Chapter 8 of Uncanny Stories is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Uncanny Stories is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He rallied for a moment. He made his one last pitiful stand against the supernatural thing that was conquering him. He had risen to go. “And when _I_ want to come, when I long for you, what then?” “_Your_ longing will make no difference.”
Chapter 8 of Uncanny Stories 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.
the act of conquering
From this reading “He made his one last pitiful stand against the supernatural thing that was conquering him.”
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading ““_Your_ longing will make no difference.””
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading ““_Your_ longing will make no difference.””
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading “He made his one last pitiful stand against the supernatural thing that was conquering him.”
inflected form of “rally” — gather
From this reading “He rallied for a moment.”
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading “He had risen to go.”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “He made his one last pitiful stand against the supernatural thing that was conquering him.”
supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
From this reading “He made his one last pitiful stand against the supernatural thing that was conquering him.”
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.
temporarily
In this reading “He rallied for a moment.”
In this reading “He made his one last pitiful stand against the supernatural thing that was conquering him.”
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 He rallied for a moment.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He made his one last pitiful stand against the supernatural thing that was conquering him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And when _I_ want to come, when I long for you, what then?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “And when _I_ want to come, when I long for you, what then?”
the act of conquering
From this reading He made his one last pitiful stand against the supernatural thing that was conquering him.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “_Your_ longing will make no difference.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He rallied for a moment.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He had risen to go.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had risen to go.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rallied for a moment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He made his one last pitiful stand against the supernatural thing that was conquering him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He made his one last pitiful stand against the supernatural thing that was conquering him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And when _I_ want to come, when I long for you, what then?”
immediately past
From this reading He made his one last pitiful stand against the supernatural thing that was conquering him.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “And when _I_ want to come, when I long for you, what then?”
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading “_Your_ longing will make no difference.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made his one last pitiful stand against the supernatural thing that was conquering him.
engage in
From this reading “_Your_ longing will make no difference.”
a particular point in time
From this reading He rallied for a moment.
not any; not one
From this reading “_Your_ longing will make no difference.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He made his one last pitiful stand against the supernatural thing that was conquering him.
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading He made his one last pitiful stand against the supernatural thing that was conquering him.
inflected form of “rally” — gather
From this reading He rallied for a moment.
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading He had risen to go.
be standing; be upright
From this reading He made his one last pitiful stand against the supernatural thing that was conquering him.
supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
From this reading He made his one last pitiful stand against the supernatural thing that was conquering him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He made his one last pitiful stand against the supernatural thing that was conquering him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He made his one last pitiful stand against the supernatural thing that was conquering him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “And when _I_ want to come, when I long for you, what then?”
a special situation
From this reading He made his one last pitiful stand against the supernatural thing that was conquering him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had risen to go.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “And when _I_ want to come, when I long for you, what then?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He made his one last pitiful stand against the supernatural thing that was conquering him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And when _I_ want to come, when I long for you, what then?”
at the time that
From this reading “And when _I_ want to come, when I long for you, what then?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “_Your_ longing will make no difference.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And when _I_ want to come, when I long for you, what then?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “_Your_ longing will make no difference.”
Chapter 8 of Uncanny Stories by May Sinclair 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 8 holds 410 sentences of Uncanny Stories, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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