Chapter 31 of Dangerous Days is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Dangerous Days is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman. “I was just going to see you, Clayton,” he said. “About two things. I'll walk back a few blocks with you.” He was excited, rather exalted.
Chapter 31 of Dangerous Days is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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forsake, leave behind
From this reading “One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.”
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading “One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.”
plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading “I'll walk back a few blocks with you.””
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading “He was excited, rather exalted.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “He was excited, rather exalted.”
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading “One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.”
a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
From this reading “One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.”
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
From this reading “One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.”
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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 I'll walk back a few blocks with you.”
forsake, leave behind
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “About two things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I'll walk back a few blocks with you.”
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading I'll walk back a few blocks with you.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading He was excited, rather exalted.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading He was excited, rather exalted.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I'll walk back a few blocks with you.”
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
set up or found
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
a man of refinement
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
the act of departing
From this reading “I was just going to see you, Clayton,” he said.
a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was just going to see you, Clayton,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll walk back a few blocks with you.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
and nothing more
From this reading “I was just going to see you, Clayton,” he said.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
on the contrary
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I was just going to see you, Clayton,” he said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I was just going to see you, Clayton,” he said.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “About two things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “About two things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I'll walk back a few blocks with you.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was just going to see you, Clayton,” he said.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I'll walk back a few blocks with you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day late in May, Clayton, walking up-town in lieu of the golf he had been forced to abandon, met Doctor Haverford on the street, and found his way barred by that rather worried-looking gentleman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I was just going to see you, Clayton,” he said.
Chapter 31 of Dangerous Days by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
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