Chapter 4 of White Lies is here in full — 697 sentences across 140 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of White Lies is here in full — 697 sentences across 140 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Edouard Riviere was unhappy. She never came out now. This alone made the days dark to him. And then he began to fear it was him she shunned. She must have seen him lie in wait for her; and so she would come out no more.
Chapter 4 of White Lies is here in full — 697 sentences across 140 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “This alone made the days dark to him.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “This alone made the days dark to him.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “This alone made the days dark to him.”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “And then he began to fear it was him she shunned.”
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “She must have seen him lie in wait for her; and so she would come out no more.”
inflected form of “shun” — avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
From this reading “And then he began to fear it was him she shunned.”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “Edouard Riviere was unhappy.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “She must have seen him lie in wait for her; and so she would come out no more.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading This alone made the days dark to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then he began to fear it was him she shunned.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading And then he began to fear it was him she shunned.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She never came out now.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She must have seen him lie in wait for her; and so she would come out no more.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading This alone made the days dark to him.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading This alone made the days dark to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edouard Riviere was unhappy.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading And then he began to fear it was him she shunned.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She must have seen him lie in wait for her; and so she would come out no more.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She must have seen him lie in wait for her; and so she would come out no more.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then he began to fear it was him she shunned.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She must have seen him lie in wait for her; and so she would come out no more.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This alone made the days dark to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She must have seen him lie in wait for her; and so she would come out no more.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And then he began to fear it was him she shunned.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading She must have seen him lie in wait for her; and so she would come out no more.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This alone made the days dark to him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She must have seen him lie in wait for her; and so she would come out no more.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must have seen him lie in wait for her; and so she would come out no more.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She never came out now.
not any; not one
From this reading She must have seen him lie in wait for her; and so she would come out no more.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She never came out now.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She never came out now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edouard Riviere was unhappy.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She must have seen him lie in wait for her; and so she would come out no more.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She never came out now.
inflected form of “shun” — avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
From this reading And then he began to fear it was him she shunned.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She must have seen him lie in wait for her; and so she would come out no more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This alone made the days dark to him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then he began to fear it was him she shunned.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This alone made the days dark to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This alone made the days dark to him.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading Edouard Riviere was unhappy.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading She must have seen him lie in wait for her; and so she would come out no more.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Edouard Riviere was unhappy.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She must have seen him lie in wait for her; and so she would come out no more.
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