Chapter X of Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger, “Another Intruder,” is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter X
Chapter X of Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger, “Another Intruder,” is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For several minutes Bill stood still and listened. Not even a board creaked. The house was as quiet as a tomb. Of one thing he felt certain: Mr. Zenas Sanders and his bodyguard had left the place for good. There would be no more visitors tonight.
Chapter X of Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger, “Another Intruder,” is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “For several minutes Bill stood still and listened.”
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading “Of one thing he felt certain: Mr. Zenas Sanders and his bodyguard had left the place for good.”
past form of “creak” — make a high-pitched, screeching noise
From this reading “Not even a board creaked.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “For several minutes Bill stood still and listened.”
plural of “sander” — a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor
From this reading “Of one thing he felt certain: Mr. Zenas Sanders and his bodyguard had left the place for good.”
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading “The house was as quiet as a tomb.”
On the present night.
From this reading “There would be no more visitors tonight.”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “There would be no more visitors tonight.”
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 “For several minutes Bill stood still and listened.”
In this reading “For several minutes Bill stood still and listened.”
In this reading “Of one thing he felt certain: Mr. Zenas Sanders and his bodyguard had left the place for good.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Not even a board creaked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For several minutes Bill stood still and listened.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The house was as quiet as a tomb.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There would be no more visitors tonight.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading For several minutes Bill stood still and listened.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Not even a board creaked.
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading Of one thing he felt certain: Mr. Zenas Sanders and his bodyguard had left the place for good.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Of one thing he felt certain: Mr. Zenas Sanders and his bodyguard had left the place for good.
past form of “creak” — make a high-pitched, screeching noise
From this reading Not even a board creaked.
divisible by two
From this reading Not even a board creaked.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Of one thing he felt certain: Mr. Zenas Sanders and his bodyguard had left the place for good.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several minutes Bill stood still and listened.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Of one thing he felt certain: Mr. Zenas Sanders and his bodyguard had left the place for good.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of one thing he felt certain: Mr. Zenas Sanders and his bodyguard had left the place for good.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of one thing he felt certain: Mr. Zenas Sanders and his bodyguard had left the place for good.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of one thing he felt certain: Mr. Zenas Sanders and his bodyguard had left the place for good.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The house was as quiet as a tomb.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Of one thing he felt certain: Mr. Zenas Sanders and his bodyguard had left the place for good.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading For several minutes Bill stood still and listened.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading For several minutes Bill stood still and listened.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There would be no more visitors tonight.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Of one thing he felt certain: Mr. Zenas Sanders and his bodyguard had left the place for good.
not any; not one
From this reading There would be no more visitors tonight.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not even a board creaked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of one thing he felt certain: Mr. Zenas Sanders and his bodyguard had left the place for good.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of one thing he felt certain: Mr. Zenas Sanders and his bodyguard had left the place for good.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Of one thing he felt certain: Mr. Zenas Sanders and his bodyguard had left the place for good.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The house was as quiet as a tomb.
plural of “sander” — a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor
From this reading Of one thing he felt certain: Mr. Zenas Sanders and his bodyguard had left the place for good.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading For several minutes Bill stood still and listened.
not in physical motion
From this reading For several minutes Bill stood still and listened.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading For several minutes Bill stood still and listened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The house was as quiet as a tomb.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There would be no more visitors tonight.
a special situation
From this reading Of one thing he felt certain: Mr. Zenas Sanders and his bodyguard had left the place for good.
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading The house was as quiet as a tomb.
On the present night.
From this reading There would be no more visitors tonight.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading There would be no more visitors tonight.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house was as quiet as a tomb.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There would be no more visitors tonight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of one thing he felt certain: Mr. Zenas Sanders and his bodyguard had left the place for good.
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