Chapter 2 of The Stronger Influence is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Stronger Influence is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, I shan't come here often--although I love it," she added. "Anything might happen here. It's difficult to believe that the sun is shining somewhere--blazing right over our heads. Here it is always twilight, which later will deepen into night. It's lovely, with a sort of eerie beauty.
Chapter 2 of The Stronger Influence is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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shining intensely
From this reading “It's difficult to believe that the sun is shining somewhere--blazing right over our heads.”
make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading “Here it is always twilight, which later will deepen into night.”
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
From this reading “It's lovely, with a sort of eerie beauty.”
come to pass
From this reading “"Anything might happen here.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “It's lovely, with a sort of eerie beauty.”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “It's difficult to believe that the sun is shining somewhere--blazing right over our heads.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “It's difficult to believe that the sun is shining somewhere--blazing right over our heads.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “Here it is always twilight, which later will deepen into night.”
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 “Here it is always twilight, which later will deepen into night.”
In this reading “"Well, I shan't come here often--although I love it," she added.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 It's lovely, with a sort of eerie beauty.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Well, I shan't come here often--although I love it," she added.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Well, I shan't come here often--although I love it," she added.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Here it is always twilight, which later will deepen into night.
any thing at all
From this reading "Anything might happen here.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading It's lovely, with a sort of eerie beauty.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading It's difficult to believe that the sun is shining somewhere--blazing right over our heads.
shining intensely
From this reading It's difficult to believe that the sun is shining somewhere--blazing right over our heads.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Well, I shan't come here often--although I love it," she added.
make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading Here it is always twilight, which later will deepen into night.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It's difficult to believe that the sun is shining somewhere--blazing right over our heads.
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
From this reading It's lovely, with a sort of eerie beauty.
come to pass
From this reading "Anything might happen here.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading It's difficult to believe that the sun is shining somewhere--blazing right over our heads.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Well, I shan't come here often--although I love it," she added.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I shan't come here often--although I love it," she added.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Here it is always twilight, which later will deepen into night.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It's difficult to believe that the sun is shining somewhere--blazing right over our heads.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, I shan't come here often--although I love it," she added.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's difficult to believe that the sun is shining somewhere--blazing right over our heads.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Here it is always twilight, which later will deepen into night.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Well, I shan't come here often--although I love it," she added.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading It's lovely, with a sort of eerie beauty.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Anything might happen here.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Here it is always twilight, which later will deepen into night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's lovely, with a sort of eerie beauty.
many times at short intervals
From this reading "Well, I shan't come here often--although I love it," she added.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It's difficult to believe that the sun is shining somewhere--blazing right over our heads.
above and across; more than
From this reading It's difficult to believe that the sun is shining somewhere--blazing right over our heads.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It's difficult to believe that the sun is shining somewhere--blazing right over our heads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I shan't come here often--although I love it," she added.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, I shan't come here often--although I love it," she added.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading It's difficult to believe that the sun is shining somewhere--blazing right over our heads.
in or at or to some place
From this reading It's difficult to believe that the sun is shining somewhere--blazing right over our heads.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It's lovely, with a sort of eerie beauty.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading It's difficult to believe that the sun is shining somewhere--blazing right over our heads.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's difficult to believe that the sun is shining somewhere--blazing right over our heads.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's difficult to believe that the sun is shining somewhere--blazing right over our heads.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's difficult to believe that the sun is shining somewhere--blazing right over our heads.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Here it is always twilight, which later will deepen into night.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I shan't come here often--although I love it," she added.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here it is always twilight, which later will deepen into night.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Here it is always twilight, which later will deepen into night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It's lovely, with a sort of eerie beauty.
Chapter 2 of The Stronger Influence by F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) Young holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 2 holds 421 sentences of The Stronger Influence, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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