Chapter 25 of A Black Adonis is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 25 of A Black Adonis is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"THIS ENDS IT, THEN?" There was nothing to be learned at the telegraph office. As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished. Only one discovery amounted to anything. The original dispatch was produced and proved to be in Daisy's handwriting.
Chapter 25 of A Black Adonis is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “amount” — be tantamount or equivalent to
From this reading “Only one discovery amounted to anything.”
possessive form of “daisy” — any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading “The original dispatch was produced and proved to be in Daisy's handwriting.”
the act of discovering something
From this reading “Only one discovery amounted to anything.”
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading “The original dispatch was produced and proved to be in Daisy's handwriting.”
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “"THIS ENDS IT, THEN?"”
something written by hand
From this reading “The original dispatch was produced and proved to be in Daisy's handwriting.”
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading “There was nothing to be learned at the telegraph office.”
having passed out of existence
From this reading “As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.”
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.
In this reading “There was nothing to be learned at the telegraph office.”
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 As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
past form of “amount” — be tantamount or equivalent to
From this reading Only one discovery amounted to anything.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
any thing at all
From this reading Only one discovery amounted to anything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was nothing to be learned at the telegraph office.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was nothing to be learned at the telegraph office.
a youthful male person
From this reading As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
possessive form of “daisy” — any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading The original dispatch was produced and proved to be in Daisy's handwriting.
the act of discovering something
From this reading Only one discovery amounted to anything.
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading The original dispatch was produced and proved to be in Daisy's handwriting.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "THIS ENDS IT, THEN?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
something written by hand
From this reading The original dispatch was produced and proved to be in Daisy's handwriting.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The original dispatch was produced and proved to be in Daisy's handwriting.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "THIS ENDS IT, THEN?"
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading There was nothing to be learned at the telegraph office.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing to be learned at the telegraph office.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading There was nothing to be learned at the telegraph office.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Only one discovery amounted to anything.
and nothing more
From this reading Only one discovery amounted to anything.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading The original dispatch was produced and proved to be in Daisy's handwriting.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading The original dispatch was produced and proved to be in Daisy's handwriting.
established beyond doubt
From this reading The original dispatch was produced and proved to be in Daisy's handwriting.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading There was nothing to be learned at the telegraph office.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was nothing to be learned at the telegraph office.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "THIS ENDS IT, THEN?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nothing to be learned at the telegraph office.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "THIS ENDS IT, THEN?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was nothing to be learned at the telegraph office.
having passed out of existence
From this reading As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing to be learned at the telegraph office.
Chapter 25 of A Black Adonis by Linn Boyd Porter holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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 25 holds 199 sentences of A Black Adonis, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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