Chapter 7 of The shadow girl is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The shadow girl is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OATH OF VENGEANCE They went down a flight of stone steps to the ground. Alan found that the tower now was set in the midst of a garden of gloriously vivid blossoms. The air was redolent with their perfume. A brook of sunlit water flowed near by. There were cool bushes and shade trees, green and brown; cool green lawns of sward; little winding paths.
Chapter 7 of The shadow girl is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
From this reading “Alan found that the tower now was set in the midst of a garden of gloriously vivid blossoms.”
with glory or in a glorious manner
From this reading “Alan found that the tower now was set in the midst of a garden of gloriously vivid blossoms.”
plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading “There were cool bushes and shade trees, green and brown; cool green lawns of sward; little winding paths.”
plural of “path” — a course of conduct
From this reading “There were cool bushes and shade trees, green and brown; cool green lawns of sward; little winding paths.”
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading “The air was redolent with their perfume.”
serving to bring to mind
From this reading “The air was redolent with their perfume.”
lighted by sunlight
From this reading “A brook of sunlit water flowed near by.”
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading “There were cool bushes and shade trees, green and brown; cool green lawns of sward; little winding paths.”
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.
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In this reading “There were cool bushes and shade trees, green and brown; cool green lawns of sward; little winding paths.”
In this reading “There were cool bushes and shade trees, green and brown; cool green lawns of sward; little winding paths.”
In this reading “OATH OF VENGEANCE They went down a flight of stone steps to the ground.”
the middle or central part or point
In this reading “Alan found that the tower now was set in the midst of a garden of gloriously vivid blossoms.”
In this reading “A brook of sunlit water flowed near by.”
In this reading “There were cool bushes and shade trees, green and brown; cool green lawns of sward; little winding paths.”
a tree planted or valued chiefly for its shade from sunlight
In this reading “There were cool bushes and shade trees, green and brown; cool green lawns of sward; little winding paths.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “OATH OF VENGEANCE They went down a flight of stone steps to the ground.”
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 OATH OF VENGEANCE They went down a flight of stone steps to the ground.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was redolent with their perfume.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alan found that the tower now was set in the midst of a garden of gloriously vivid blossoms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were cool bushes and shade trees, green and brown; cool green lawns of sward; little winding paths.
plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
From this reading Alan found that the tower now was set in the midst of a garden of gloriously vivid blossoms.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading A brook of sunlit water flowed near by.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading There were cool bushes and shade trees, green and brown; cool green lawns of sward; little winding paths.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading There were cool bushes and shade trees, green and brown; cool green lawns of sward; little winding paths.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A brook of sunlit water flowed near by.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading There were cool bushes and shade trees, green and brown; cool green lawns of sward; little winding paths.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading OATH OF VENGEANCE They went down a flight of stone steps to the ground.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading OATH OF VENGEANCE They went down a flight of stone steps to the ground.
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading A brook of sunlit water flowed near by.
set up or found
From this reading Alan found that the tower now was set in the midst of a garden of gloriously vivid blossoms.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Alan found that the tower now was set in the midst of a garden of gloriously vivid blossoms.
with glory or in a glorious manner
From this reading Alan found that the tower now was set in the midst of a garden of gloriously vivid blossoms.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading There were cool bushes and shade trees, green and brown; cool green lawns of sward; little winding paths.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading OATH OF VENGEANCE They went down a flight of stone steps to the ground.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alan found that the tower now was set in the midst of a garden of gloriously vivid blossoms.
plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading There were cool bushes and shade trees, green and brown; cool green lawns of sward; little winding paths.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There were cool bushes and shade trees, green and brown; cool green lawns of sward; little winding paths.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading Alan found that the tower now was set in the midst of a garden of gloriously vivid blossoms.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading A brook of sunlit water flowed near by.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Alan found that the tower now was set in the midst of a garden of gloriously vivid blossoms.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading OATH OF VENGEANCE They went down a flight of stone steps to the ground.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OATH OF VENGEANCE They went down a flight of stone steps to the ground.
plural of “path” — a course of conduct
From this reading There were cool bushes and shade trees, green and brown; cool green lawns of sward; little winding paths.
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading The air was redolent with their perfume.
serving to bring to mind
From this reading The air was redolent with their perfume.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Alan found that the tower now was set in the midst of a garden of gloriously vivid blossoms.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading There were cool bushes and shade trees, green and brown; cool green lawns of sward; little winding paths.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading OATH OF VENGEANCE They went down a flight of stone steps to the ground.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading OATH OF VENGEANCE They went down a flight of stone steps to the ground.
lighted by sunlight
From this reading A brook of sunlit water flowed near by.
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading There were cool bushes and shade trees, green and brown; cool green lawns of sward; little winding paths.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Alan found that the tower now was set in the midst of a garden of gloriously vivid blossoms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OATH OF VENGEANCE They went down a flight of stone steps to the ground.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The air was redolent with their perfume.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were cool bushes and shade trees, green and brown; cool green lawns of sward; little winding paths.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OATH OF VENGEANCE They went down a flight of stone steps to the ground.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OATH OF VENGEANCE They went down a flight of stone steps to the ground.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Alan found that the tower now was set in the midst of a garden of gloriously vivid blossoms.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading There were cool bushes and shade trees, green and brown; cool green lawns of sward; little winding paths.
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading OATH OF VENGEANCE They went down a flight of stone steps to the ground.
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading Alan found that the tower now was set in the midst of a garden of gloriously vivid blossoms.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alan found that the tower now was set in the midst of a garden of gloriously vivid blossoms.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading A brook of sunlit water flowed near by.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading OATH OF VENGEANCE They went down a flight of stone steps to the ground.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were cool bushes and shade trees, green and brown; cool green lawns of sward; little winding paths.
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading There were cool bushes and shade trees, green and brown; cool green lawns of sward; little winding paths.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The air was redolent with their perfume.
Chapter 7 of The shadow girl by Ray Cummings holds 323 sentences, grouped into 65 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 7 holds 323 sentences of The shadow girl, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
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