Chapter XVIII of The Prize, “Expelled from Paradise,” is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XVIII
Chapter XVIII of The Prize, “Expelled from Paradise,” is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage. Then Prince Romanos sprang at his sister like a tiger. “You killed her? You and my father killed my wife?” Wylie stepped between them just in time.
Chapter XVIII of The Prize, “Expelled from Paradise,” is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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equally
From this reading “There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.”
-ing form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading “There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.”
plural of “listener” — someone who listens attentively
From this reading “There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.”
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.”
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading “Then Prince Romanos sprang at his sister like a tiger.”
United States poet (1885-1928)
From this reading “Wylie stepped between them just in time.”
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 “There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.”
In this reading “Then Prince Romanos sprang at his sister like a tiger.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.
equally
From this reading There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You and my father killed my wife?”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Wylie stepped between them just in time.
-ing form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading You and my father killed my wife?”
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You killed her?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Prince Romanos sprang at his sister like a tiger.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.
and nothing more
From this reading Wylie stepped between them just in time.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “You killed her?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Then Prince Romanos sprang at his sister like a tiger.
plural of “listener” — someone who listens attentively
From this reading There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You and my father killed my wife?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Then Prince Romanos sprang at his sister like a tiger.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Prince Romanos sprang at his sister like a tiger.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Then Prince Romanos sprang at his sister like a tiger.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Then Prince Romanos sprang at his sister like a tiger.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Wylie stepped between them just in time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Wylie stepped between them just in time.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Prince Romanos sprang at his sister like a tiger.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading Then Prince Romanos sprang at his sister like a tiger.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Wylie stepped between them just in time.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a moment’s astonished silence as the listeners gazed at the two handsome faces confronting one another, so much alike in their rage.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading You and my father killed my wife?”
United States poet (1885-1928)
From this reading Wylie stepped between them just in time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You killed her?
Chapter 18 of The Prize by Sydney C. Grier holds 273 sentences, grouped into 55 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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