Chapter XVI of The Slayer of Souls, “The Place of Prayer,” is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XVI
Chapter XVI of The Slayer of Souls, “The Place of Prayer,” is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Her husband called her on the telephone a few minutes later: “Fifty-three, Six-twenty-six speaking! Who is this?” “V-sixty-nine,” replied his young wife happily. “Are you all right?”
Chapter XVI of The Slayer of Souls, “The Place of Prayer,” is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a joyous manner
From this reading ““V-sixty-nine,” replied his young wife happily.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “Her husband called her on the telephone a few minutes later:”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “Her husband called her on the telephone a few minutes later:”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “Her husband called her on the telephone a few minutes later:”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading ““V-sixty-nine,” replied his young wife happily.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading ““Fifty-three, Six-twenty-six speaking!”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “Her husband called her on the telephone a few minutes later:”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading ““V-sixty-nine,” replied his young wife happily.”
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 “Her husband called her on the telephone a few minutes later:”
In this reading ““V-sixty-nine,” replied his young wife happily.”
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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 Her husband called her on the telephone a few minutes later:
(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 “Are you all right?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you all right?”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Her husband called her on the telephone a few minutes later:
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Her husband called her on the telephone a few minutes later:
being three more than fifty
From this reading “Fifty-three, Six-twenty-six speaking!
in a joyous manner
From this reading “V-sixty-nine,” replied his young wife happily.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband called her on the telephone a few minutes later:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “V-sixty-nine,” replied his young wife happily.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Her husband called her on the telephone a few minutes later:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who is this?”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Her husband called her on the telephone a few minutes later:
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Her husband called her on the telephone a few minutes later:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her husband called her on the telephone a few minutes later:
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “V-sixty-nine,” replied his young wife happily.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Are you all right?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Fifty-three, Six-twenty-six speaking!
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “Fifty-three, Six-twenty-six speaking!
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Her husband called her on the telephone a few minutes later:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her husband called her on the telephone a few minutes later:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Who is this?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “V-sixty-nine,” replied his young wife happily.
which person or people
From this reading Who is this?”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “V-sixty-nine,” replied his young wife happily.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you all right?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “V-sixty-nine,” replied his young wife happily.
Chapter 16 of The Slayer of Souls by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 231 sentences, grouped into 47 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 16 holds 231 sentences of The Slayer of Souls, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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