Chapter 27 of The Tunnel is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of The Tunnel is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Being really happy or really miserable makes people like you and like being with you. They need not know the cause. Someone will speak now, in a moment.... Miriam tried to return to the falling rain, the soft light in it, the soft light on the greenery, the intense green glow everywhere ... misty green glow. But her eyes fell and her thoughts went on.
Chapter 27 of The Tunnel is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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to or in any or all places
From this reading “Miriam tried to return to the falling rain, the soft light in it, the soft light on the greenery, the intense green glow everywhere ... misty green glow.”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading “Miriam tried to return to the falling rain, the soft light in it, the soft light on the greenery, the intense green glow everywhere ... misty green glow.”
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading “Miriam tried to return to the falling rain, the soft light in it, the soft light on the greenery, the intense green glow everywhere ... misty green glow.”
green foliage
From this reading “Miriam tried to return to the falling rain, the soft light in it, the soft light on the greenery, the intense green glow everywhere ... misty green glow.”
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading “Miriam tried to return to the falling rain, the soft light in it, the soft light on the greenery, the intense green glow everywhere ... misty green glow.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “Being really happy or really miserable makes people like you and like being with you.”
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading “Miriam tried to return to the falling rain, the soft light in it, the soft light on the greenery, the intense green glow everywhere ... misty green glow.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Someone will speak now, in a moment....”
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In this reading “Miriam tried to return to the falling rain, the soft light in it, the soft light on the greenery, the intense green glow everywhere ... misty green glow.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “But her eyes fell and her thoughts went on.”
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 Someone will speak now, in a moment....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Being really happy or really miserable makes people like you and like being with you.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being really happy or really miserable makes people like you and like being with you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her eyes fell and her thoughts went on.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading They need not know the cause.
to or in any or all places
From this reading Miriam tried to return to the falling rain, the soft light in it, the soft light on the greenery, the intense green glow everywhere ... misty green glow.
opinion or judgment
From this reading But her eyes fell and her thoughts went on.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Miriam tried to return to the falling rain, the soft light in it, the soft light on the greenery, the intense green glow everywhere ... misty green glow.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading But her eyes fell and her thoughts went on.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading Miriam tried to return to the falling rain, the soft light in it, the soft light on the greenery, the intense green glow everywhere ... misty green glow.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Miriam tried to return to the falling rain, the soft light in it, the soft light on the greenery, the intense green glow everywhere ... misty green glow.
green foliage
From this reading Miriam tried to return to the falling rain, the soft light in it, the soft light on the greenery, the intense green glow everywhere ... misty green glow.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Being really happy or really miserable makes people like you and like being with you.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But her eyes fell and her thoughts went on.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Someone will speak now, in a moment....
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading Miriam tried to return to the falling rain, the soft light in it, the soft light on the greenery, the intense green glow everywhere ... misty green glow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Miriam tried to return to the falling rain, the soft light in it, the soft light on the greenery, the intense green glow everywhere ... misty green glow.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They need not know the cause.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Miriam tried to return to the falling rain, the soft light in it, the soft light on the greenery, the intense green glow everywhere ... misty green glow.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Being really happy or really miserable makes people like you and like being with you.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Being really happy or really miserable makes people like you and like being with you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miriam tried to return to the falling rain, the soft light in it, the soft light on the greenery, the intense green glow everywhere ... misty green glow.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Being really happy or really miserable makes people like you and like being with you.
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading Miriam tried to return to the falling rain, the soft light in it, the soft light on the greenery, the intense green glow everywhere ... misty green glow.
a particular point in time
From this reading Someone will speak now, in a moment....
a condition requiring relief
From this reading They need not know the cause.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They need not know the cause.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Someone will speak now, in a moment....
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miriam tried to return to the falling rain, the soft light in it, the soft light on the greenery, the intense green glow everywhere ... misty green glow.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Being really happy or really miserable makes people like you and like being with you.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Being really happy or really miserable makes people like you and like being with you.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Miriam tried to return to the falling rain, the soft light in it, the soft light on the greenery, the intense green glow everywhere ... misty green glow.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Being really happy or really miserable makes people like you and like being with you.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Miriam tried to return to the falling rain, the soft light in it, the soft light on the greenery, the intense green glow everywhere ... misty green glow.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Miriam tried to return to the falling rain, the soft light in it, the soft light on the greenery, the intense green glow everywhere ... misty green glow.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone will speak now, in a moment....
express in speech
From this reading Someone will speak now, in a moment....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They need not know the cause.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They need not know the cause.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But her eyes fell and her thoughts went on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miriam tried to return to the falling rain, the soft light in it, the soft light on the greenery, the intense green glow everywhere ... misty green glow.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Miriam tried to return to the falling rain, the soft light in it, the soft light on the greenery, the intense green glow everywhere ... misty green glow.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But her eyes fell and her thoughts went on.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Someone will speak now, in a moment....
in the company of; together with
From this reading Being really happy or really miserable makes people like you and like being with you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Being really happy or really miserable makes people like you and like being with you.
Chapter 27 of The Tunnel by Dorothy M. (Dorothy Miller) Richardson holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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 27 holds 118 sentences of The Tunnel, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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