Chapter 4 of The Silent Battle is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Silent Battle is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She greeted him with a wan smile. “Good morning,” she said. “I awoke first, you see.” “I c-can’t forgive myself.” “Oh, yes, you can, since _I_ do.”
Chapter 4 of The Silent Battle is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 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.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading ““I awoke first, you see.””
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading ““I c-can’t forgive myself.””
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “She greeted him with a wan smile.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading ““Good morning,” she said.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““I c-can’t forgive myself.””
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ““Oh, yes, you can, since _I_ do.””
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “She greeted him with a wan smile.”
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading “She greeted him with a wan smile.”
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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 She greeted him with a wan smile.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “I awoke first, you see.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I c-can’t forgive myself.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Oh, yes, you can, since _I_ do.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Oh, yes, you can, since _I_ do.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “I awoke first, you see.”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “I c-can’t forgive myself.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good morning,” she said.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading She greeted him with a wan smile.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She greeted him with a wan smile.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I awoke first, you see.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Good morning,” she said.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I c-can’t forgive myself.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, yes, you can, since _I_ do.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Good morning,” she said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I awoke first, you see.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She greeted him with a wan smile.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Oh, yes, you can, since _I_ do.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She greeted him with a wan smile.
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading She greeted him with a wan smile.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She greeted him with a wan smile.
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh, yes, you can, since _I_ do.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I awoke first, you see.”
Chapter 4 of The Silent Battle by George Gibbs holds 387 sentences, grouped into 78 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 387 sentences of The Silent Battle, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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