Chapter 22 of Dangerous Days is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of Dangerous Days is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Herman Klein, watch between forefinger and thumb, climbed heavily to Anna's room. She heard him pause outside the door, and her heart almost stopped beating. She had been asleep, and rousing at his step, she had felt under the pillow for her watch to see the time. It was not there. She remembered then; she had left it below, on the table.
Chapter 22 of Dangerous Days is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/53 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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possessive form of “anna” — a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “Herman Klein, watch between forefinger and thumb, climbed heavily to Anna's room.”
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “Herman Klein, watch between forefinger and thumb, climbed heavily to Anna's room.”
the finger next to the thumb
From this reading “Herman Klein, watch between forefinger and thumb, climbed heavily to Anna's room.”
United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)
From this reading “Herman Klein, watch between forefinger and thumb, climbed heavily to Anna's room.”
German mathematician who created the Klein bottle (1849-1925)
From this reading “Herman Klein, watch between forefinger and thumb, climbed heavily to Anna's room.”
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading “She had been asleep, and rousing at his step, she had felt under the pillow for her watch to see the time.”
capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement
From this reading “She had been asleep, and rousing at his step, she had felt under the pillow for her watch to see the time.”
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading “Herman Klein, watch between forefinger and thumb, climbed heavily to Anna's room.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She heard him pause outside the door, and her heart almost stopped beating.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Herman Klein, watch between forefinger and thumb, climbed heavily to Anna's room.
possessive form of “anna” — a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading Herman Klein, watch between forefinger and thumb, climbed heavily to Anna's room.
in a state of sleep
From this reading She had been asleep, and rousing at his step, she had felt under the pillow for her watch to see the time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had been asleep, and rousing at his step, she had felt under the pillow for her watch to see the time.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading She heard him pause outside the door, and her heart almost stopped beating.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been asleep, and rousing at his step, she had felt under the pillow for her watch to see the time.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading She remembered then; she had left it below, on the table.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Herman Klein, watch between forefinger and thumb, climbed heavily to Anna's room.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Herman Klein, watch between forefinger and thumb, climbed heavily to Anna's room.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She heard him pause outside the door, and her heart almost stopped beating.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She had been asleep, and rousing at his step, she had felt under the pillow for her watch to see the time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had been asleep, and rousing at his step, she had felt under the pillow for her watch to see the time.
the finger next to the thumb
From this reading Herman Klein, watch between forefinger and thumb, climbed heavily to Anna's room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been asleep, and rousing at his step, she had felt under the pillow for her watch to see the time.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She heard him pause outside the door, and her heart almost stopped beating.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She heard him pause outside the door, and her heart almost stopped beating.
to a considerable degree
From this reading Herman Klein, watch between forefinger and thumb, climbed heavily to Anna's room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She heard him pause outside the door, and her heart almost stopped beating.
United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)
From this reading Herman Klein, watch between forefinger and thumb, climbed heavily to Anna's room.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She heard him pause outside the door, and her heart almost stopped beating.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had been asleep, and rousing at his step, she had felt under the pillow for her watch to see the time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not there.
German mathematician who created the Klein bottle (1849-1925)
From this reading Herman Klein, watch between forefinger and thumb, climbed heavily to Anna's room.
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 She remembered then; she had left it below, on the table.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not there.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She remembered then; she had left it below, on the table.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading She heard him pause outside the door, and her heart almost stopped beating.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading She heard him pause outside the door, and her heart almost stopped beating.
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading She had been asleep, and rousing at his step, she had felt under the pillow for her watch to see the time.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading She remembered then; she had left it below, on the table.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Herman Klein, watch between forefinger and thumb, climbed heavily to Anna's room.
capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement
From this reading She had been asleep, and rousing at his step, she had felt under the pillow for her watch to see the time.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She had been asleep, and rousing at his step, she had felt under the pillow for her watch to see the time.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She heard him pause outside the door, and her heart almost stopped beating.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading She had been asleep, and rousing at his step, she had felt under the pillow for her watch to see the time.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading She heard him pause outside the door, and her heart almost stopped beating.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading She remembered then; she had left it below, on the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She heard him pause outside the door, and her heart almost stopped beating.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She remembered then; she had left it below, on the table.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was not there.
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading Herman Klein, watch between forefinger and thumb, climbed heavily to Anna's room.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She had been asleep, and rousing at his step, she had felt under the pillow for her watch to see the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Herman Klein, watch between forefinger and thumb, climbed heavily to Anna's room.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She had been asleep, and rousing at his step, she had felt under the pillow for her watch to see the time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not there.
look attentively
From this reading Herman Klein, watch between forefinger and thumb, climbed heavily to Anna's room.
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