Chapter 15 of The Yellow Typhoon is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of The Yellow Typhoon is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mathison stepped aside, not only physically, but figuratively. He saw that for a little while he was to be an outsider. There was a strange tragedy here, and it was going to be threshed out immediately. The attitude of the two women was a dead reckoning that there were accounts to settle. Already they seemed to have forgotten him.
Chapter 15 of The Yellow Typhoon is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “The attitude of the two women was a dead reckoning that there were accounts to settle.”
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading “The attitude of the two women was a dead reckoning that there were accounts to settle.”
in a figurative sense
From this reading “Mathison stepped aside, not only physically, but figuratively.”
A person who does not belong to a particular group or community; a stranger.
From this reading “He saw that for a little while he was to be an outsider.”
in accord with physical laws
From this reading “Mathison stepped aside, not only physically, but figuratively.”
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading “The attitude of the two women was a dead reckoning that there were accounts to settle.”
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading “The attitude of the two women was a dead reckoning that there were accounts to settle.”
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “There was a strange tragedy here, and it was going to be threshed out immediately.”
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.
an estimate based on little or no information
In this reading “The attitude of the two women was a dead reckoning that there were accounts to settle.”
In this reading “The attitude of the two women was a dead reckoning that there were accounts to settle.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He saw that for a little while he was to be an outsider.
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading The attitude of the two women was a dead reckoning that there were accounts to settle.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already they seemed to have forgotten him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He saw that for a little while he was to be an outsider.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a strange tragedy here, and it was going to be threshed out immediately.
on or to one side
From this reading Mathison stepped aside, not only physically, but figuratively.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading The attitude of the two women was a dead reckoning that there were accounts to settle.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He saw that for a little while he was to be an outsider.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mathison stepped aside, not only physically, but figuratively.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The attitude of the two women was a dead reckoning that there were accounts to settle.
in a figurative sense
From this reading Mathison stepped aside, not only physically, but figuratively.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He saw that for a little while he was to be an outsider.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Already they seemed to have forgotten him.
the act of departing
From this reading There was a strange tragedy here, and it was going to be threshed out immediately.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Already they seemed to have forgotten him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw that for a little while he was to be an outsider.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading There was a strange tragedy here, and it was going to be threshed out immediately.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Already they seemed to have forgotten him.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading There was a strange tragedy here, and it was going to be threshed out immediately.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a strange tragedy here, and it was going to be threshed out immediately.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He saw that for a little while he was to be an outsider.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mathison stepped aside, not only physically, but figuratively.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mathison stepped aside, not only physically, but figuratively.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The attitude of the two women was a dead reckoning that there were accounts to settle.
and nothing more
From this reading Mathison stepped aside, not only physically, but figuratively.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There was a strange tragedy here, and it was going to be threshed out immediately.
A person who does not belong to a particular group or community; a stranger.
From this reading He saw that for a little while he was to be an outsider.
in accord with physical laws
From this reading Mathison stepped aside, not only physically, but figuratively.
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading The attitude of the two women was a dead reckoning that there were accounts to settle.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw that for a little while he was to be an outsider.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Already they seemed to have forgotten him.
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading The attitude of the two women was a dead reckoning that there were accounts to settle.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Mathison stepped aside, not only physically, but figuratively.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading There was a strange tragedy here, and it was going to be threshed out immediately.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He saw that for a little while he was to be an outsider.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The attitude of the two women was a dead reckoning that there were accounts to settle.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a strange tragedy here, and it was going to be threshed out immediately.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Already they seemed to have forgotten him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a strange tragedy here, and it was going to be threshed out immediately.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He saw that for a little while he was to be an outsider.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading There was a strange tragedy here, and it was going to be threshed out immediately.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The attitude of the two women was a dead reckoning that there were accounts to settle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He saw that for a little while he was to be an outsider.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The attitude of the two women was a dead reckoning that there were accounts to settle.
during the time that
From this reading He saw that for a little while he was to be an outsider.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The attitude of the two women was a dead reckoning that there were accounts to settle.
Chapter 15 of The Yellow Typhoon by Harold MacGrath holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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 15 holds 188 sentences of The Yellow Typhoon, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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