Chapter 27 of The Ship of Stars is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of The Ship of Stars is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A L’OUTRANCE. Lizzie Pezzack had put Joey to bed and was smoothing his coverlet when she heard someone knocking. She passed out into the front room and opened to the visitor. On the doorstep stood a lady in deep black--Honoria. Beyond the garden wall the lamps of her carriage blazed in the late twilight.
Chapter 27 of The Ship of Stars is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading “Beyond the garden wall the lamps of her carriage blazed in the late twilight.”
the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
From this reading “On the doorstep stood a lady in deep black--Honoria.”
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading “Lizzie Pezzack had put Joey to bed and was smoothing his coverlet when she heard someone knocking.”
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “Beyond the garden wall the lamps of her carriage blazed in the late twilight.”
-ing form of “smooth” — make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
From this reading “Lizzie Pezzack had put Joey to bed and was smoothing his coverlet when she heard someone knocking.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Lizzie Pezzack had put Joey to bed and was smoothing his coverlet when she heard someone knocking.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “Beyond the garden wall the lamps of her carriage blazed in the late twilight.”
someone who visits
From this reading “She passed out into the front room and opened to the visitor.”
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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 A L’OUTRANCE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lizzie Pezzack had put Joey to bed and was smoothing his coverlet when she heard someone knocking.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Lizzie Pezzack had put Joey to bed and was smoothing his coverlet when she heard someone knocking.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond the garden wall the lamps of her carriage blazed in the late twilight.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading On the doorstep stood a lady in deep black--Honoria.
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading Beyond the garden wall the lamps of her carriage blazed in the late twilight.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Beyond the garden wall the lamps of her carriage blazed in the late twilight.
a decorative bedspread (usually quilted)
From this reading Lizzie Pezzack had put Joey to bed and was smoothing his coverlet when she heard someone knocking.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading On the doorstep stood a lady in deep black--Honoria.
the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
From this reading On the doorstep stood a lady in deep black--Honoria.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading She passed out into the front room and opened to the visitor.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Beyond the garden wall the lamps of her carriage blazed in the late twilight.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lizzie Pezzack had put Joey to bed and was smoothing his coverlet when she heard someone knocking.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Lizzie Pezzack had put Joey to bed and was smoothing his coverlet when she heard someone knocking.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Beyond the garden wall the lamps of her carriage blazed in the late twilight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lizzie Pezzack had put Joey to bed and was smoothing his coverlet when she heard someone knocking.
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From this reading On the doorstep stood a lady in deep black--Honoria.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the doorstep stood a lady in deep black--Honoria.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She passed out into the front room and opened to the visitor.
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From this reading Lizzie Pezzack had put Joey to bed and was smoothing his coverlet when she heard someone knocking.
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading Lizzie Pezzack had put Joey to bed and was smoothing his coverlet when she heard someone knocking.
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From this reading A L’OUTRANCE.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading On the doorstep stood a lady in deep black--Honoria.
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Beyond the garden wall the lamps of her carriage blazed in the late twilight.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Beyond the garden wall the lamps of her carriage blazed in the late twilight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lizzie Pezzack had put Joey to bed and was smoothing his coverlet when she heard someone knocking.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beyond the garden wall the lamps of her carriage blazed in the late twilight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the doorstep stood a lady in deep black--Honoria.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading She passed out into the front room and opened to the visitor.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She passed out into the front room and opened to the visitor.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading She passed out into the front room and opened to the visitor.
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From this reading Lizzie Pezzack had put Joey to bed and was smoothing his coverlet when she heard someone knocking.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Lizzie Pezzack had put Joey to bed and was smoothing his coverlet when she heard someone knocking.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She passed out into the front room and opened to the visitor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lizzie Pezzack had put Joey to bed and was smoothing his coverlet when she heard someone knocking.
-ing form of “smooth” — make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
From this reading Lizzie Pezzack had put Joey to bed and was smoothing his coverlet when she heard someone knocking.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Lizzie Pezzack had put Joey to bed and was smoothing his coverlet when she heard someone knocking.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading On the doorstep stood a lady in deep black--Honoria.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She passed out into the front room and opened to the visitor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lizzie Pezzack had put Joey to bed and was smoothing his coverlet when she heard someone knocking.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Beyond the garden wall the lamps of her carriage blazed in the late twilight.
someone who visits
From this reading She passed out into the front room and opened to the visitor.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Beyond the garden wall the lamps of her carriage blazed in the late twilight.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lizzie Pezzack had put Joey to bed and was smoothing his coverlet when she heard someone knocking.
at the time that
From this reading Lizzie Pezzack had put Joey to bed and was smoothing his coverlet when she heard someone knocking.
Chapter 27 of The Ship of Stars by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 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 27 holds 195 sentences of The Ship of Stars, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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