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Chapter 20 of The Silent Battle is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Immensely.” He paused a moment and then whispered into her ear. “You’ll marry me--soon?” “Yes.” “When?”
The Silent Battle
Chapter XX
Chapter 20 of The Silent Battle is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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“Immensely.”
He
paused
a
moment
and
then
whispered
into
her
ear.
“You’ll
marry
me--soon?”
“Yes.”
“When?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Silent Battle
Chapter XX
Chapter 20 of The Silent Battle is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/75 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
“Immensely.”
/ˌɪˈmensli/
Line 2
He
paused
a
moment
and
then
whispered
into
her
ear.
/hiː pɔːzd ə ˈmoʊmənt ənd ðen ˈwɪspərd ˈɪntuː hɜːr iːr/
Line 3
“You’ll
marry
me--soon?”
Line 4
“Yes.”
/jes/
Line 5
“When?”
/wen/
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “He paused a moment and then whispered into her ear.”
Immensely
adverb
US /ˌɪˈmensli/
to an exceedingly great extent or degree
From this reading ““Immensely.””
take in marriage
From this reading ““You’ll marry me--soon?””
a particular point in time
From this reading “He paused a moment and then whispered into her ear.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “He paused a moment and then whispered into her ear.”
in the near future
From this reading ““You’ll marry me--soon?””
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “He paused a moment and then whispered into her ear.”
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes.””
Word partnerships in these lines
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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 He paused a moment and then whispered into her ear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He paused a moment and then whispered into her ear.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading He paused a moment and then whispered into her ear.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He paused a moment and then whispered into her ear.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He paused a moment and then whispered into her ear.
ImmenselyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmensli/
to an exceedingly great extent or degree
From this reading “Immensely.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He paused a moment and then whispered into her ear.
take in marriage
From this reading “You’ll marry me--soon?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You’ll marry me--soon?”
a particular point in time
From this reading He paused a moment and then whispered into her ear.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading He paused a moment and then whispered into her ear.
in the near future
From this reading “You’ll marry me--soon?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He paused a moment and then whispered into her ear.
at the time that
From this reading “When?”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading He paused a moment and then whispered into her ear.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
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From this reading “You’ll marry me--soon?”
Chapter 20 of The Silent Battle by George Gibbs holds 376 sentences, grouped into 76 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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Chapter 20 holds 376 sentences of The Silent Battle, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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Vocabulary met early in The Silent Battle
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Silent Battle, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Silent Battle; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Bolted
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Silent Battle; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Forbidden
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- Gallatin
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