Chapter 18 of The Shadow of Ashlydyat is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Shadow of Ashlydyat is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A REVELATION. The dinner-table was spacious, consequently the absence of one was conspicuous. Mr. Verrall's chair was still left for him: he would come yet, George said. No clergyman was present, and Thomas Godolphin said grace. He sat at the foot of the table, opposite to his brother.
Chapter 18 of The Shadow of Ashlydyat is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being absent
From this reading “The dinner-table was spacious, consequently the absence of one was conspicuous.”
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading “No clergyman was present, and Thomas Godolphin said grace.”
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading “The dinner-table was spacious, consequently the absence of one was conspicuous.”
obvious to the eye or mind
From this reading “The dinner-table was spacious, consequently the absence of one was conspicuous.”
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading “He sat at the foot of the table, opposite to his brother.”
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading “A REVELATION.”
very large in expanse or scope
From this reading “The dinner-table was spacious, consequently the absence of one was conspicuous.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “No clergyman was present, and Thomas Godolphin said grace.”
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 “He sat at the foot of the table, opposite to his brother.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A REVELATION.
the state of being absent
From this reading The dinner-table was spacious, consequently the absence of one was conspicuous.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No clergyman was present, and Thomas Godolphin said grace.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He sat at the foot of the table, opposite to his brother.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading He sat at the foot of the table, opposite to his brother.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Mr. Verrall's chair was still left for him: he would come yet, George said.
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading No clergyman was present, and Thomas Godolphin said grace.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mr. Verrall's chair was still left for him: he would come yet, George said.
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading The dinner-table was spacious, consequently the absence of one was conspicuous.
obvious to the eye or mind
From this reading The dinner-table was spacious, consequently the absence of one was conspicuous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dinner-table was spacious, consequently the absence of one was conspicuous.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He sat at the foot of the table, opposite to his brother.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Verrall's chair was still left for him: he would come yet, George said.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Mr. Verrall's chair was still left for him: he would come yet, George said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No clergyman was present, and Thomas Godolphin said grace.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading No clergyman was present, and Thomas Godolphin said grace.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Verrall's chair was still left for him: he would come yet, George said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Verrall's chair was still left for him: he would come yet, George said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat at the foot of the table, opposite to his brother.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Mr. Verrall's chair was still left for him: he would come yet, George said.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Verrall's chair was still left for him: he would come yet, George said.
not any; not one
From this reading No clergyman was present, and Thomas Godolphin said grace.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dinner-table was spacious, consequently the absence of one was conspicuous.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The dinner-table was spacious, consequently the absence of one was conspicuous.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading He sat at the foot of the table, opposite to his brother.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading No clergyman was present, and Thomas Godolphin said grace.
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading A REVELATION.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mr. Verrall's chair was still left for him: he would come yet, George said.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat at the foot of the table, opposite to his brother.
very large in expanse or scope
From this reading The dinner-table was spacious, consequently the absence of one was conspicuous.
not in physical motion
From this reading Mr. Verrall's chair was still left for him: he would come yet, George said.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He sat at the foot of the table, opposite to his brother.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dinner-table was spacious, consequently the absence of one was conspicuous.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading No clergyman was present, and Thomas Godolphin said grace.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sat at the foot of the table, opposite to his brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Verrall's chair was still left for him: he would come yet, George said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dinner-table was spacious, consequently the absence of one was conspicuous.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mr. Verrall's chair was still left for him: he would come yet, George said.
but in spite of that
From this reading Mr. Verrall's chair was still left for him: he would come yet, George said.
Chapter 18 of The Shadow of Ashlydyat by Henry, Mrs. Wood holds 453 sentences, grouped into 91 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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