Chapter 8 of The Romantic is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Romantic is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Come away," she said. But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks. "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head." "My God! So should I. Those everlasting wounds.
Chapter 8 of The Romantic is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 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.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “"If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."”
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading “So should I. Those everlasting wounds.”
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading “But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “"If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."”
plural of “mask” — a covering to disguise or conceal the face
From this reading “But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks.”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “"If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."”
people who are wounded
From this reading “"If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."”
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “So should I. Those everlasting wounds.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Come away," she said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come away," she said.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading So should I. Those everlasting wounds.
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "My God!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
plural of “mask” — a covering to disguise or conceal the face
From this reading But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come away," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come away," she said.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So should I. Those everlasting wounds.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
not in physical motion
From this reading But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading So should I. Those everlasting wounds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
a Caucasian
From this reading But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks.
people who are wounded
From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading So should I. Those everlasting wounds.
Chapter 8 of The Romantic by May Sinclair holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Chapter 8 holds 404 sentences of The Romantic, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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