Chapter 5 of Three Ghost Stories is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Three Ghost Stories is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Halloa! Below!” From looking down the Line, he turned himself about again, and, raising his eyes, saw my figure high above him. “Is there any path by which I can come down and speak to you?” He looked up at me without replying, and I looked down at him without pressing him too soon with a repetition of my idle question.
Chapter 5 of Three Ghost Stories is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Below!””
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “From looking down the Line, he turned himself about again, and, raising his eyes, saw my figure high above him.”
not in action or at work
From this reading “He looked up at me without replying, and I looked down at him without pressing him too soon with a repetition of my idle question.”
a course of conduct
From this reading ““Is there any path by which I can come down and speak to you?””
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading “He looked up at me without replying, and I looked down at him without pressing him too soon with a repetition of my idle question.”
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “From looking down the Line, he turned himself about again, and, raising his eyes, saw my figure high above him.”
an event that repeats
From this reading “He looked up at me without replying, and I looked down at him without pressing him too soon with a repetition of my idle question.”
-ing form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “He looked up at me without replying, and I looked down at him without pressing him too soon with a repetition of my idle question.”
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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 looked up at me without replying, and I looked down at him without pressing him too soon with a repetition of my idle question.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading From looking down the Line, he turned himself about again, and, raising his eyes, saw my figure high above him.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading From looking down the Line, he turned himself about again, and, raising his eyes, saw my figure high above him.
anew
From this reading From looking down the Line, he turned himself about again, and, raising his eyes, saw my figure high above him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From looking down the Line, he turned himself about again, and, raising his eyes, saw my figure high above him.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Is there any path by which I can come down and speak to you?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked up at me without replying, and I looked down at him without pressing him too soon with a repetition of my idle question.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Below!”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Is there any path by which I can come down and speak to you?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Is there any path by which I can come down and speak to you?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Is there any path by which I can come down and speak to you?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading From looking down the Line, he turned himself about again, and, raising his eyes, saw my figure high above him.
opinion or judgment
From this reading From looking down the Line, he turned himself about again, and, raising his eyes, saw my figure high above him.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading From looking down the Line, he turned himself about again, and, raising his eyes, saw my figure high above him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From looking down the Line, he turned himself about again, and, raising his eyes, saw my figure high above him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Halloa!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From looking down the Line, he turned himself about again, and, raising his eyes, saw my figure high above him.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading From looking down the Line, he turned himself about again, and, raising his eyes, saw my figure high above him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From looking down the Line, he turned himself about again, and, raising his eyes, saw my figure high above him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading From looking down the Line, he turned himself about again, and, raising his eyes, saw my figure high above him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From looking down the Line, he turned himself about again, and, raising his eyes, saw my figure high above him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Is there any path by which I can come down and speak to you?”
not in action or at work
From this reading He looked up at me without replying, and I looked down at him without pressing him too soon with a repetition of my idle question.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is there any path by which I can come down and speak to you?”
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading From looking down the Line, he turned himself about again, and, raising his eyes, saw my figure high above him.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked up at me without replying, and I looked down at him without pressing him too soon with a repetition of my idle question.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading From looking down the Line, he turned himself about again, and, raising his eyes, saw my figure high above him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked up at me without replying, and I looked down at him without pressing him too soon with a repetition of my idle question.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading From looking down the Line, he turned himself about again, and, raising his eyes, saw my figure high above him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He looked up at me without replying, and I looked down at him without pressing him too soon with a repetition of my idle question.
a course of conduct
From this reading “Is there any path by which I can come down and speak to you?”
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading He looked up at me without replying, and I looked down at him without pressing him too soon with a repetition of my idle question.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading He looked up at me without replying, and I looked down at him without pressing him too soon with a repetition of my idle question.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading From looking down the Line, he turned himself about again, and, raising his eyes, saw my figure high above him.
an event that repeats
From this reading He looked up at me without replying, and I looked down at him without pressing him too soon with a repetition of my idle question.
-ing form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading He looked up at me without replying, and I looked down at him without pressing him too soon with a repetition of my idle question.
cut with a saw
From this reading From looking down the Line, he turned himself about again, and, raising his eyes, saw my figure high above him.
in the near future
From this reading He looked up at me without replying, and I looked down at him without pressing him too soon with a repetition of my idle question.
express in speech
From this reading “Is there any path by which I can come down and speak to you?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From looking down the Line, he turned himself about again, and, raising his eyes, saw my figure high above him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Is there any path by which I can come down and speak to you?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Is there any path by which I can come down and speak to you?”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He looked up at me without replying, and I looked down at him without pressing him too soon with a repetition of my idle question.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading From looking down the Line, he turned himself about again, and, raising his eyes, saw my figure high above him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He looked up at me without replying, and I looked down at him without pressing him too soon with a repetition of my idle question.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Is there any path by which I can come down and speak to you?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading He looked up at me without replying, and I looked down at him without pressing him too soon with a repetition of my idle question.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He looked up at me without replying, and I looked down at him without pressing him too soon with a repetition of my idle question.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Is there any path by which I can come down and speak to you?”
Chapter 5 of Three Ghost Stories by Charles Dickens holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 163 sentences of Three Ghost Stories, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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