Chapter 20 of This Finer Shadow is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of This Finer Shadow is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Martin! Martin!” Roberts’ expression became clear and defined. The immobile muscles of his face relaxed. “Martin!” he repeated.
Chapter 20 of This Finer Shadow is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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clearly characterized or delimited
From this reading “Roberts’ expression became clear and defined.”
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “Roberts’ expression became clear and defined.”
not capable of movement or of being moved
From this reading “The immobile muscles of his face relaxed.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading ““Martin!”
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading “The immobile muscles of his face relaxed.”
without strain or anxiety
From this reading “The immobile muscles of his face relaxed.”
recurring again and again
From this reading ““Martin!” he repeated.”
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading “Roberts’ expression became clear and defined.”
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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Roberts’ expression became clear and defined.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Roberts’ expression became clear and defined.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Roberts’ expression became clear and defined.
clearly characterized or delimited
From this reading Roberts’ expression became clear and defined.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Roberts’ expression became clear and defined.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The immobile muscles of his face relaxed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Martin!” he repeated.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The immobile muscles of his face relaxed.
not capable of movement or of being moved
From this reading The immobile muscles of his face relaxed.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “Martin!
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading The immobile muscles of his face relaxed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The immobile muscles of his face relaxed.
without strain or anxiety
From this reading The immobile muscles of his face relaxed.
recurring again and again
From this reading “Martin!” he repeated.
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading Roberts’ expression became clear and defined.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The immobile muscles of his face relaxed.
Chapter 20 of This Finer Shadow by Harlan Cozad McIntosh holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 20 holds 412 sentences of This Finer Shadow, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of This Finer Shadow by Harlan Cozad McIntosh exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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