Chapter 21 of Wylder's Hand is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Wylder's Hand is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFTER THE BALL. Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him. There was no retreat. The morning--yes, the morning--what then? Should he live to see the evening?
Chapter 21 of Wylder's Hand is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/68 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “AFTER THE BALL.”
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading “Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.”
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading “Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.”
the state of being legally obliged and responsible
From this reading “Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.”
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading “There was no retreat.”
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.”
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading “Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.”
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 Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.
later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE BALL.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading AFTER THE BALL.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Should he live to see the evening?
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Should he live to see the evening?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.
the state of being legally obliged and responsible
From this reading Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Should he live to see the evening?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The morning--yes, the morning--what then?
not any; not one
From this reading There was no retreat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading There was no retreat.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Should he live to see the evening?
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should he live to see the evening?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE BALL.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The morning--yes, the morning--what then?
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no retreat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Should he live to see the evening?
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no retreat.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The morning--yes, the morning--what then?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.
an affirmative
From this reading The morning--yes, the morning--what then?
Chapter 21 of Wylder's Hand by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu holds 343 sentences, grouped into 69 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.
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