Chapter 35 of Two bad blue eyes is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of Two bad blue eyes is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
No man sees Beyond the gods and fate. It is night, and in the sick-room all is hushed and still. Lauraine, in her soft grey dress is sitting beside the bed. She is alone; the first three hours are her watch. She thinks her husband is asleep--he lies so still, and his eyes are closed.
Chapter 35 of Two bad blue eyes is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in a state of sleep
From this reading “She thinks her husband is asleep--he lies so still, and his eyes are closed.”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “No man sees Beyond the gods and fate.”
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “No man sees Beyond the gods and fate.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “Lauraine, in her soft grey dress is sitting beside the bed.”
in a softened tone
From this reading “It is night, and in the sick-room all is hushed and still.”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “She thinks her husband is asleep--he lies so still, and his eyes are closed.”
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading “No man sees Beyond the gods and fate.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “She thinks her husband is asleep--he lies so still, and his eyes are closed.”
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 is alone; the first three hours are her watch.”
In this reading “Lauraine, in her soft grey dress is sitting beside the bed.”
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.
(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 It is night, and in the sick-room all is hushed and still.
Having no one else present.
From this reading She is alone; the first three hours are her watch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No man sees Beyond the gods and fate.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She is alone; the first three hours are her watch.
in a state of sleep
From this reading She thinks her husband is asleep--he lies so still, and his eyes are closed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Lauraine, in her soft grey dress is sitting beside the bed.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Lauraine, in her soft grey dress is sitting beside the bed.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading No man sees Beyond the gods and fate.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading She thinks her husband is asleep--he lies so still, and his eyes are closed.
put on clothes
From this reading Lauraine, in her soft grey dress is sitting beside the bed.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She thinks her husband is asleep--he lies so still, and his eyes are closed.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading No man sees Beyond the gods and fate.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She is alone; the first three hours are her watch.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading No man sees Beyond the gods and fate.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Lauraine, in her soft grey dress is sitting beside the bed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thinks her husband is asleep--he lies so still, and his eyes are closed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lauraine, in her soft grey dress is sitting beside the bed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She thinks her husband is asleep--he lies so still, and his eyes are closed.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading She is alone; the first three hours are her watch.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She thinks her husband is asleep--he lies so still, and his eyes are closed.
in a softened tone
From this reading It is night, and in the sick-room all is hushed and still.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is night, and in the sick-room all is hushed and still.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is night, and in the sick-room all is hushed and still.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is night, and in the sick-room all is hushed and still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lauraine, in her soft grey dress is sitting beside the bed.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading She thinks her husband is asleep--he lies so still, and his eyes are closed.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading No man sees Beyond the gods and fate.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It is night, and in the sick-room all is hushed and still.
not any; not one
From this reading No man sees Beyond the gods and fate.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading No man sees Beyond the gods and fate.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is alone; the first three hours are her watch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is night, and in the sick-room all is hushed and still.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Lauraine, in her soft grey dress is sitting beside the bed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She thinks her husband is asleep--he lies so still, and his eyes are closed.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Lauraine, in her soft grey dress is sitting beside the bed.
not in physical motion
From this reading It is night, and in the sick-room all is hushed and still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No man sees Beyond the gods and fate.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading She thinks her husband is asleep--he lies so still, and his eyes are closed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading She is alone; the first three hours are her watch.
look attentively
From this reading She is alone; the first three hours are her watch.
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