Chapter 10 of The Silent Call is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Silent Call is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
*CHAPTER XVI* Wan-na-gi shrank back, her eyes set with terror. "Don’t let him take me away. I couldn’t go back there. When I sent to you I had stood all I could. Don’t let that man put his hand on me.
Chapter 10 of The Silent Call is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “*CHAPTER XVI* Wan-na-gi shrank back, her eyes set with terror.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Don’t let him take me away.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Don’t let that man put his hand on me.”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “When I sent to you I had stood all I could.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “*CHAPTER XVI* Wan-na-gi shrank back, her eyes set with terror.”
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading “*CHAPTER XVI* Wan-na-gi shrank back, her eyes set with terror.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “When I sent to you I had stood all I could.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “*CHAPTER XVI* Wan-na-gi shrank back, her eyes set with terror.”
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.
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pull away from a source of disgust or fear
In this reading “*CHAPTER XVI* Wan-na-gi shrank back, her eyes set with terror.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “I couldn’t go back there.”
In this reading “*CHAPTER XVI* Wan-na-gi shrank back, her eyes set with terror.”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading When I sent to you I had stood all I could.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Don’t let him take me away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading *CHAPTER XVI* Wan-na-gi shrank back, her eyes set with terror.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading *CHAPTER XVI* Wan-na-gi shrank back, her eyes set with terror.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When I sent to you I had stood all I could.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn’t go back there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don’t let him take me away.
opinion or judgment
From this reading *CHAPTER XVI* Wan-na-gi shrank back, her eyes set with terror.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I couldn’t go back there.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I sent to you I had stood all I could.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Don’t let that man put his hand on me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading *CHAPTER XVI* Wan-na-gi shrank back, her eyes set with terror.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don’t let him take me away.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Don’t let that man put his hand on me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I couldn’t go back there.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Don’t let him take me away.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Don’t let that man put his hand on me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don’t let him take me away.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Don’t let that man put his hand on me.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Don’t let that man put his hand on me.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading When I sent to you I had stood all I could.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading *CHAPTER XVI* Wan-na-gi shrank back, her eyes set with terror.
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading *CHAPTER XVI* Wan-na-gi shrank back, her eyes set with terror.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading When I sent to you I had stood all I could.
carry out
From this reading "Don’t let him take me away.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading *CHAPTER XVI* Wan-na-gi shrank back, her eyes set with terror.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Don’t let that man put his hand on me.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I couldn’t go back there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I sent to you I had stood all I could.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading *CHAPTER XVI* Wan-na-gi shrank back, her eyes set with terror.
at the time that
From this reading When I sent to you I had stood all I could.
in the company of; together with
From this reading *CHAPTER XVI* Wan-na-gi shrank back, her eyes set with terror.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one
From this reading *CHAPTER XVI* Wan-na-gi shrank back, her eyes set with terror.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When I sent to you I had stood all I could.
Chapter 10 of The Silent Call by Edwin Milton Royle holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 10 holds 411 sentences of The Silent Call, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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