Chapter 8 of The Tyranny of the Dark is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Tyranny of the Dark is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Viola started up. "You shall not use my name. I forbid it!" Her hands were clinched, her eyes blazed with the fury of her determination, and she struck her heel upon the floor. "I tell you I forbid it!"
Chapter 8 of The Tyranny of the Dark is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading “Her hands were clinched, her eyes blazed with the fury of her determination, and she struck her heel upon the floor.”
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading “Her hands were clinched, her eyes blazed with the fury of her determination, and she struck her heel upon the floor.”
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading “Her hands were clinched, her eyes blazed with the fury of her determination, and she struck her heel upon the floor.”
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading “Her hands were clinched, her eyes blazed with the fury of her determination, and she struck her heel upon the floor.”
command against
From this reading “I forbid it!"”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “Her hands were clinched, her eyes blazed with the fury of her determination, and she struck her heel upon the floor.”
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading “Her hands were clinched, her eyes blazed with the fury of her determination, and she struck her heel upon the floor.”
any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
From this reading “Viola started up.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her hands were clinched, her eyes blazed with the fury of her determination, and she struck her heel upon the floor.
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading Her hands were clinched, her eyes blazed with the fury of her determination, and she struck her heel upon the floor.
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading Her hands were clinched, her eyes blazed with the fury of her determination, and she struck her heel upon the floor.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Her hands were clinched, her eyes blazed with the fury of her determination, and she struck her heel upon the floor.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her hands were clinched, her eyes blazed with the fury of her determination, and she struck her heel upon the floor.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Her hands were clinched, her eyes blazed with the fury of her determination, and she struck her heel upon the floor.
command against
From this reading I forbid it!"
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Her hands were clinched, her eyes blazed with the fury of her determination, and she struck her heel upon the floor.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Her hands were clinched, her eyes blazed with the fury of her determination, and she struck her heel upon the floor.
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading Her hands were clinched, her eyes blazed with the fury of her determination, and she struck her heel upon the floor.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her hands were clinched, her eyes blazed with the fury of her determination, and she struck her heel upon the floor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I forbid it!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I forbid it!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You shall not use my name.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "You shall not use my name.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You shall not use my name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her hands were clinched, her eyes blazed with the fury of her determination, and she struck her heel upon the floor.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "You shall not use my name.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her hands were clinched, her eyes blazed with the fury of her determination, and she struck her heel upon the floor.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Viola started up.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Her hands were clinched, her eyes blazed with the fury of her determination, and she struck her heel upon the floor.
express in words
From this reading "I tell you I forbid it!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her hands were clinched, her eyes blazed with the fury of her determination, and she struck her heel upon the floor.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Viola started up.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her hands were clinched, her eyes blazed with the fury of her determination, and she struck her heel upon the floor.
the act of using
From this reading "You shall not use my name.
any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
From this reading Viola started up.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her hands were clinched, her eyes blazed with the fury of her determination, and she struck her heel upon the floor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her hands were clinched, her eyes blazed with the fury of her determination, and she struck her heel upon the floor.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You shall not use my name.
Chapter 8 of The Tyranny of the Dark by Hamlin Garland holds 413 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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