading For a full half hour, while twilight faded into night, neither spoke.
which person or people
From this reading It was Greta who broke the silence.
Chapter 24 of The Phantom Violin by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 100 sentences, grouped into 20 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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