Chapter 34 of The Visioning: A Novel 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.
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Chapter 34 of The Visioning: A Novel is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Paris was in one of her gray moods that January afternoon. Everything was gray except the humanity. Emotion never seemed to grow gray in Paris. From her place by the window in Clara's apartment Katie was looking down into the narrow street, the people passing to and fro. Two men were shaking hands.
Chapter 34 of The Visioning: A Novel is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading “From her place by the window in Clara's apartment Katie was looking down into the narrow street, the people passing to and fro.”
any strong feeling
From this reading “Emotion never seemed to grow gray in Paris.”
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “Emotion never seemed to grow gray in Paris.”
the quality of being humane
From this reading “Everything was gray except the humanity.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “Paris was in one of her gray moods that January afternoon.”
plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “Paris was in one of her gray moods that January afternoon.”
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading “From her place by the window in Clara's apartment Katie was looking down into the narrow street, the people passing to and fro.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “Two men were shaking hands.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Paris was in one of her gray moods that January afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From her place by the window in Clara's apartment Katie was looking down into the narrow street, the people passing to and fro.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading From her place by the window in Clara's apartment Katie was looking down into the narrow street, the people passing to and fro.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From her place by the window in Clara's apartment Katie was looking down into the narrow street, the people passing to and fro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From her place by the window in Clara's apartment Katie was looking down into the narrow street, the people passing to and fro.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading From her place by the window in Clara's apartment Katie was looking down into the narrow street, the people passing to and fro.
any strong feeling
From this reading Emotion never seemed to grow gray in Paris.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was gray except the humanity.
apart from; not including
From this reading Everything was gray except the humanity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From her place by the window in Clara's apartment Katie was looking down into the narrow street, the people passing to and fro.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From her place by the window in Clara's apartment Katie was looking down into the narrow street, the people passing to and fro.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Paris was in one of her gray moods that January afternoon.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Emotion never seemed to grow gray in Paris.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Two men were shaking hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Paris was in one of her gray moods that January afternoon.
the quality of being humane
From this reading Everything was gray except the humanity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Paris was in one of her gray moods that January afternoon.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading From her place by the window in Clara's apartment Katie was looking down into the narrow street, the people passing to and fro.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading Paris was in one of her gray moods that January afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From her place by the window in Clara's apartment Katie was looking down into the narrow street, the people passing to and fro.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading From her place by the window in Clara's apartment Katie was looking down into the narrow street, the people passing to and fro.
the force of workers available
From this reading Two men were shaking hands.
plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Paris was in one of her gray moods that January afternoon.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading From her place by the window in Clara's apartment Katie was looking down into the narrow street, the people passing to and fro.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Emotion never seemed to grow gray in Paris.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Paris was in one of her gray moods that January afternoon.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Paris was in one of her gray moods that January afternoon.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Paris was in one of her gray moods that January afternoon.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading From her place by the window in Clara's apartment Katie was looking down into the narrow street, the people passing to and fro.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading From her place by the window in Clara's apartment Katie was looking down into the narrow street, the people passing to and fro.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading From her place by the window in Clara's apartment Katie was looking down into the narrow street, the people passing to and fro.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Emotion never seemed to grow gray in Paris.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading Two men were shaking hands.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading From her place by the window in Clara's apartment Katie was looking down into the narrow street, the people passing to and fro.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Paris was in one of her gray moods that January afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Everything was gray except the humanity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Emotion never seemed to grow gray in Paris.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two men were shaking hands.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Paris was in one of her gray moods that January afternoon.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two men were shaking hands.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading From her place by the window in Clara's apartment Katie was looking down into the narrow street, the people passing to and fro.
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