Chapter 4 of The Silent Alarm is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Silent Alarm is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STRANGE ESCAPE Morning came at last. Florence stirred beneath the home woven covers of her bed in the mountain cabin. Then she woke to the full realization of her position. “A prisoner in a cabin,” she groaned. “And yet they do not treat me badly.
Chapter 4 of The Silent Alarm is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 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.
plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
From this reading “Florence stirred beneath the home woven covers of her bed in the mountain cabin.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “Florence stirred beneath the home woven covers of her bed in the mountain cabin.”
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading ““A prisoner in a cabin,” she groaned.”
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
From this reading “Then she woke to the full realization of her position.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “Florence stirred beneath the home woven covers of her bed in the mountain cabin.”
interact in a certain way
From this reading ““And yet they do not treat me badly.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Then she woke to the full realization of her position.”
made or constructed by interlacing threads or strips of material or other elements into a whole
From this reading “Florence stirred beneath the home woven covers of her bed in the mountain cabin.”
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 “Then she woke to the full realization of her position.”
In this reading ““A prisoner in a cabin,” she groaned.”
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 STRANGE ESCAPE Morning came at last.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And yet they do not treat me badly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A STRANGE ESCAPE Morning came at last.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “And yet they do not treat me badly.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Florence stirred beneath the home woven covers of her bed in the mountain cabin.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Florence stirred beneath the home woven covers of her bed in the mountain cabin.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Florence stirred beneath the home woven covers of her bed in the mountain cabin.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A STRANGE ESCAPE Morning came at last.
plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
From this reading Florence stirred beneath the home woven covers of her bed in the mountain cabin.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “And yet they do not treat me badly.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading A STRANGE ESCAPE Morning came at last.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Florence stirred beneath the home woven covers of her bed in the mountain cabin.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Then she woke to the full realization of her position.
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “A prisoner in a cabin,” she groaned.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Florence stirred beneath the home woven covers of her bed in the mountain cabin.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Florence stirred beneath the home woven covers of her bed in the mountain cabin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Florence stirred beneath the home woven covers of her bed in the mountain cabin.
immediately past
From this reading A STRANGE ESCAPE Morning came at last.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And yet they do not treat me badly.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A STRANGE ESCAPE Morning came at last.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Florence stirred beneath the home woven covers of her bed in the mountain cabin.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “And yet they do not treat me badly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Florence stirred beneath the home woven covers of her bed in the mountain cabin.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Then she woke to the full realization of her position.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “A prisoner in a cabin,” she groaned.
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
From this reading Then she woke to the full realization of her position.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she woke to the full realization of her position.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Florence stirred beneath the home woven covers of her bed in the mountain cabin.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A STRANGE ESCAPE Morning came at last.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Florence stirred beneath the home woven covers of her bed in the mountain cabin.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she woke to the full realization of her position.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And yet they do not treat me badly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she woke to the full realization of her position.
interact in a certain way
From this reading “And yet they do not treat me badly.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Then she woke to the full realization of her position.
made or constructed by interlacing threads or strips of material or other elements into a whole
From this reading Florence stirred beneath the home woven covers of her bed in the mountain cabin.
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet they do not treat me badly.
Chapter 4 of The Silent Alarm by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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 4 holds 140 sentences of The Silent Alarm, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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