Chapter 10 of The Story of Charles Strange — Vol. 2 is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Story of Charles Strange — Vol. 2 is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PROWLING ABOUT. So the blow had fallen. What we were dreading had come to pass. Tom Heriot was back again. I sat half-paralyzed with terror.
Chapter 10 of The Story of Charles Strange — Vol. 2 is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/56 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
exhale hard
From this reading “So the blow had fallen.”
-ing form of “dread” — be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
From this reading “What we were dreading had come to pass.”
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading “So the blow had fallen.”
go across or through
From this reading “What we were dreading had come to pass.”
-ing form of “prowl” — move about in or as if in a predatory manner
From this reading “PROWLING ABOUT.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “I sat half-paralyzed with terror.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “I sat half-paralyzed with terror.”
male cat
From this reading “Tom Heriot was back again.”
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 “PROWLING ABOUT.”
In this reading “I sat half-paralyzed with terror.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading PROWLING ABOUT.
anew
From this reading Tom Heriot was back again.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Tom Heriot was back again.
exhale hard
From this reading So the blow had fallen.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading What we were dreading had come to pass.
-ing form of “dread” — be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
From this reading What we were dreading had come to pass.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading So the blow had fallen.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So the blow had fallen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sat half-paralyzed with terror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom Heriot was back again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sat half-paralyzed with terror.
go across or through
From this reading What we were dreading had come to pass.
-ing form of “prowl” — move about in or as if in a predatory manner
From this reading PROWLING ABOUT.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I sat half-paralyzed with terror.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the blow had fallen.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading I sat half-paralyzed with terror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So the blow had fallen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What we were dreading had come to pass.
male cat
From this reading Tom Heriot was back again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom Heriot was back again.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What we were dreading had come to pass.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What we were dreading had come to pass.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What we were dreading had come to pass.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I sat half-paralyzed with terror.
Chapter 10 of The Story of Charles Strange — Vol. 2 by Henry, Mrs. Wood holds 283 sentences, grouped into 57 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 10 holds 283 sentences of The Story of Charles Strange — Vol. 2, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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