Chapter 15 of The Silent Barrier is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of The Silent Barrier is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A COWARD'S VICTORY "It is a queer story," said Bower. "Because it is true," retorted Millicent. "Yet she never set eyes on the man until she met him here." "That is rather impossible, isn't it?" "It is a fact, nevertheless.
Chapter 15 of The Silent Barrier is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading “A COWARD'S VICTORY "It is a queer story," said Bower.”
possessive form of “coward” — a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading “A COWARD'S VICTORY "It is a queer story," said Bower.”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “"That is rather impossible, isn't it?"”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “"Yet she never set eyes on the man until she met him here."”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “"It is a fact, nevertheless.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “A COWARD'S VICTORY "It is a queer story," said Bower.”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “"Because it is true," retorted Millicent.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “A COWARD'S VICTORY "It is a queer story," said Bower.”
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 “A COWARD'S VICTORY "It is a queer story," said Bower.”
In this reading “"Yet she never set eyes on the man until she met him here."”
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 A COWARD'S VICTORY "It is a queer story," said Bower.
for the reason that
From this reading "Because it is true," retorted Millicent.
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading A COWARD'S VICTORY "It is a queer story," said Bower.
possessive form of “coward” — a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading A COWARD'S VICTORY "It is a queer story," said Bower.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Yet she never set eyes on the man until she met him here."
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "It is a fact, nevertheless.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Yet she never set eyes on the man until she met him here."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yet she never set eyes on the man until she met him here."
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading "That is rather impossible, isn't it?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A COWARD'S VICTORY "It is a queer story," said Bower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That is rather impossible, isn't it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A COWARD'S VICTORY "It is a queer story," said Bower.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Yet she never set eyes on the man until she met him here."
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "Yet she never set eyes on the man until she met him here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Because it is true," retorted Millicent.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Yet she never set eyes on the man until she met him here."
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading "It is a fact, nevertheless.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Yet she never set eyes on the man until she met him here."
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading A COWARD'S VICTORY "It is a queer story," said Bower.
on the contrary
From this reading "That is rather impossible, isn't it?"
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading "Because it is true," retorted Millicent.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A COWARD'S VICTORY "It is a queer story," said Bower.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Yet she never set eyes on the man until she met him here."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yet she never set eyes on the man until she met him here."
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A COWARD'S VICTORY "It is a queer story," said Bower.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is rather impossible, isn't it?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yet she never set eyes on the man until she met him here."
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "Because it is true," retorted Millicent.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Yet she never set eyes on the man until she met him here."
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading A COWARD'S VICTORY "It is a queer story," said Bower.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Yet she never set eyes on the man until she met him here."
Chapter 15 of The Silent Barrier by Louis Tracy holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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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