Chapter 40 of Under the Witches' Moon is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 40 of Under the Witches' Moon is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUNRISE The thunder clouds had rolled away to eastward. A rosy glow was creeping over the sky. The air was fresh with the coming of dawn. Softly they laid Hellayne by the side of a marble fountain and splashed the cooling drops upon her pale face. After a time she opened her eyes.
Chapter 40 of Under the Witches' Moon is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
From this reading “Softly they laid Hellayne by the side of a marble fountain and splashed the cooling drops upon her pale face.”
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading “A rosy glow was creeping over the sky.”
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading “Softly they laid Hellayne by the side of a marble fountain and splashed the cooling drops upon her pale face.”
moving toward the east
From this reading “SUNRISE The thunder clouds had rolled away to eastward.”
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading “Softly they laid Hellayne by the side of a marble fountain and splashed the cooling drops upon her pale face.”
reflecting optimism
From this reading “A rosy glow was creeping over the sky.”
(of a fluid) having been propelled about in flying drops or masses
From this reading “Softly they laid Hellayne by the side of a marble fountain and splashed the cooling drops upon her pale face.”
the first light of day
From this reading “SUNRISE The thunder clouds had rolled away to eastward.”
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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In this reading “A rosy glow was creeping over the sky.”
In this reading “Softly they laid Hellayne by the side of a marble fountain and splashed the cooling drops upon her pale face.”
In this reading “Softly they laid Hellayne by the side of a marble fountain and splashed the cooling drops upon her pale face.”
In this reading “Softly they laid Hellayne by the side of a marble fountain and splashed the cooling drops upon her pale face.”
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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 A rosy glow was creeping over the sky.
later than; following
From this reading After a time she opened her eyes.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was fresh with the coming of dawn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Softly they laid Hellayne by the side of a marble fountain and splashed the cooling drops upon her pale face.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading SUNRISE The thunder clouds had rolled away to eastward.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Softly they laid Hellayne by the side of a marble fountain and splashed the cooling drops upon her pale face.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading SUNRISE The thunder clouds had rolled away to eastward.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The air was fresh with the coming of dawn.
the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
From this reading Softly they laid Hellayne by the side of a marble fountain and splashed the cooling drops upon her pale face.
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading A rosy glow was creeping over the sky.
the first light of day
From this reading The air was fresh with the coming of dawn.
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading Softly they laid Hellayne by the side of a marble fountain and splashed the cooling drops upon her pale face.
moving toward the east
From this reading SUNRISE The thunder clouds had rolled away to eastward.
opinion or judgment
From this reading After a time she opened her eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Softly they laid Hellayne by the side of a marble fountain and splashed the cooling drops upon her pale face.
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading Softly they laid Hellayne by the side of a marble fountain and splashed the cooling drops upon her pale face.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The air was fresh with the coming of dawn.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading A rosy glow was creeping over the sky.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SUNRISE The thunder clouds had rolled away to eastward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Softly they laid Hellayne by the side of a marble fountain and splashed the cooling drops upon her pale face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Softly they laid Hellayne by the side of a marble fountain and splashed the cooling drops upon her pale face.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Softly they laid Hellayne by the side of a marble fountain and splashed the cooling drops upon her pale face.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading Softly they laid Hellayne by the side of a marble fountain and splashed the cooling drops upon her pale face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The air was fresh with the coming of dawn.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading After a time she opened her eyes.
above and across; more than
From this reading A rosy glow was creeping over the sky.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Softly they laid Hellayne by the side of a marble fountain and splashed the cooling drops upon her pale face.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading SUNRISE The thunder clouds had rolled away to eastward.
reflecting optimism
From this reading A rosy glow was creeping over the sky.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a time she opened her eyes.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Softly they laid Hellayne by the side of a marble fountain and splashed the cooling drops upon her pale face.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading A rosy glow was creeping over the sky.
with low volume
From this reading Softly they laid Hellayne by the side of a marble fountain and splashed the cooling drops upon her pale face.
(of a fluid) having been propelled about in flying drops or masses
From this reading Softly they laid Hellayne by the side of a marble fountain and splashed the cooling drops upon her pale face.
the first light of day
From this reading SUNRISE The thunder clouds had rolled away to eastward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUNRISE The thunder clouds had rolled away to eastward.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Softly they laid Hellayne by the side of a marble fountain and splashed the cooling drops upon her pale face.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading SUNRISE The thunder clouds had rolled away to eastward.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading After a time she opened her eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SUNRISE The thunder clouds had rolled away to eastward.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Softly they laid Hellayne by the side of a marble fountain and splashed the cooling drops upon her pale face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A rosy glow was creeping over the sky.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The air was fresh with the coming of dawn.
Chapter 40 of Under the Witches' Moon by Nathan Gallizier holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
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