Chapter 19 of The world below is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The world below is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BAT-WINGS When I waked, the long night was far spent, and the moonlight had left the window. My companion’s hand was still laid closely upon the injured foot, and as I stirred, her thought met me. “I have much to tell. Lie still, and listen. “First, of ourselves.
Chapter 19 of The world below is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading “My companion’s hand was still laid closely upon the injured foot, and as I stirred, her thought met me.”
harmed
From this reading “My companion’s hand was still laid closely upon the injured foot, and as I stirred, her thought met me.”
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “Lie still, and listen.”
hear with intention
From this reading “Lie still, and listen.”
the light of the Moon
From this reading “THE BAT-WINGS When I waked, the long night was far spent, and the moonlight had left the window.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading ““First, of ourselves.”
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading “THE BAT-WINGS When I waked, the long night was far spent, and the moonlight had left the window.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “My companion’s hand was still laid closely upon the injured foot, and as I stirred, her thought met me.”
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 “Lie still, and listen.”
In this reading “My companion’s hand was still laid closely upon the injured foot, and as I stirred, her thought met me.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BAT-WINGS When I waked, the long night was far spent, and the moonlight had left the window.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My companion’s hand was still laid closely upon the injured foot, and as I stirred, her thought met me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BAT-WINGS When I waked, the long night was far spent, and the moonlight had left the window.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading My companion’s hand was still laid closely upon the injured foot, and as I stirred, her thought met me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My companion’s hand was still laid closely upon the injured foot, and as I stirred, her thought met me.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading THE BAT-WINGS When I waked, the long night was far spent, and the moonlight had left the window.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “First, of ourselves.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading My companion’s hand was still laid closely upon the injured foot, and as I stirred, her thought met me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BAT-WINGS When I waked, the long night was far spent, and the moonlight had left the window.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading My companion’s hand was still laid closely upon the injured foot, and as I stirred, her thought met me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have much to tell.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My companion’s hand was still laid closely upon the injured foot, and as I stirred, her thought met me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE BAT-WINGS When I waked, the long night was far spent, and the moonlight had left the window.
harmed
From this reading My companion’s hand was still laid closely upon the injured foot, and as I stirred, her thought met me.
set down according to a plan
From this reading My companion’s hand was still laid closely upon the injured foot, and as I stirred, her thought met me.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE BAT-WINGS When I waked, the long night was far spent, and the moonlight had left the window.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Lie still, and listen.
hear with intention
From this reading Lie still, and listen.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE BAT-WINGS When I waked, the long night was far spent, and the moonlight had left the window.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My companion’s hand was still laid closely upon the injured foot, and as I stirred, her thought met me.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading My companion’s hand was still laid closely upon the injured foot, and as I stirred, her thought met me.
the light of the Moon
From this reading THE BAT-WINGS When I waked, the long night was far spent, and the moonlight had left the window.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “I have much to tell.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My companion’s hand was still laid closely upon the injured foot, and as I stirred, her thought met me.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE BAT-WINGS When I waked, the long night was far spent, and the moonlight had left the window.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “First, of ourselves.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “First, of ourselves.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading THE BAT-WINGS When I waked, the long night was far spent, and the moonlight had left the window.
not in physical motion
From this reading My companion’s hand was still laid closely upon the injured foot, and as I stirred, her thought met me.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading My companion’s hand was still laid closely upon the injured foot, and as I stirred, her thought met me.
express in words
From this reading “I have much to tell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BAT-WINGS When I waked, the long night was far spent, and the moonlight had left the window.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading My companion’s hand was still laid closely upon the injured foot, and as I stirred, her thought met me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I have much to tell.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading My companion’s hand was still laid closely upon the injured foot, and as I stirred, her thought met me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BAT-WINGS When I waked, the long night was far spent, and the moonlight had left the window.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BAT-WINGS When I waked, the long night was far spent, and the moonlight had left the window.
at the time that
From this reading THE BAT-WINGS When I waked, the long night was far spent, and the moonlight had left the window.
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 THE BAT-WINGS When I waked, the long night was far spent, and the moonlight had left the window.
Chapter 19 of The world below by S. Fowler (Sydney Fowler) Wright holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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 19 holds 115 sentences of The world below, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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