Chapter 8 of The Voice from the Void is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Voice from the Void is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Never mind," she said. "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day." "True, my darling, true!" he said. "Let us sit down again. There!
Chapter 8 of The Voice from the Void is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a special loved one
From this reading “"True, my darling, true!" he said.”
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “"It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."”
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading “"It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."”
known widely and usually unfavorably
From this reading “"It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."”
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading “"It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “"Never mind," she said.”
be seated
From this reading “"Let us sit down again.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “"True, my darling, true!" he said.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
take a seat
In this reading “"Let us sit down again.”
In this reading “"It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
anew
From this reading "Let us sit down again.
(usually followed by “for”) extremely desirous
From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
a special loved one
From this reading "True, my darling, true!" he said.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Let us sit down again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "True, my darling, true!" he said.
known widely and usually unfavorably
From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let us sit down again.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Never mind," she said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "True, my darling, true!" he said.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never mind," she said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Never mind," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Never mind," she said.
be seated
From this reading "Let us sit down again.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "True, my darling, true!" he said.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let us sit down again.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
Chapter 8 of The Voice from the Void by William Le Queux holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 408 sentences of The Voice from the Void, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Voice from the Void by William Le Queux exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 408 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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