Chapter 19 of Daredevil is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of Daredevil is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NCl3 Joe Blaythwayt waddled into the sitting-room. He turned and gaped at the detective. "Loud Speaking Telephones?" he repeated in an awed whisper. "My dear sir--my Very Dear Sir--I--er--I--I--I----" His fishlike mouth closed with a smack. "Why, what a coincidence!
Chapter 19 of Daredevil is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
From this reading “"Loud Speaking Telephones?" he repeated in an awed whisper.”
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
From this reading “"Why, what a coincidence!”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “He turned and gaped at the detective.”
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “"Loud Speaking Telephones?" he repeated in an awed whisper.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “"Loud Speaking Telephones?" he repeated in an awed whisper.”
deliver a hard blow to
From this reading “"My dear sir--my Very Dear Sir--I--er--I--I--I----" His fishlike mouth closed with a smack.”
plural of “telephone” — electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “"Loud Speaking Telephones?" he repeated in an awed whisper.”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “"Loud Speaking Telephones?" he repeated in an awed whisper.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Loud Speaking Telephones?" he repeated in an awed whisper.”
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From this reading NCl3 Joe Blaythwayt waddled into the sitting-room.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "My dear sir--my Very Dear Sir--I--er--I--I--I----" His fishlike mouth closed with a smack.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Loud Speaking Telephones?" he repeated in an awed whisper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned and gaped at the detective.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He turned and gaped at the detective.
inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
From this reading "Loud Speaking Telephones?" he repeated in an awed whisper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NCl3 Joe Blaythwayt waddled into the sitting-room.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading "My dear sir--my Very Dear Sir--I--er--I--I--I----" His fishlike mouth closed with a smack.
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
From this reading "Why, what a coincidence!
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear sir--my Very Dear Sir--I--er--I--I--I----" His fishlike mouth closed with a smack.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading He turned and gaped at the detective.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading "My dear sir--my Very Dear Sir--I--er--I--I--I----" His fishlike mouth closed with a smack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear sir--my Very Dear Sir--I--er--I--I--I----" His fishlike mouth closed with a smack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned and gaped at the detective.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned and gaped at the detective.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "My dear sir--my Very Dear Sir--I--er--I--I--I----" His fishlike mouth closed with a smack.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My dear sir--my Very Dear Sir--I--er--I--I--I----" His fishlike mouth closed with a smack.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Loud Speaking Telephones?" he repeated in an awed whisper.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading NCl3 Joe Blaythwayt waddled into the sitting-room.
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From this reading NCl3 Joe Blaythwayt waddled into the sitting-room.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading "Loud Speaking Telephones?" he repeated in an awed whisper.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading "My dear sir--my Very Dear Sir--I--er--I--I--I----" His fishlike mouth closed with a smack.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear sir--my Very Dear Sir--I--er--I--I--I----" His fishlike mouth closed with a smack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NCl3 Joe Blaythwayt waddled into the sitting-room.
recurring again and again
From this reading "Loud Speaking Telephones?" he repeated in an awed whisper.
term of address for a man
From this reading "My dear sir--my Very Dear Sir--I--er--I--I--I----" His fishlike mouth closed with a smack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NCl3 Joe Blaythwayt waddled into the sitting-room.
deliver a hard blow to
From this reading "My dear sir--my Very Dear Sir--I--er--I--I--I----" His fishlike mouth closed with a smack.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "Loud Speaking Telephones?" he repeated in an awed whisper.
plural of “telephone” — electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading "Loud Speaking Telephones?" he repeated in an awed whisper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NCl3 Joe Blaythwayt waddled into the sitting-room.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned and gaped at the detective.
precisely as stated
From this reading "My dear sir--my Very Dear Sir--I--er--I--I--I----" His fishlike mouth closed with a smack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NCl3 Joe Blaythwayt waddled into the sitting-room.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Why, what a coincidence!
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading "Loud Speaking Telephones?" he repeated in an awed whisper.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, what a coincidence!
in the company of; together with
From this reading "My dear sir--my Very Dear Sir--I--er--I--I--I----" His fishlike mouth closed with a smack.
Chapter 19 of Daredevil by Leslie Charteris holds 325 sentences, grouped into 65 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 19 holds 325 sentences of Daredevil, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
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