Chapter 22 of The River of Darkness is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The River of Darkness is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CUT OFF FROM THE OUTER WORLD. The lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached. "Now hurry down, all of you," he cried. "You have a flask of powder about you, Canaris. Give it to me."
Chapter 22 of The River of Darkness is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “The lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached.”
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading “The lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached.”
bottle that has a narrow neck
From this reading “"You have a flask of powder about you, Canaris.”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “The lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached.”
provided with artificial light
From this reading “The lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached.”
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “The lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached.”
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading “CUT OFF FROM THE OUTER WORLD.”
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading “"You have a flask of powder about you, Canaris.”
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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 lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You have a flask of powder about you, Canaris.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Now hurry down, all of you," he cried.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have a flask of powder about you, Canaris.
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading The lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Now hurry down, all of you," he cried.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading CUT OFF FROM THE OUTER WORLD.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading The lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached.
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading The lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached.
bottle that has a narrow neck
From this reading "You have a flask of powder about you, Canaris.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CUT OFF FROM THE OUTER WORLD.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give it to me."
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading The lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have a flask of powder about you, Canaris.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now hurry down, all of you," he cried.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "Now hurry down, all of you," he cried.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Give it to me."
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading The lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached.
provided with artificial light
From this reading The lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give it to me."
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading The lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now hurry down, all of you," he cried.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now hurry down, all of you," he cried.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading CUT OFF FROM THE OUTER WORLD.
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading CUT OFF FROM THE OUTER WORLD.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached.
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading "You have a flask of powder about you, Canaris.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached.
move hurridly
From this reading The lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CUT OFF FROM THE OUTER WORLD.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Give it to me."
up to a particular time
From this reading The lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The lamp was lit instantly, and without a moment's delay Guy led the party at full speed down the corridor until the descent was reached.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading CUT OFF FROM THE OUTER WORLD.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now hurry down, all of you," he cried.
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