Chapter 14 of The Sins of the Children: A Novel is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of The Sins of the Children: A Novel is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Graham followed her into the bedroom and bent over Peter. Opening his eyes with some difficulty, as though they hurt him, Peter looked about. The room was strange. The face of the girl was strange. The whole thing seemed to belong to a dream.
Chapter 14 of The Sins of the Children: A Novel is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “Graham followed her into the bedroom and bent over Peter.”
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “The whole thing seemed to belong to a dream.”
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “Graham followed her into the bedroom and bent over Peter.”
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading “Opening his eyes with some difficulty, as though they hurt him, Peter looked about.”
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading “Graham followed her into the bedroom and bent over Peter.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “Opening his eyes with some difficulty, as though they hurt him, Peter looked about.”
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “Opening his eyes with some difficulty, as though they hurt him, Peter looked about.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “Graham followed her into the bedroom and bent over Peter.”
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 “The whole thing seemed to belong to a dream.”
In this reading “Opening his eyes with some difficulty, as though they hurt him, Peter looked about.”
In this reading “Graham followed her into the bedroom and bent over Peter.”
In this reading “Opening his eyes with some difficulty, as though they hurt him, Peter looked about.”
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 The whole thing seemed to belong to a dream.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Opening his eyes with some difficulty, as though they hurt him, Peter looked about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Graham followed her into the bedroom and bent over Peter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Opening his eyes with some difficulty, as though they hurt him, Peter looked about.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading Graham followed her into the bedroom and bent over Peter.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading The whole thing seemed to belong to a dream.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Graham followed her into the bedroom and bent over Peter.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Opening his eyes with some difficulty, as though they hurt him, Peter looked about.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The whole thing seemed to belong to a dream.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Opening his eyes with some difficulty, as though they hurt him, Peter looked about.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The face of the girl was strange.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Graham followed her into the bedroom and bent over Peter.
a young female
From this reading The face of the girl was strange.
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading Graham followed her into the bedroom and bent over Peter.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Graham followed her into the bedroom and bent over Peter.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Opening his eyes with some difficulty, as though they hurt him, Peter looked about.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Opening his eyes with some difficulty, as though they hurt him, Peter looked about.
be the source of pain
From this reading Opening his eyes with some difficulty, as though they hurt him, Peter looked about.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Graham followed her into the bedroom and bent over Peter.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Opening his eyes with some difficulty, as though they hurt him, Peter looked about.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The face of the girl was strange.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Opening his eyes with some difficulty, as though they hurt him, Peter looked about.
above and across; more than
From this reading Graham followed her into the bedroom and bent over Peter.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Graham followed her into the bedroom and bent over Peter.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room was strange.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The whole thing seemed to belong to a dream.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Opening his eyes with some difficulty, as though they hurt him, Peter looked about.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The room was strange.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Graham followed her into the bedroom and bent over Peter.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Opening his eyes with some difficulty, as though they hurt him, Peter looked about.
a special situation
From this reading The whole thing seemed to belong to a dream.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Opening his eyes with some difficulty, as though they hurt him, Peter looked about.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The whole thing seemed to belong to a dream.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room was strange.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole thing seemed to belong to a dream.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Opening his eyes with some difficulty, as though they hurt him, Peter looked about.
Chapter 14 of The Sins of the Children: A Novel by Cosmo Hamilton holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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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