Chapter 14 of The Yellow Typhoon is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Yellow Typhoon is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Do what you think best," she murmured across Mathison's shoulder. "Please do not consider me at all." But Mathison stepped out tamely, his hands above his head. She followed, slightly chilled. Her arms hung at her side.
Chapter 14 of The Yellow Typhoon is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading “She followed, slightly chilled.”
deem to be
From this reading “"Please do not consider me at all."”
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “Her arms hung at her side.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “"Do what you think best," she murmured across Mathison's shoulder.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Please do not consider me at all."”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “"Do what you think best," she murmured across Mathison's shoulder.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “She followed, slightly chilled.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “But Mathison stepped out tamely, his hands above his head.”
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.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading But Mathison stepped out tamely, his hands above his head.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Do what you think best," she murmured across Mathison's shoulder.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Please do not consider me at all."
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Her arms hung at her side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Please do not consider me at all."
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "Do what you think best," she murmured across Mathison's shoulder.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Mathison stepped out tamely, his hands above his head.
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading She followed, slightly chilled.
deem to be
From this reading "Please do not consider me at all."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do what you think best," she murmured across Mathison's shoulder.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading She followed, slightly chilled.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading But Mathison stepped out tamely, his hands above his head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But Mathison stepped out tamely, his hands above his head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her arms hung at her side.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Mathison stepped out tamely, his hands above his head.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Her arms hung at her side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Mathison stepped out tamely, his hands above his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do what you think best," she murmured across Mathison's shoulder.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Please do not consider me at all."
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "Do what you think best," she murmured across Mathison's shoulder.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Please do not consider me at all."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But Mathison stepped out tamely, his hands above his head.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please do not consider me at all."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Do what you think best," she murmured across Mathison's shoulder.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading "Do what you think best," she murmured across Mathison's shoulder.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Her arms hung at her side.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading She followed, slightly chilled.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading But Mathison stepped out tamely, his hands above his head.
in a tame manner
From this reading But Mathison stepped out tamely, his hands above his head.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Do what you think best," she murmured across Mathison's shoulder.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Do what you think best," she murmured across Mathison's shoulder.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do what you think best," she murmured across Mathison's shoulder.
Chapter 14 of The Yellow Typhoon by Harold MacGrath holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 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 14 holds 197 sentences of The Yellow Typhoon, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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