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Chapter 3 of The Stronger Influence is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She felt intensely alive. Her face was radiant with the joy of life. But she did not talk much. Hallam was not a talkative companion, and his silence affected her. Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.
Chapter 3 of The Stronger Influence is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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acted upon; influenced
From this reading “Hallam was not a talkative companion, and his silence affected her.”
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.”
cause to stop
From this reading “Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.”
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading “She felt intensely alive.”
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading “Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.”
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading “Her face was radiant with the joy of life.”
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading “Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.”
full of trivial conversation
From this reading “Hallam was not a talkative companion, and his silence affected her.”
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In this reading “Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.”
In this reading “Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.”
In this reading “But she did not talk much.”
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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 Hallam was not a talkative companion, and his silence affected her.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading Hallam was not a talkative companion, and his silence affected her.
possessing life
From this reading She felt intensely alive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hallam was not a talkative companion, and his silence affected her.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she did not talk much.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Hallam was not a talkative companion, and his silence affected her.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But she did not talk much.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face was radiant with the joy of life.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt intensely alive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hallam was not a talkative companion, and his silence affected her.
cause to stop
From this reading Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face was radiant with the joy of life.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hallam was not a talkative companion, and his silence affected her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading She felt intensely alive.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Her face was radiant with the joy of life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Her face was radiant with the joy of life.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But she did not talk much.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she did not talk much.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her face was radiant with the joy of life.
on one occasion
From this reading Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading Her face was radiant with the joy of life.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt intensely alive.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Hallam was not a talkative companion, and his silence affected her.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading But she did not talk much.
full of trivial conversation
From this reading Hallam was not a talkative companion, and his silence affected her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her face was radiant with the joy of life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Occasionally he paused to draw her attention to a particular spot; and once he called a halt and seated himself beside her in the shade of some bushes to rest.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her face was radiant with the joy of life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her face was radiant with the joy of life.
Chapter 3 of The Stronger Influence by F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) Young holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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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