Chapter 24 of Diana of Kara-Kara is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
Chapter 24 of Diana of Kara-Kara is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was Monday morning. A church clock striking one reminded Gordon of this interesting fact. An hour had passed since Bobbie’s “good-night” had come to him through the closed door of his room. “Good-night,” said Gordon. “I wasn’t speaking to you,” snapped Bobbie.
Chapter 24 of Diana of Kara-Kara is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading “A church clock striking one reminded Gordon of this interesting fact.”
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “An hour had passed since Bobbie’s “good-night” had come to him through the closed door of his room.”
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “A church clock striking one reminded Gordon of this interesting fact.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “It was Monday morning.”
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading “A church clock striking one reminded Gordon of this interesting fact.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading ““I wasn’t speaking to you,” snapped Bobbie.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading ““I wasn’t speaking to you,” snapped Bobbie.”
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading “A church clock striking one reminded Gordon of this interesting fact.”
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 “A church clock striking one reminded Gordon of this interesting fact.”
In this reading “An hour had passed since Bobbie’s “good-night” had come to him through the closed door of his room.”
In this reading “A church clock striking one reminded Gordon of this interesting fact.”
In this reading “An hour had passed since Bobbie’s “good-night” had come to him through the closed door of his room.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A church clock striking one reminded Gordon of this interesting fact.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour had passed since Bobbie’s “good-night” had come to him through the closed door of his room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wasn’t speaking to you,” snapped Bobbie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour had passed since Bobbie’s “good-night” had come to him through the closed door of his room.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading A church clock striking one reminded Gordon of this interesting fact.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading A church clock striking one reminded Gordon of this interesting fact.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading An hour had passed since Bobbie’s “good-night” had come to him through the closed door of his room.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading An hour had passed since Bobbie’s “good-night” had come to him through the closed door of his room.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading An hour had passed since Bobbie’s “good-night” had come to him through the closed door of his room.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading A church clock striking one reminded Gordon of this interesting fact.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour had passed since Bobbie’s “good-night” had come to him through the closed door of his room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A church clock striking one reminded Gordon of this interesting fact.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An hour had passed since Bobbie’s “good-night” had come to him through the closed door of his room.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An hour had passed since Bobbie’s “good-night” had come to him through the closed door of his room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An hour had passed since Bobbie’s “good-night” had come to him through the closed door of his room.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading An hour had passed since Bobbie’s “good-night” had come to him through the closed door of his room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wasn’t speaking to you,” snapped Bobbie.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading A church clock striking one reminded Gordon of this interesting fact.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Monday morning.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading It was Monday morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was Monday morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A church clock striking one reminded Gordon of this interesting fact.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A church clock striking one reminded Gordon of this interesting fact.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading An hour had passed since Bobbie’s “good-night” had come to him through the closed door of his room.
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading A church clock striking one reminded Gordon of this interesting fact.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading An hour had passed since Bobbie’s “good-night” had come to him through the closed door of his room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Good-night,” said Gordon.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading An hour had passed since Bobbie’s “good-night” had come to him through the closed door of his room.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “I wasn’t speaking to you,” snapped Bobbie.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “I wasn’t speaking to you,” snapped Bobbie.
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading A church clock striking one reminded Gordon of this interesting fact.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An hour had passed since Bobbie’s “good-night” had come to him through the closed door of his room.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A church clock striking one reminded Gordon of this interesting fact.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading An hour had passed since Bobbie’s “good-night” had come to him through the closed door of his room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An hour had passed since Bobbie’s “good-night” had come to him through the closed door of his room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Monday morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wasn’t speaking to you,” snapped Bobbie.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I wasn’t speaking to you,” snapped Bobbie.
Chapter 24 of Diana of Kara-Kara by Edgar Wallace holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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.
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