Chapter 34 of David Lockwin—The People's Idol is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of David Lockwin—The People's Idol is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT SIX O'CLOCK Through the mist and the smoke a red and a green light shine out on State street. The door of the little store is locked. The bride's hand has rattled the latch. A silver star can be seen in the store. It is an officer in charge of the premises.
Chapter 34 of David Lockwin—The People's Idol is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “bride” — a woman who has recently been married
From this reading “The bride's hand has rattled the latch.”
fasten with a latch
From this reading “The bride's hand has rattled the latch.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “The door of the little store is locked.”
become covered with mist
From this reading “AT SIX O'CLOCK Through the mist and the smoke a red and a green light shine out on State street.”
land and the buildings on it
From this reading “It is an officer in charge of the premises.”
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading “The bride's hand has rattled the latch.”
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “AT SIX O'CLOCK Through the mist and the smoke a red and a green light shine out on State street.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “A silver star can be seen in the store.”
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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 AT SIX O'CLOCK Through the mist and the smoke a red and a green light shine out on State street.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is an officer in charge of the premises.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT SIX O'CLOCK Through the mist and the smoke a red and a green light shine out on State street.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT SIX O'CLOCK Through the mist and the smoke a red and a green light shine out on State street.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A silver star can be seen in the store.
possessive form of “bride” — a woman who has recently been married
From this reading The bride's hand has rattled the latch.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A silver star can be seen in the store.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading It is an officer in charge of the premises.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door of the little store is locked.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading AT SIX O'CLOCK Through the mist and the smoke a red and a green light shine out on State street.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The bride's hand has rattled the latch.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bride's hand has rattled the latch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A silver star can be seen in the store.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door of the little store is locked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is an officer in charge of the premises.
fasten with a latch
From this reading The bride's hand has rattled the latch.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading AT SIX O'CLOCK Through the mist and the smoke a red and a green light shine out on State street.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The door of the little store is locked.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading The door of the little store is locked.
become covered with mist
From this reading AT SIX O'CLOCK Through the mist and the smoke a red and a green light shine out on State street.
according to the clock
From this reading AT SIX O'CLOCK Through the mist and the smoke a red and a green light shine out on State street.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The door of the little store is locked.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading It is an officer in charge of the premises.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AT SIX O'CLOCK Through the mist and the smoke a red and a green light shine out on State street.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading AT SIX O'CLOCK Through the mist and the smoke a red and a green light shine out on State street.
land and the buildings on it
From this reading It is an officer in charge of the premises.
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading The bride's hand has rattled the latch.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading AT SIX O'CLOCK Through the mist and the smoke a red and a green light shine out on State street.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading A silver star can be seen in the store.
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading AT SIX O'CLOCK Through the mist and the smoke a red and a green light shine out on State street.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading A silver star can be seen in the store.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading AT SIX O'CLOCK Through the mist and the smoke a red and a green light shine out on State street.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading AT SIX O'CLOCK Through the mist and the smoke a red and a green light shine out on State street.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading A silver star can be seen in the store.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading AT SIX O'CLOCK Through the mist and the smoke a red and a green light shine out on State street.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading The door of the little store is locked.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading AT SIX O'CLOCK Through the mist and the smoke a red and a green light shine out on State street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT SIX O'CLOCK Through the mist and the smoke a red and a green light shine out on State street.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading AT SIX O'CLOCK Through the mist and the smoke a red and a green light shine out on State street.
Chapter 34 of David Lockwin—The People's Idol by John McGovern holds 77 sentences, grouped into 16 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 34 holds 77 sentences of David Lockwin—The People's Idol, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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