Chapter 32 of The Red Debt: Echoes from Kentucky is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of The Red Debt: Echoes from Kentucky is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE REUNION "Belle-Ann!" His voice was husky and quavering. Her hands were closed within his mighty pressure. They were looking into each other's face. The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.
Chapter 32 of The Red Debt: Echoes from Kentucky is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a feeling of profound love and admiration
From this reading “The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.”
slightly open
From this reading “The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.”
the top edge of a vessel or other container
From this reading “The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.”
plural of “dimple” — a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
From this reading “The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.”
not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
From this reading “The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.”
having a slight and rapid trembling motion
From this reading “The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.”
(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
From this reading “His voice was husky and quavering.”
a party of former associates who have come together again
From this reading “THE REUNION "Belle-Ann!"”
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 “The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.”
In this reading “The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.”
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 The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.
a feeling of profound love and admiration
From this reading The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.
slightly open
From this reading The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His voice was husky and quavering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE REUNION "Belle-Ann!"
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.
the top edge of a vessel or other container
From this reading The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Her hands were closed within his mighty pressure.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.
plural of “dimple” — a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
From this reading The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They were looking into each other's face.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading They were looking into each other's face.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Her hands were closed within his mighty pressure.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her hands were closed within his mighty pressure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His voice was husky and quavering.
muscular and heavily built
From this reading His voice was husky and quavering.
not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
From this reading The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They were looking into each other's face.
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading They were looking into each other's face.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading Her hands were closed within his mighty pressure.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were looking into each other's face.
having a slight and rapid trembling motion
From this reading The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading Her hands were closed within his mighty pressure.
(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
From this reading His voice was husky and quavering.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.
causing reflection or having a device that reflects
From this reading The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.
a party of former associates who have come together again
From this reading THE REUNION "Belle-Ann!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REUNION "Belle-Ann!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were looking into each other's face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading His voice was husky and quavering.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His voice was husky and quavering.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her hands were closed within his mighty pressure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Her hands were closed within his mighty pressure.
showing curiosity
From this reading The boy with incredulous, wondering eyes, reflecting a heart full to the brim with adoration; she, palpitating, her dimples aflush, her bosom lifting, her delicious red mouth ajar.
Chapter 32 of The Red Debt: Echoes from Kentucky by Everett MacDonald holds 64 sentences, grouped into 13 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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