Chapter 8 of Voice from the Cave is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Voice from the Cave is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"All right," Penny agreed. "We may as well find out whether or not we're prisoners." Crossing to the heavy oak door, she pounded hard on the panels. Almost at once the girls heard someone coming. "Don't let on what we suspect," Penny warned her companion.
Chapter 8 of Voice from the Cave is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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traveling across
From this reading “Crossing to the heavy oak door, she pounded hard on the panels.”
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading “Crossing to the heavy oak door, she pounded hard on the panels.”
plural of “panel” — sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading “Crossing to the heavy oak door, she pounded hard on the panels.”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “"All right," Penny agreed.”
past form of “pound” — hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading “Crossing to the heavy oak door, she pounded hard on the panels.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “"We may as well find out whether or not we're prisoners."”
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading “"Don't let on what we suspect," Penny warned her companion.”
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “"Don't let on what we suspect," Penny warned her companion.”
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.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “Almost at once the girls heard someone coming.”
In this reading “Crossing to the heavy oak door, she pounded hard on the panels.”
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
In this reading “"We may as well find out whether or not we're prisoners."”
In this reading “Crossing to the heavy oak door, she pounded hard on the panels.”
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.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "All right," Penny agreed.
(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 "All right," Penny agreed.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Almost at once the girls heard someone coming.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We may as well find out whether or not we're prisoners."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Almost at once the girls heard someone coming.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Almost at once the girls heard someone coming.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading "Don't let on what we suspect," Penny warned her companion.
traveling across
From this reading Crossing to the heavy oak door, she pounded hard on the panels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't let on what we suspect," Penny warned her companion.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Crossing to the heavy oak door, she pounded hard on the panels.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "We may as well find out whether or not we're prisoners."
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Almost at once the girls heard someone coming.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Crossing to the heavy oak door, she pounded hard on the panels.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Almost at once the girls heard someone coming.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Crossing to the heavy oak door, she pounded hard on the panels.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Don't let on what we suspect," Penny warned her companion.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Don't let on what we suspect," Penny warned her companion.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "We may as well find out whether or not we're prisoners."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We may as well find out whether or not we're prisoners."
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading Crossing to the heavy oak door, she pounded hard on the panels.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Crossing to the heavy oak door, she pounded hard on the panels.
on one occasion
From this reading Almost at once the girls heard someone coming.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "We may as well find out whether or not we're prisoners."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "We may as well find out whether or not we're prisoners."
plural of “panel” — sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading Crossing to the heavy oak door, she pounded hard on the panels.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading "All right," Penny agreed.
past form of “pound” — hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading Crossing to the heavy oak door, she pounded hard on the panels.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading "We may as well find out whether or not we're prisoners."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right," Penny agreed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Crossing to the heavy oak door, she pounded hard on the panels.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Almost at once the girls heard someone coming.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading "Don't let on what we suspect," Penny warned her companion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Crossing to the heavy oak door, she pounded hard on the panels.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Crossing to the heavy oak door, she pounded hard on the panels.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading "Don't let on what we suspect," Penny warned her companion.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We may as well find out whether or not we're prisoners."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We may as well find out whether or not we're prisoners."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "We may as well find out whether or not we're prisoners."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Don't let on what we suspect," Penny warned her companion.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "We may as well find out whether or not we're prisoners."
Chapter 8 of Voice from the Cave by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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 392 sentences of Voice from the Cave, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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