Chapter 6 of The Storm Centre: A Novel is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Storm Centre: A Novel is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted. The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes. "How dee is growed!" he whispered cautiously. "Mannish now, fur true. Gawd! de han'somest one ob de fam'ly!"
Chapter 6 of The Storm Centre: A Novel is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading “"How dee is growed!" he whispered cautiously.”
plural of “chuckle” — a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading “The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.”
increase twofold
From this reading “The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.”
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “"Mannish now, fur true.”
(Roman mythology) the Roman god of doorways and passages; is depicted with two faces on opposite sides of his head
From this reading “The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.”
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading “Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.”
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.”
past form of “sparkle” — reflect brightly
From this reading “The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.”
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In this reading “Gawd! de han'somest one ob de fam'ly!"”
In this reading “Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.”
In this reading “The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.”
to come or go into
In this reading “Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.”
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From this reading Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading "How dee is growed!" he whispered cautiously.
plural of “chuckle” — a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Gawd! de han'somest one ob de fam'ly!"
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From this reading "How dee is growed!" he whispered cautiously.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
increase twofold
From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
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From this reading Gawd! de han'somest one ob de fam'ly!"
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading "Mannish now, fur true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gawd! de han'somest one ob de fam'ly!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How dee is growed!" he whispered cautiously.
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From this reading Gawd! de han'somest one ob de fam'ly!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How dee is growed!" he whispered cautiously.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How dee is growed!" he whispered cautiously.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How dee is growed!" he whispered cautiously.
(Roman mythology) the Roman god of doorways and passages; is depicted with two faces on opposite sides of his head
From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.
resembling or imitative of or suggestive of a man rather than a woman
From this reading "Mannish now, fur true.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Mannish now, fur true.
a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea
From this reading Gawd! de han'somest one ob de fam'ly!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Gawd! de han'somest one ob de fam'ly!"
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
past form of “sparkle” — reflect brightly
From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "Mannish now, fur true.
marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
at the time that
From this reading Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "How dee is growed!" he whispered cautiously.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
Chapter 6 of The Storm Centre: A Novel by Charles Egbert Craddock holds 218 sentences, grouped into 44 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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