Chapter 33 of The Wave: An Egyptian Aftermath is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 33 of The Wave: An Egyptian Aftermath is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The silence, meanwhile, was like the silence that death brings. He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly. She was really never absent from his thoughts. He starved, yet perhaps he did not know he starved.
Chapter 33 of The Wave: An Egyptian Aftermath is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/41 · 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.
not being in a specified place
From this reading “She was really never absent from his thoughts.”
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “The silence, meanwhile, was like the silence that death brings.”
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading “He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.”
occurring every hour or payable by the hour
From this reading “He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.”
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading “He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.”
happening every night
From this reading “He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.”
suffering from lack of food
From this reading “He starved, yet perhaps he did not know he starved.”
with obstinate determination
From this reading “He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.”
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.
In this reading “She was really never absent from his thoughts.”
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.
not being in a specified place
From this reading She was really never absent from his thoughts.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The silence, meanwhile, was like the silence that death brings.
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The silence, meanwhile, was like the silence that death brings.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He starved, yet perhaps he did not know he starved.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was really never absent from his thoughts.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
occurring every hour or payable by the hour
From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He starved, yet perhaps he did not know he starved.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The silence, meanwhile, was like the silence that death brings.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading The silence, meanwhile, was like the silence that death brings.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She was really never absent from his thoughts.
happening every night
From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He starved, yet perhaps he did not know he starved.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
by chance
From this reading He starved, yet perhaps he did not know he starved.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading She was really never absent from his thoughts.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was really never absent from his thoughts.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The silence, meanwhile, was like the silence that death brings.
suffering from lack of food
From this reading He starved, yet perhaps he did not know he starved.
with obstinate determination
From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The silence, meanwhile, was like the silence that death brings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The silence, meanwhile, was like the silence that death brings.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She was really never absent from his thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The silence, meanwhile, was like the silence that death brings.
but in spite of that
From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
Chapter 33 of The Wave: An Egyptian Aftermath by Algernon Blackwood holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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 33 holds 206 sentences of The Wave: An Egyptian Aftermath, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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