Chapter 32 of The Survivor is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of The Survivor is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MISUNDERSTANDING The cigarette dropped from her fingers; she sat up. Then he saw that she too was agitated. There was an unusual spot of colour in her cheeks, her breathing was certainly less regular. The variance from her habitual placidity encouraged him. He scarcely hesitated for a moment.
Chapter 32 of The Survivor is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading “Then he saw that she too was agitated.”
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading “There was an unusual spot of colour in her cheeks, her breathing was certainly less regular.”
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading “A MISUNDERSTANDING The cigarette dropped from her fingers; she sat up.”
inspired with confidence
From this reading “The variance from her habitual placidity encouraged him.”
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading “The variance from her habitual placidity encouraged him.”
putting the wrong interpretation on
From this reading “A MISUNDERSTANDING The cigarette dropped from her fingers; she sat up.”
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading “There was an unusual spot of colour in her cheeks, her breathing was certainly less regular.”
an event that departs from expectations
From this reading “The variance from her habitual placidity encouraged him.”
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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 A MISUNDERSTANDING The cigarette dropped from her fingers; she sat up.
troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading Then he saw that she too was agitated.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an unusual spot of colour in her cheeks, her breathing was certainly less regular.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading There was an unusual spot of colour in her cheeks, her breathing was certainly less regular.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading There was an unusual spot of colour in her cheeks, her breathing was certainly less regular.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading There was an unusual spot of colour in her cheeks, her breathing was certainly less regular.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading A MISUNDERSTANDING The cigarette dropped from her fingers; she sat up.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading There was an unusual spot of colour in her cheeks, her breathing was certainly less regular.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading A MISUNDERSTANDING The cigarette dropped from her fingers; she sat up.
inspired with confidence
From this reading The variance from her habitual placidity encouraged him.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading A MISUNDERSTANDING The cigarette dropped from her fingers; she sat up.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He scarcely hesitated for a moment.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A MISUNDERSTANDING The cigarette dropped from her fingers; she sat up.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading The variance from her habitual placidity encouraged him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he saw that she too was agitated.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A MISUNDERSTANDING The cigarette dropped from her fingers; she sat up.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading He scarcely hesitated for a moment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The variance from her habitual placidity encouraged him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was an unusual spot of colour in her cheeks, her breathing was certainly less regular.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading There was an unusual spot of colour in her cheeks, her breathing was certainly less regular.
putting the wrong interpretation on
From this reading A MISUNDERSTANDING The cigarette dropped from her fingers; she sat up.
a particular point in time
From this reading He scarcely hesitated for a moment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was an unusual spot of colour in her cheeks, her breathing was certainly less regular.
a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling
From this reading The variance from her habitual placidity encouraged him.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading There was an unusual spot of colour in her cheeks, her breathing was certainly less regular.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading A MISUNDERSTANDING The cigarette dropped from her fingers; she sat up.
cut with a saw
From this reading Then he saw that she too was agitated.
only a very short time before
From this reading He scarcely hesitated for a moment.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A MISUNDERSTANDING The cigarette dropped from her fingers; she sat up.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There was an unusual spot of colour in her cheeks, her breathing was certainly less regular.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then he saw that she too was agitated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MISUNDERSTANDING The cigarette dropped from her fingers; she sat up.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he saw that she too was agitated.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was an unusual spot of colour in her cheeks, her breathing was certainly less regular.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Then he saw that she too was agitated.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading There was an unusual spot of colour in her cheeks, her breathing was certainly less regular.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A MISUNDERSTANDING The cigarette dropped from her fingers; she sat up.
an event that departs from expectations
From this reading The variance from her habitual placidity encouraged him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he saw that she too was agitated.
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