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Chapter X · Chapter 10

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His dark face and deep-lighted eyes looked almost unearthly to Angela seen in this wonderful light.
No man could really be as handsome as he seemed!
She must remember that he had never been so before, never would be again.
It was only an effect.
"It's like meeting him transformed, in another world," was the thought that flashed through her head.
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The Port of Adventure

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The Port of Adventure is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
His dark face and deep-lighted eyes looked almost unearthly to Angela seen in this wonderful light.
Line 2
No man could really be as handsome as he seemed!
/noʊ mæn kʊd ˈrɪli biː æz ˈhænsəm æz hiː siːmd/
Line 3
She must remember that he had never been so before, never would be again.
/ʃiː mʌst rɪˈmɛm.bər ðæt hiː hæd ˈnevər bɪn soʊ bɪˈfɔːr ˈnevər wʊd biː əˈɡen/
Line 4
It was only an effect.
/ɪt wɑːz ˈoʊnli æn ɪˈfekt/
Line 5
"It's like meeting him transformed, in another world," was the thought that flashed through her head.

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.

effect noun US /ɪˈfekt/

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading “It was only an effect.”

flashed verb US /flæʃt/

past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading “"It's like meeting him transformed, in another world," was the thought that flashed through her head.”

handsome adjective US /ˈhænsəm/

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading “No man could really be as handsome as he seemed!”

meeting noun US /ˈmiːtɪŋ/

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading “"It's like meeting him transformed, in another world," was the thought that flashed through her head.”

remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “She must remember that he had never been so before, never would be again.”

transformed adjective US /trænˈsfɔːrmd/

given a completely different form or appearance

From this reading “"It's like meeting him transformed, in another world," was the thought that flashed through her head.”

unearthly adjective US /əˈnɜːrθli/

concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul

From this reading “His dark face and deep-lighted eyes looked almost unearthly to Angela seen in this wonderful light.”

wonderful adjective US /ˈwʌndərfəl/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading “His dark face and deep-lighted eyes looked almost unearthly to Angela seen in this wonderful light.”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading She must remember that he had never been so before, never would be again.

almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading His dark face and deep-lighted eyes looked almost unearthly to Angela seen in this wonderful light.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading It was only an effect.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading His dark face and deep-lighted eyes looked almost unearthly to Angela seen in this wonderful light.

Angela

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

From this reading His dark face and deep-lighted eyes looked almost unearthly to Angela seen in this wonderful light.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading "It's like meeting him transformed, in another world," was the thought that flashed through her head.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading No man could really be as handsome as he seemed!

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading No man could really be as handsome as he seemed!

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She must remember that he had never been so before, never would be again.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading She must remember that he had never been so before, never would be again.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading No man could really be as handsome as he seemed!

darknounUS /dɑːrk/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading His dark face and deep-lighted eyes looked almost unearthly to Angela seen in this wonderful light.

deep-lighted

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

From this reading His dark face and deep-lighted eyes looked almost unearthly to Angela seen in this wonderful light.

effectnounUS /ɪˈfekt/

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading It was only an effect.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading His dark face and deep-lighted eyes looked almost unearthly to Angela seen in this wonderful light.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading His dark face and deep-lighted eyes looked almost unearthly to Angela seen in this wonderful light.

flashedverbUS /flæʃt/

past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading "It's like meeting him transformed, in another world," was the thought that flashed through her head.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She must remember that he had never been so before, never would be again.

handsomeadjectiveUS /ˈhænsəm/

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading No man could really be as handsome as he seemed!

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading No man could really be as handsome as he seemed!

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading "It's like meeting him transformed, in another world," was the thought that flashed through her head.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading "It's like meeting him transformed, in another world," was the thought that flashed through her head.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading "It's like meeting him transformed, in another world," was the thought that flashed through her head.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His dark face and deep-lighted eyes looked almost unearthly to Angela seen in this wonderful light.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading His dark face and deep-lighted eyes looked almost unearthly to Angela seen in this wonderful light.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was only an effect.

It's

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

From this reading "It's like meeting him transformed, in another world," was the thought that flashed through her head.

lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading His dark face and deep-lighted eyes looked almost unearthly to Angela seen in this wonderful light.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "It's like meeting him transformed, in another world," was the thought that flashed through her head.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

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

From this reading His dark face and deep-lighted eyes looked almost unearthly to Angela seen in this wonderful light.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading No man could really be as handsome as he seemed!

meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading "It's like meeting him transformed, in another world," was the thought that flashed through her head.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading She must remember that he had never been so before, never would be again.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading She must remember that he had never been so before, never would be again.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No man could really be as handsome as he seemed!

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading It was only an effect.

reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading No man could really be as handsome as he seemed!

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading She must remember that he had never been so before, never would be again.

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading No man could really be as handsome as he seemed!

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading His dark face and deep-lighted eyes looked almost unearthly to Angela seen in this wonderful light.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She must remember that he had never been so before, never would be again.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She must remember that he had never been so before, never would be again.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She must remember that he had never been so before, never would be again.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "It's like meeting him transformed, in another world," was the thought that flashed through her head.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading His dark face and deep-lighted eyes looked almost unearthly to Angela seen in this wonderful light.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "It's like meeting him transformed, in another world," was the thought that flashed through her head.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading "It's like meeting him transformed, in another world," was the thought that flashed through her head.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading His dark face and deep-lighted eyes looked almost unearthly to Angela seen in this wonderful light.

transformedadjectiveUS /trænˈsfɔːrmd/

given a completely different form or appearance

From this reading "It's like meeting him transformed, in another world," was the thought that flashed through her head.

unearthlyadjectiveUS /əˈnɜːrθli/

concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul

From this reading His dark face and deep-lighted eyes looked almost unearthly to Angela seen in this wonderful light.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was only an effect.

wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading His dark face and deep-lighted eyes looked almost unearthly to Angela seen in this wonderful light.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading "It's like meeting him transformed, in another world," was the thought that flashed through her head.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading She must remember that he had never been so before, never would be again.

Chapter 10 of The Port of Adventure by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 10 holds 408 sentences of The Port of Adventure, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.

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