Chapter 7 of Voices from the Past is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Voices from the Past is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared. “Don’t be afraid, darling.” “I am...I am...Aren’t you?” “No...maybe a little.” “What about Phaon?”
Chapter 7 of Voices from the Past is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a continuing very loud noise
From this reading “That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.”
a special loved one
From this reading ““Don’t be afraid, darling.””
past form of “engulf” — devote (oneself) fully to
From this reading “That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.”
-ing form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.”
a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)
From this reading “That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.”
made afraid
From this reading “That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.”
plural of “shutter” — a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
From this reading “That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.”
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading “That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.”
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.
get involved in or with
In this reading “That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.”
In this reading “That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.”
In this reading “That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “What about Phaon?”
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Don’t be afraid, darling.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am...I am...Aren’t you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am...I am...Aren’t you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.
a continuing very loud noise
From this reading That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Don’t be afraid, darling.”
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.
a special loved one
From this reading “Don’t be afraid, darling.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t be afraid, darling.”
past form of “engulf” — devote (oneself) fully to
From this reading That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am...I am...Aren’t you?”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “No...maybe a little.”
by chance
From this reading “No...maybe a little.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.
-ing form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.
not any; not one
From this reading “No...maybe a little.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.
above and across; more than
From this reading That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What about Phaon?”
a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)
From this reading That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.
made afraid
From this reading That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.
plural of “shutter” — a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
From this reading That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.
up to a particular time
From this reading That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What about Phaon?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading That night a storm engulfed us, ransacking our trees, banging our shutters, moaning over the roof until Atthis got into bed with me, thoroughly scared.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am...I am...Aren’t you?”
Chapter 7 of Voices from the Past by Paul Alexander Bartlett holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 7 holds 405 sentences of Voices from the Past, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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