Chapter 6 of Through the Postern Gate is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Through the Postern Gate is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She passed, breathlessly, under the drooping branches. Her cheeks glowed; her lips were parted. Her eyes shone with love and expectation. She lifted a hanging bough, and passed beneath. His chair was there, and hers; but they were empty.
Chapter 6 of Through the Postern Gate is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading “She lifted a hanging bough, and passed beneath.”
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading “She passed, breathlessly, under the drooping branches.”
in a breathless manner
From this reading “She passed, breathlessly, under the drooping branches.”
weak from exhaustion
From this reading “She passed, breathlessly, under the drooping branches.”
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading “Her eyes shone with love and expectation.”
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading “Her cheeks glowed; her lips were parted.”
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading “Her cheeks glowed; her lips were parted.”
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “Her eyes shone with love and expectation.”
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 “She passed, breathlessly, under the drooping branches.”
In this reading “Her cheeks glowed; her lips were parted.”
In this reading “She lifted a hanging bough, and passed beneath.”
In this reading “Her eyes shone with love and expectation.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She lifted a hanging bough, and passed beneath.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her eyes shone with love and expectation.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading She lifted a hanging bough, and passed beneath.
any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading She lifted a hanging bough, and passed beneath.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading She passed, breathlessly, under the drooping branches.
in a breathless manner
From this reading She passed, breathlessly, under the drooping branches.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His chair was there, and hers; but they were empty.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading His chair was there, and hers; but they were empty.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Her cheeks glowed; her lips were parted.
weak from exhaustion
From this reading She passed, breathlessly, under the drooping branches.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading His chair was there, and hers; but they were empty.
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading Her eyes shone with love and expectation.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes shone with love and expectation.
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading Her cheeks glowed; her lips were parted.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading She lifted a hanging bough, and passed beneath.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her cheeks glowed; her lips were parted.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading His chair was there, and hers; but they were empty.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His chair was there, and hers; but they were empty.
held up in the air
From this reading She lifted a hanging bough, and passed beneath.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Her cheeks glowed; her lips were parted.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Her eyes shone with love and expectation.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading Her cheeks glowed; her lips were parted.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading She passed, breathlessly, under the drooping branches.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She passed, breathlessly, under the drooping branches.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading Her eyes shone with love and expectation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She passed, breathlessly, under the drooping branches.
in or at that place or location
From this reading His chair was there, and hers; but they were empty.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His chair was there, and hers; but they were empty.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She passed, breathlessly, under the drooping branches.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His chair was there, and hers; but they were empty.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her cheeks glowed; her lips were parted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her eyes shone with love and expectation.
Chapter 6 of Through the Postern Gate by Florence L. (Florence Louisa) Barclay holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 6 holds 410 sentences of Through the Postern Gate, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Through the Postern Gate by Florence L. (Florence Louisa) Barclay exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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