Chapter 12 of Black Jack is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Black Jack is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Terence Hollis had gone out of the room and up the stairs like a man stunned or walking in his sleep. Not until he stepped into the familiar room did the blood begin to return to his face, and with the warmth there was a growing sensation of uneasiness. Something was wrong. Something had to be righted. Gradually his mind cleared.
Chapter 12 of Black Jack is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading “Gradually his mind cleared.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “Gradually his mind cleared.”
past form of “right” — make reparations or amends for
From this reading “Something had to be righted.”
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading “Not until he stepped into the familiar room did the blood begin to return to his face, and with the warmth there was a growing sensation of uneasiness.”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “Terence Hollis had gone out of the room and up the stairs like a man stunned or walking in his sleep.”
dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC)
From this reading “Terence Hollis had gone out of the room and up the stairs like a man stunned or walking in his sleep.”
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading “Not until he stepped into the familiar room did the blood begin to return to his face, and with the warmth there was a growing sensation of uneasiness.”
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading “Not until he stepped into the familiar room did the blood begin to return to his face, and with the warmth there was a growing sensation of uneasiness.”
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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 Terence Hollis had gone out of the room and up the stairs like a man stunned or walking in his sleep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Terence Hollis had gone out of the room and up the stairs like a man stunned or walking in his sleep.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Something had to be righted.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Not until he stepped into the familiar room did the blood begin to return to his face, and with the warmth there was a growing sensation of uneasiness.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Not until he stepped into the familiar room did the blood begin to return to his face, and with the warmth there was a growing sensation of uneasiness.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading Gradually his mind cleared.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Not until he stepped into the familiar room did the blood begin to return to his face, and with the warmth there was a growing sensation of uneasiness.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Not until he stepped into the familiar room did the blood begin to return to his face, and with the warmth there was a growing sensation of uneasiness.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Not until he stepped into the familiar room did the blood begin to return to his face, and with the warmth there was a growing sensation of uneasiness.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Terence Hollis had gone out of the room and up the stairs like a man stunned or walking in his sleep.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Gradually his mind cleared.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Not until he stepped into the familiar room did the blood begin to return to his face, and with the warmth there was a growing sensation of uneasiness.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Terence Hollis had gone out of the room and up the stairs like a man stunned or walking in his sleep.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not until he stepped into the familiar room did the blood begin to return to his face, and with the warmth there was a growing sensation of uneasiness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Terence Hollis had gone out of the room and up the stairs like a man stunned or walking in his sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Terence Hollis had gone out of the room and up the stairs like a man stunned or walking in his sleep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Terence Hollis had gone out of the room and up the stairs like a man stunned or walking in his sleep.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Not until he stepped into the familiar room did the blood begin to return to his face, and with the warmth there was a growing sensation of uneasiness.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Terence Hollis had gone out of the room and up the stairs like a man stunned or walking in his sleep.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Terence Hollis had gone out of the room and up the stairs like a man stunned or walking in his sleep.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Gradually his mind cleared.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not until he stepped into the familiar room did the blood begin to return to his face, and with the warmth there was a growing sensation of uneasiness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Terence Hollis had gone out of the room and up the stairs like a man stunned or walking in his sleep.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Terence Hollis had gone out of the room and up the stairs like a man stunned or walking in his sleep.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Terence Hollis had gone out of the room and up the stairs like a man stunned or walking in his sleep.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Not until he stepped into the familiar room did the blood begin to return to his face, and with the warmth there was a growing sensation of uneasiness.
past form of “right” — make reparations or amends for
From this reading Something had to be righted.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Terence Hollis had gone out of the room and up the stairs like a man stunned or walking in his sleep.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading Not until he stepped into the familiar room did the blood begin to return to his face, and with the warmth there was a growing sensation of uneasiness.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Terence Hollis had gone out of the room and up the stairs like a man stunned or walking in his sleep.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something was wrong.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Terence Hollis had gone out of the room and up the stairs like a man stunned or walking in his sleep.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Not until he stepped into the familiar room did the blood begin to return to his face, and with the warmth there was a growing sensation of uneasiness.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading Terence Hollis had gone out of the room and up the stairs like a man stunned or walking in his sleep.
dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC)
From this reading Terence Hollis had gone out of the room and up the stairs like a man stunned or walking in his sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Terence Hollis had gone out of the room and up the stairs like a man stunned or walking in his sleep.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Not until he stepped into the familiar room did the blood begin to return to his face, and with the warmth there was a growing sensation of uneasiness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not until he stepped into the familiar room did the blood begin to return to his face, and with the warmth there was a growing sensation of uneasiness.
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading Not until he stepped into the familiar room did the blood begin to return to his face, and with the warmth there was a growing sensation of uneasiness.
up to a particular time
From this reading Not until he stepped into the familiar room did the blood begin to return to his face, and with the warmth there was a growing sensation of uneasiness.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Terence Hollis had gone out of the room and up the stairs like a man stunned or walking in his sleep.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Terence Hollis had gone out of the room and up the stairs like a man stunned or walking in his sleep.
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading Not until he stepped into the familiar room did the blood begin to return to his face, and with the warmth there was a growing sensation of uneasiness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not until he stepped into the familiar room did the blood begin to return to his face, and with the warmth there was a growing sensation of uneasiness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not until he stepped into the familiar room did the blood begin to return to his face, and with the warmth there was a growing sensation of uneasiness.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Something was wrong.
Chapter 12 of Black Jack by Max Brand holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 12 holds 141 sentences of Black Jack, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Black Jack by Max Brand exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 141 sentences, grouped into 29 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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