Chapter 30 of The star dreamer: A romance is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The star dreamer: A romance is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THOU CANST NOT SAY I DID IT O! my fear interprets. What! is he dead? —SHAKESPEARE (_Othello_). Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence. It was as if a shadow had suddenly eaten up the light.
Chapter 30 of The star dreamer: A romance is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading “THOU CANST NOT SAY I DID IT O! my fear interprets.”
a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams
From this reading “Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.”
third-person singular of “interpret” — make sense of; assign a meaning to
From this reading “THOU CANST NOT SAY I DID IT O! my fear interprets.”
the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
From this reading “Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.”
having the nature of or resulting from malice
From this reading “Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.”
the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who would not trust his wife
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “—SHAKESPEARE (_Othello_).”
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading “Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.”
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In this reading “Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.”
finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
In this reading “It was as if a shadow had suddenly eaten up the light.”
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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 Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as if a shadow had suddenly eaten up the light.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading THOU CANST NOT SAY I DID IT O! my fear interprets.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading What! is he dead?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THOU CANST NOT SAY I DID IT O! my fear interprets.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading It was as if a shadow had suddenly eaten up the light.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading THOU CANST NOT SAY I DID IT O! my fear interprets.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was as if a shadow had suddenly eaten up the light.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What! is he dead?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THOU CANST NOT SAY I DID IT O! my fear interprets.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if a shadow had suddenly eaten up the light.
a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams
From this reading Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.
third-person singular of “interpret” — make sense of; assign a meaning to
From this reading THOU CANST NOT SAY I DID IT O! my fear interprets.
the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
From this reading Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What! is he dead?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THOU CANST NOT SAY I DID IT O! my fear interprets.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It was as if a shadow had suddenly eaten up the light.
full of life and energy
From this reading Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.
having the nature of or resulting from malice
From this reading Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THOU CANST NOT SAY I DID IT O! my fear interprets.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THOU CANST NOT SAY I DID IT O! my fear interprets.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading THOU CANST NOT SAY I DID IT O! my fear interprets.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.
the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who would not trust his wife
From this reading —SHAKESPEARE (_Othello_).
express in words
From this reading THOU CANST NOT SAY I DID IT O! my fear interprets.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading It was as if a shadow had suddenly eaten up the light.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading —SHAKESPEARE (_Othello_).
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading It was as if a shadow had suddenly eaten up the light.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was as if a shadow had suddenly eaten up the light.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading THOU CANST NOT SAY I DID IT O! my fear interprets.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was as if a shadow had suddenly eaten up the light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as if a shadow had suddenly eaten up the light.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What! is he dead?
the words that are spoken
From this reading Across a lively interchange of words between Mrs. Geary and Mr. Villars, across Lady Lochore’s shrill laughter and malicious intervention, there fell a silence.
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