Chapter 4 of The Wishing Moon is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Wishing Moon is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Who's there?" demanded a voice from the stairs, disconcertingly close. The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat. "Oh, it's you," she said. "Who did you expect? Anybody else?
Chapter 4 of The Wishing Moon is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading “The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.”
past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading “The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.”
thrown away
From this reading “The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.”
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.”
harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
From this reading “The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.”
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading “The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.”
uniquely or characteristically
From this reading “The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.”
past form of “switch” — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading “The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.”
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In this reading “The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.”
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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 "Who's there?" demanded a voice from the stairs, disconcertingly close.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.
any person at all
From this reading Anybody else?
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From this reading The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "Who's there?" demanded a voice from the stairs, disconcertingly close.
past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Who's there?" demanded a voice from the stairs, disconcertingly close.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Who did you expect?
thrown away
From this reading The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.
in a disturbing or embarrassing manner
From this reading "Who's there?" demanded a voice from the stairs, disconcertingly close.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anybody else?
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "Who did you expect?
opinion or judgment
From this reading The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.
harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
From this reading The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Who's there?" demanded a voice from the stairs, disconcertingly close.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, it's you," she said.
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From this reading The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, it's you," she said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.
uniquely or characteristically
From this reading The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, it's you," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, it's you," she said.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading "Who's there?" demanded a voice from the stairs, disconcertingly close.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.
past form of “switch” — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading The lights, switched suddenly on, flashed into Judith's eyes, and Norah confronted her, peculiarly forbidding in a discarded cape of Judith's and her own beflowered best hat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Who's there?" demanded a voice from the stairs, disconcertingly close.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Who's there?" demanded a voice from the stairs, disconcertingly close.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Who's there?" demanded a voice from the stairs, disconcertingly close.
which person or people
From this reading "Who did you expect?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who's there?" demanded a voice from the stairs, disconcertingly close.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, it's you," she said.
Chapter 4 of The Wishing Moon by Louise Dutton Fillmore 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 4 holds 408 sentences of The Wishing Moon, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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