Chapter 4 of The Silver Domino is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Silver Domino is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
* * * * * The hole was very wide and red and deep. And the woman had plenty of space to slide down. She slid; and the hole got wider and redder and deeper, but still she slid on. And presently she caught a creature by the hair. And she said to the creature: 'Who art thou?'
Chapter 4 of The Silver Domino is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “And presently she caught a creature by the hair.”
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading “She slid; and the hole got wider and redder and deeper, but still she slid on.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “* * * * * The hole was very wide and red and deep.”
a full supply
From this reading “And the woman had plenty of space to slide down.”
comparative of “red” — of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading “She slid; and the hole got wider and redder and deeper, but still she slid on.”
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “She slid; and the hole got wider and redder and deeper, but still she slid on.”
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading “And the woman had plenty of space to slide down.”
comparative of “wide” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “She slid; and the hole got wider and redder and deeper, but still she slid on.”
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.
fall or sink heavily
In this reading “And the woman had plenty of space to slide down.”
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 And presently she caught a creature by the hair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading * * * * * The hole was very wide and red and deep.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading And she said to the creature: 'Who art thou?'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She slid; and the hole got wider and redder and deeper, but still she slid on.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And presently she caught a creature by the hair.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading And presently she caught a creature by the hair.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading And presently she caught a creature by the hair.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading * * * * * The hole was very wide and red and deep.
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading She slid; and the hole got wider and redder and deeper, but still she slid on.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And the woman had plenty of space to slide down.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She slid; and the hole got wider and redder and deeper, but still she slid on.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And the woman had plenty of space to slide down.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading And presently she caught a creature by the hair.
an opening into or through something
From this reading * * * * * The hole was very wide and red and deep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the woman had plenty of space to slide down.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She slid; and the hole got wider and redder and deeper, but still she slid on.
a full supply
From this reading And the woman had plenty of space to slide down.
in the near future
From this reading And presently she caught a creature by the hair.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading * * * * * The hole was very wide and red and deep.
comparative of “red” — of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading She slid; and the hole got wider and redder and deeper, but still she slid on.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And she said to the creature: 'Who art thou?'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She slid; and the hole got wider and redder and deeper, but still she slid on.
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading She slid; and the hole got wider and redder and deeper, but still she slid on.
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading And the woman had plenty of space to slide down.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading And the woman had plenty of space to slide down.
not in physical motion
From this reading She slid; and the hole got wider and redder and deeper, but still she slid on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * The hole was very wide and red and deep.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And she said to the creature: 'Who art thou?'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the woman had plenty of space to slide down.
precisely as stated
From this reading * * * * * The hole was very wide and red and deep.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * The hole was very wide and red and deep.
which person or people
From this reading And she said to the creature: 'Who art thou?'
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading * * * * * The hole was very wide and red and deep.
comparative of “wide” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading She slid; and the hole got wider and redder and deeper, but still she slid on.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading And the woman had plenty of space to slide down.
Chapter 4 of The Silver Domino by Marie Corelli holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 402 sentences of The Silver Domino, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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