Chapter 18 of Within the Maze: A Novel, Vol. 1 (of 2) is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Within the Maze: A Novel, Vol. 1 (of 2) is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Night Alarm. Colonel and Mrs. Cleeve had departed again, and the time went on. Foxwood Court was comparatively quiet. The opening visits on all sides had been paid and returned, and there was a lull in the dinner parties. The weather continued most intensely hot; and people were glad to be still.
Chapter 18 of Within the Maze: A Novel, Vol. 1 (of 2) is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “A Night Alarm.”
in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
From this reading “Foxwood Court was comparatively quiet.”
well in the past; former
From this reading “Colonel and Mrs. Cleeve had departed again, and the time went on.”
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading “The weather continued most intensely hot; and people were glad to be still.”
calm by deception
From this reading “The opening visits on all sides had been paid and returned, and there was a lull in the dinner parties.”
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading “The opening visits on all sides had been paid and returned, and there was a lull in the dinner parties.”
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “The opening visits on all sides had been paid and returned, and there was a lull in the dinner parties.”
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading “The opening visits on all sides had been paid and returned, and there was a lull in the dinner parties.”
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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In this reading “The weather continued most intensely hot; and people were glad to be still.”
In this reading “Foxwood Court was comparatively quiet.”
a party of people assembled to have dinner together
In this reading “The opening visits on all sides had been paid and returned, and there was a lull in the dinner parties.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “Colonel and Mrs. Cleeve had departed again, and the time went on.”
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 Night Alarm.
anew
From this reading Colonel and Mrs. Cleeve had departed again, and the time went on.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading A Night Alarm.
(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 The opening visits on all sides had been paid and returned, and there was a lull in the dinner parties.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Colonel and Mrs. Cleeve had departed again, and the time went on.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The weather continued most intensely hot; and people were glad to be still.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The opening visits on all sides had been paid and returned, and there was a lull in the dinner parties.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel and Mrs. Cleeve had departed again, and the time went on.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Colonel and Mrs. Cleeve had departed again, and the time went on.
in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
From this reading Foxwood Court was comparatively quiet.
without stop or interruption
From this reading The weather continued most intensely hot; and people were glad to be still.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Foxwood Court was comparatively quiet.
well in the past; former
From this reading Colonel and Mrs. Cleeve had departed again, and the time went on.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading The opening visits on all sides had been paid and returned, and there was a lull in the dinner parties.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Foxwood Court was comparatively quiet.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading The weather continued most intensely hot; and people were glad to be still.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Colonel and Mrs. Cleeve had departed again, and the time went on.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The weather continued most intensely hot; and people were glad to be still.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The opening visits on all sides had been paid and returned, and there was a lull in the dinner parties.
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading The weather continued most intensely hot; and people were glad to be still.
calm by deception
From this reading The opening visits on all sides had been paid and returned, and there was a lull in the dinner parties.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The weather continued most intensely hot; and people were glad to be still.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Colonel and Mrs. Cleeve had departed again, and the time went on.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A Night Alarm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Colonel and Mrs. Cleeve had departed again, and the time went on.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading The opening visits on all sides had been paid and returned, and there was a lull in the dinner parties.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading The opening visits on all sides had been paid and returned, and there was a lull in the dinner parties.
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading The opening visits on all sides had been paid and returned, and there was a lull in the dinner parties.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The weather continued most intensely hot; and people were glad to be still.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Foxwood Court was comparatively quiet.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The opening visits on all sides had been paid and returned, and there was a lull in the dinner parties.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The opening visits on all sides had been paid and returned, and there was a lull in the dinner parties.
not in physical motion
From this reading The weather continued most intensely hot; and people were glad to be still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Colonel and Mrs. Cleeve had departed again, and the time went on.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The opening visits on all sides had been paid and returned, and there was a lull in the dinner parties.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Colonel and Mrs. Cleeve had departed again, and the time went on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The weather continued most intensely hot; and people were glad to be still.
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading The opening visits on all sides had been paid and returned, and there was a lull in the dinner parties.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Foxwood Court was comparatively quiet.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The weather continued most intensely hot; and people were glad to be still.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Colonel and Mrs. Cleeve had departed again, and the time went on.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The weather continued most intensely hot; and people were glad to be still.
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