Chapter 8 of Val Sinestra is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Val Sinestra is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I must go in,” she whispered. “They close the house early.” She put her arms around his neck, raised her face to his. “How dark it is.” “Yes.
Chapter 8 of Val Sinestra is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 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.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading “She put her arms around his neck, raised her face to his.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “She put her arms around his neck, raised her face to his.”
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading ““They close the house early.””
absence of light or illumination
From this reading ““How dark it is.””
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading ““They close the house early.””
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading “She put her arms around his neck, raised her face to his.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “She put her arms around his neck, raised her face to his.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading ““I must go in,” she whispered.”
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weapons considered collectively
From this reading She put her arms around his neck, raised her face to his.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She put her arms around his neck, raised her face to his.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading “They close the house early.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “How dark it is.”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “They close the house early.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She put her arms around his neck, raised her face to his.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I must go in,” she whispered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She put her arms around his neck, raised her face to his.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She put her arms around his neck, raised her face to his.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “They close the house early.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How dark it is.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must go in,” she whispered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I must go in,” she whispered.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How dark it is.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “How dark it is.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must go in,” she whispered.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading She put her arms around his neck, raised her face to his.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She put her arms around his neck, raised her face to his.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading She put her arms around his neck, raised her face to his.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I must go in,” she whispered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “They close the house early.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They close the house early.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She put her arms around his neck, raised her face to his.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “I must go in,” she whispered.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.
Chapter 8 of Val Sinestra by Martha Morton holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 431 sentences of Val Sinestra, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Val Sinestra by Martha Morton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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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