Chapter 14 of Voices in the Night is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Voices in the Night is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A VALSE À DEUX TEMPS 'What am I? Why, a mutiny lady, of course. Don't you see my crinoline; I suppose I am the first to arrive, but there are a lot of us coming in the dress. We are going to have a sixteen mutiny Lancers; perhaps two, and all sorts of fun. Rather a jolly idea, isn't it?'
Chapter 14 of Voices in the Night is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/59 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “Don't you see my crinoline; I suppose I am the first to arrive, but there are a lot of us coming in the dress.”
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “We are going to have a sixteen mutiny Lancers; perhaps two, and all sorts of fun.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “Rather a jolly idea, isn't it?'”
a quadrille for 8 or 16 couples
From this reading “We are going to have a sixteen mutiny Lancers; perhaps two, and all sorts of fun.”
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
From this reading “Why, a mutiny lady, of course.”
being one more than fifteen
From this reading “We are going to have a sixteen mutiny Lancers; perhaps two, and all sorts of fun.”
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “We are going to have a sixteen mutiny Lancers; perhaps two, and all sorts of fun.”
plural of “temp” — a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
From this reading “A VALSE À DEUX TEMPS 'What am I?”
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.
as might be expected
In this reading “Why, a mutiny lady, of course.”
In this reading “We are going to have a sixteen mutiny Lancers; perhaps two, and all sorts of fun.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A VALSE À DEUX TEMPS 'What am I?
(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 We are going to have a sixteen mutiny Lancers; perhaps two, and all sorts of fun.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading A VALSE À DEUX TEMPS 'What am I?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We are going to have a sixteen mutiny Lancers; perhaps two, and all sorts of fun.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Don't you see my crinoline; I suppose I am the first to arrive, but there are a lot of us coming in the dress.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Don't you see my crinoline; I suppose I am the first to arrive, but there are a lot of us coming in the dress.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Don't you see my crinoline; I suppose I am the first to arrive, but there are a lot of us coming in the dress.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Don't you see my crinoline; I suppose I am the first to arrive, but there are a lot of us coming in the dress.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Why, a mutiny lady, of course.
a skirt stiffened with hoops
From this reading Don't you see my crinoline; I suppose I am the first to arrive, but there are a lot of us coming in the dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A VALSE À DEUX TEMPS 'What am I?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you see my crinoline; I suppose I am the first to arrive, but there are a lot of us coming in the dress.
put on clothes
From this reading Don't you see my crinoline; I suppose I am the first to arrive, but there are a lot of us coming in the dress.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Don't you see my crinoline; I suppose I am the first to arrive, but there are a lot of us coming in the dress.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading We are going to have a sixteen mutiny Lancers; perhaps two, and all sorts of fun.
the act of departing
From this reading We are going to have a sixteen mutiny Lancers; perhaps two, and all sorts of fun.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We are going to have a sixteen mutiny Lancers; perhaps two, and all sorts of fun.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A VALSE À DEUX TEMPS 'What am I?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Rather a jolly idea, isn't it?'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Don't you see my crinoline; I suppose I am the first to arrive, but there are a lot of us coming in the dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rather a jolly idea, isn't it?'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rather a jolly idea, isn't it?'
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Rather a jolly idea, isn't it?'
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Why, a mutiny lady, of course.
a quadrille for 8 or 16 couples
From this reading We are going to have a sixteen mutiny Lancers; perhaps two, and all sorts of fun.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Don't you see my crinoline; I suppose I am the first to arrive, but there are a lot of us coming in the dress.
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
From this reading Why, a mutiny lady, of course.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Don't you see my crinoline; I suppose I am the first to arrive, but there are a lot of us coming in the dress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why, a mutiny lady, of course.
by chance
From this reading We are going to have a sixteen mutiny Lancers; perhaps two, and all sorts of fun.
on the contrary
From this reading Rather a jolly idea, isn't it?'
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Don't you see my crinoline; I suppose I am the first to arrive, but there are a lot of us coming in the dress.
being one more than fifteen
From this reading We are going to have a sixteen mutiny Lancers; perhaps two, and all sorts of fun.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading We are going to have a sixteen mutiny Lancers; perhaps two, and all sorts of fun.
express a supposition
From this reading Don't you see my crinoline; I suppose I am the first to arrive, but there are a lot of us coming in the dress.
plural of “temp” — a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
From this reading A VALSE À DEUX TEMPS 'What am I?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Don't you see my crinoline; I suppose I am the first to arrive, but there are a lot of us coming in the dress.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Don't you see my crinoline; I suppose I am the first to arrive, but there are a lot of us coming in the dress.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don't you see my crinoline; I suppose I am the first to arrive, but there are a lot of us coming in the dress.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading We are going to have a sixteen mutiny Lancers; perhaps two, and all sorts of fun.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don't you see my crinoline; I suppose I am the first to arrive, but there are a lot of us coming in the dress.
a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
From this reading A VALSE À DEUX TEMPS 'What am I?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are going to have a sixteen mutiny Lancers; perhaps two, and all sorts of fun.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A VALSE À DEUX TEMPS 'What am I?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, a mutiny lady, of course.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you see my crinoline; I suppose I am the first to arrive, but there are a lot of us coming in the dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A VALSE À DEUX TEMPS 'What am I?
Chapter 14 of Voices in the Night by Flora Annie Webster Steel holds 298 sentences, grouped into 60 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 14 holds 298 sentences of Voices in the Night, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
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