Chapter 30 of Vision House is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Vision House is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VIGIL LIGHT "I'll go and rouse up one of the hotels," said Garth. "But you're in evening dress," Marise reminded him. "You can't come back like that in the morning. Besides, what would the people think?" "Hang the people!"
Chapter 30 of Vision House is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides, what would the people think?"”
put on clothes
From this reading “"But you're in evening dress," Marise reminded him.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “"But you're in evening dress," Marise reminded him.”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “"Hang the people!"”
plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “THE VIGIL LIGHT "I'll go and rouse up one of the hotels," said Garth.”
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading “"But you're in evening dress," Marise reminded him.”
become active
From this reading “THE VIGIL LIGHT "I'll go and rouse up one of the hotels," said Garth.”
a period of sleeplessness
From this reading “THE VIGIL LIGHT "I'll go and rouse up one of the hotels," said Garth.”
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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be restored
In this reading “"You can't come back like that in the morning.”
In this reading “THE VIGIL LIGHT "I'll go and rouse up one of the hotels," said Garth.”
In this reading “"You can't come back like that in the morning.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VIGIL LIGHT "I'll go and rouse up one of the hotels," said Garth.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "You can't come back like that in the morning.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, what would the people think?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you're in evening dress," Marise reminded him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You can't come back like that in the morning.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "You can't come back like that in the morning.
put on clothes
From this reading "But you're in evening dress," Marise reminded him.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "But you're in evening dress," Marise reminded him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VIGIL LIGHT "I'll go and rouse up one of the hotels," said Garth.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE VIGIL LIGHT "I'll go and rouse up one of the hotels," said Garth.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading "Hang the people!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But you're in evening dress," Marise reminded him.
plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading THE VIGIL LIGHT "I'll go and rouse up one of the hotels," said Garth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VIGIL LIGHT "I'll go and rouse up one of the hotels," said Garth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But you're in evening dress," Marise reminded him.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading THE VIGIL LIGHT "I'll go and rouse up one of the hotels," said Garth.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "You can't come back like that in the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you're in evening dress," Marise reminded him.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "You can't come back like that in the morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VIGIL LIGHT "I'll go and rouse up one of the hotels," said Garth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE VIGIL LIGHT "I'll go and rouse up one of the hotels," said Garth.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Besides, what would the people think?"
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading "But you're in evening dress," Marise reminded him.
become active
From this reading THE VIGIL LIGHT "I'll go and rouse up one of the hotels," said Garth.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE VIGIL LIGHT "I'll go and rouse up one of the hotels," said Garth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You can't come back like that in the morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VIGIL LIGHT "I'll go and rouse up one of the hotels," said Garth.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Besides, what would the people think?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE VIGIL LIGHT "I'll go and rouse up one of the hotels," said Garth.
a period of sleeplessness
From this reading THE VIGIL LIGHT "I'll go and rouse up one of the hotels," said Garth.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Besides, what would the people think?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Besides, what would the people think?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can't come back like that in the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you're in evening dress," Marise reminded him.
Chapter 30 of Vision House by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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 30 holds 188 sentences of Vision House, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 30 of Vision House by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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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