Chapter 12 of Doors of the Night is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Doors of the Night is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Do you know where he lives?” inquired Billy Kane crisply. “No,” said the Wop, and was suddenly downcast. “And he ain’t at the mission any more, ’cause he told me he’d got a regular layout uptown somewhere.” “No matter!” said Billy Kane cheerfully. “Any drug store has a directory.
Chapter 12 of Doors of the Night is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 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.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading ““No matter!” said Billy Kane cheerfully.”
in a well delineated manner
From this reading ““Do you know where he lives?” inquired Billy Kane crisply.”
an alphabetical list of names and addresses
From this reading ““Any drug store has a directory.”
directed downward
From this reading ““No,” said the Wop, and was suddenly downcast.”
administer a drug to
From this reading ““Any drug store has a directory.”
a plan or design of something that is laid out
From this reading ““And he ain’t at the mission any more, ’cause he told me he’d got a regular layout uptown somewhere.””
a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
From this reading ““And he ain’t at the mission any more, ’cause he told me he’d got a regular layout uptown somewhere.””
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
From this reading ““No,” said the Wop, and was suddenly downcast.”
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 ““Any drug store has a directory.”
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 “And he ain’t at the mission any more, ’cause he told me he’d got a regular layout uptown somewhere.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And he ain’t at the mission any more, ’cause he told me he’d got a regular layout uptown somewhere.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “No,” said the Wop, and was suddenly downcast.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “And he ain’t at the mission any more, ’cause he told me he’d got a regular layout uptown somewhere.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “And he ain’t at the mission any more, ’cause he told me he’d got a regular layout uptown somewhere.”
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “Do you know where he lives?” inquired Billy Kane crisply.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “And he ain’t at the mission any more, ’cause he told me he’d got a regular layout uptown somewhere.”
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “No matter!” said Billy Kane cheerfully.
in a well delineated manner
From this reading “Do you know where he lives?” inquired Billy Kane crisply.
an alphabetical list of names and addresses
From this reading “Any drug store has a directory.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you know where he lives?” inquired Billy Kane crisply.
directed downward
From this reading “No,” said the Wop, and was suddenly downcast.
administer a drug to
From this reading “Any drug store has a directory.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “And he ain’t at the mission any more, ’cause he told me he’d got a regular layout uptown somewhere.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Any drug store has a directory.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Do you know where he lives?” inquired Billy Kane crisply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And he ain’t at the mission any more, ’cause he told me he’d got a regular layout uptown somewhere.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “Do you know where he lives?” inquired Billy Kane crisply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you know where he lives?” inquired Billy Kane crisply.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Do you know where he lives?” inquired Billy Kane crisply.
a plan or design of something that is laid out
From this reading “And he ain’t at the mission any more, ’cause he told me he’d got a regular layout uptown somewhere.”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Do you know where he lives?” inquired Billy Kane crisply.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “No matter!” said Billy Kane cheerfully.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And he ain’t at the mission any more, ’cause he told me he’d got a regular layout uptown somewhere.”
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading “And he ain’t at the mission any more, ’cause he told me he’d got a regular layout uptown somewhere.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “And he ain’t at the mission any more, ’cause he told me he’d got a regular layout uptown somewhere.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” said the Wop, and was suddenly downcast.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading “And he ain’t at the mission any more, ’cause he told me he’d got a regular layout uptown somewhere.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No,” said the Wop, and was suddenly downcast.
in or at or to some place
From this reading “And he ain’t at the mission any more, ’cause he told me he’d got a regular layout uptown somewhere.”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “Any drug store has a directory.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “No,” said the Wop, and was suddenly downcast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No,” said the Wop, and was suddenly downcast.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “And he ain’t at the mission any more, ’cause he told me he’d got a regular layout uptown somewhere.”
a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
From this reading “And he ain’t at the mission any more, ’cause he told me he’d got a regular layout uptown somewhere.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No,” said the Wop, and was suddenly downcast.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Do you know where he lives?” inquired Billy Kane crisply.
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
From this reading “No,” said the Wop, and was suddenly downcast.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you know where he lives?” inquired Billy Kane crisply.
Chapter 12 of Doors of the Night by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 12 holds 413 sentences of Doors of the Night, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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