Chapter 24 of Dangerous Days is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Dangerous Days is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Graham was waiting in Clayton's dressing-room when he went up-stairs. Through the closed door they could hear Natalie's sleepy and rather fretful orders to her maid. Graham rose when he entered, and threw away his cigaret. “I guess it has come, father.” “It looks like it.”
Chapter 24 of Dangerous Days is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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nervous and unable to relax
From this reading “Through the closed door they could hear Natalie's sleepy and rather fretful orders to her maid.”
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading “Graham was waiting in Clayton's dressing-room when he went up-stairs.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading ““I guess it has come, father.””
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading ““It looks like it.””
a female domestic
From this reading “Through the closed door they could hear Natalie's sleepy and rather fretful orders to her maid.”
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “Through the closed door they could hear Natalie's sleepy and rather fretful orders to her maid.”
ready to fall asleep
From this reading “Through the closed door they could hear Natalie's sleepy and rather fretful orders to her maid.”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “Graham rose when he entered, and threw away his cigaret.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Through the closed door they could hear Natalie's sleepy and rather fretful orders to her maid.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Graham rose when he entered, and threw away his cigaret.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading Graham rose when he entered, and threw away his cigaret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Graham was waiting in Clayton's dressing-room when he went up-stairs.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Through the closed door they could hear Natalie's sleepy and rather fretful orders to her maid.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I guess it has come, father.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Through the closed door they could hear Natalie's sleepy and rather fretful orders to her maid.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Through the closed door they could hear Natalie's sleepy and rather fretful orders to her maid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Graham was waiting in Clayton's dressing-room when he went up-stairs.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Graham rose when he entered, and threw away his cigaret.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “I guess it has come, father.”
nervous and unable to relax
From this reading Through the closed door they could hear Natalie's sleepy and rather fretful orders to her maid.
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading Graham was waiting in Clayton's dressing-room when he went up-stairs.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I guess it has come, father.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I guess it has come, father.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Graham was waiting in Clayton's dressing-room when he went up-stairs.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Through the closed door they could hear Natalie's sleepy and rather fretful orders to her maid.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Through the closed door they could hear Natalie's sleepy and rather fretful orders to her maid.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Graham rose when he entered, and threw away his cigaret.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I guess it has come, father.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Graham was waiting in Clayton's dressing-room when he went up-stairs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I guess it has come, father.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “It looks like it.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “It looks like it.”
a female domestic
From this reading Through the closed door they could hear Natalie's sleepy and rather fretful orders to her maid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the closed door they could hear Natalie's sleepy and rather fretful orders to her maid.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Through the closed door they could hear Natalie's sleepy and rather fretful orders to her maid.
on the contrary
From this reading Through the closed door they could hear Natalie's sleepy and rather fretful orders to her maid.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Graham rose when he entered, and threw away his cigaret.
ready to fall asleep
From this reading Through the closed door they could hear Natalie's sleepy and rather fretful orders to her maid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Through the closed door they could hear Natalie's sleepy and rather fretful orders to her maid.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Through the closed door they could hear Natalie's sleepy and rather fretful orders to her maid.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Graham rose when he entered, and threw away his cigaret.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the closed door they could hear Natalie's sleepy and rather fretful orders to her maid.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Through the closed door they could hear Natalie's sleepy and rather fretful orders to her maid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Graham was waiting in Clayton's dressing-room when he went up-stairs.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Graham was waiting in Clayton's dressing-room when he went up-stairs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Graham was waiting in Clayton's dressing-room when he went up-stairs.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Graham was waiting in Clayton's dressing-room when he went up-stairs.
at the time that
From this reading Graham was waiting in Clayton's dressing-room when he went up-stairs.
Chapter 24 of Dangerous Days by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 237 sentences, grouped into 48 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 24 holds 237 sentences of Dangerous Days, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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