Chapter 8 of The Tower of Oblivion is here in full — 1133 sentences across 227 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Tower of Oblivion is here in full — 1133 sentences across 227 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CUT-OUT I "But won't you find it a little cold?" "Cold!" Julia laughed. "If Jennie can I can; why, it's a heavenly day! But are you quite warm?
Chapter 8 of The Tower of Oblivion is here in full — 1133 sentences across 227 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “THE CUT-OUT I "But won't you find it a little cold?"”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “"If Jennie can I can; why, it's a heavenly day!”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “THE CUT-OUT I "But won't you find it a little cold?"”
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading “"If Jennie can I can; why, it's a heavenly day!”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Julia laughed.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “THE CUT-OUT I "But won't you find it a little cold?"”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “But are you quite warm?”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “But are you quite warm?”
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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 THE CUT-OUT I "But won't you find it a little cold?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But are you quite warm?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE CUT-OUT I "But won't you find it a little cold?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "If Jennie can I can; why, it's a heavenly day!
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading THE CUT-OUT I "But won't you find it a little cold?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CUT-OUT I "But won't you find it a little cold?"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "If Jennie can I can; why, it's a heavenly day!
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading THE CUT-OUT I "But won't you find it a little cold?"
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading "If Jennie can I can; why, it's a heavenly day!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE CUT-OUT I "But won't you find it a little cold?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If Jennie can I can; why, it's a heavenly day!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CUT-OUT I "But won't you find it a little cold?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If Jennie can I can; why, it's a heavenly day!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If Jennie can I can; why, it's a heavenly day!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julia laughed.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Julia laughed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE CUT-OUT I "But won't you find it a little cold?"
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading But are you quite warm?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CUT-OUT I "But won't you find it a little cold?"
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading But are you quite warm?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "If Jennie can I can; why, it's a heavenly day!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CUT-OUT I "But won't you find it a little cold?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE CUT-OUT I "But won't you find it a little cold?"
Chapter 8 of The Tower of Oblivion by Oliver Onions holds 1133 sentences, grouped into 227 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 8 holds 1133 sentences of The Tower of Oblivion, unabridged, divided into 227 reading sections.
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