Chapter 10 of Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
POOR SIBYL! Instantly the detective drew his revolver and sought shelter behind a tree. Then he gazed sharply in the direction from whence the sound of the rifle had come. A faint line of smoke in the distance alone met the gaze of Dyke Darrel. It was evident that some one had fired upon him with murderous intent.
Chapter 10 of Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “Instantly the detective drew his revolver and sought shelter behind a tree.”
(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
From this reading “A faint line of smoke in the distance alone met the gaze of Dyke Darrel.”
having lost your job
From this reading “It was evident that some one had fired upon him with murderous intent.”
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “It was evident that some one had fired upon him with murderous intent.”
characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
From this reading “It was evident that some one had fired upon him with murderous intent.”
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “Instantly the detective drew his revolver and sought shelter behind a tree.”
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading “Then he gazed sharply in the direction from whence the sound of the rifle had come.”
a woman who tells fortunes
From this reading “POOR SIBYL!”
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 Instantly the detective drew his revolver and sought shelter behind a tree.
Having no one else present.
From this reading A faint line of smoke in the distance alone met the gaze of Dyke Darrel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Instantly the detective drew his revolver and sought shelter behind a tree.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Instantly the detective drew his revolver and sought shelter behind a tree.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then he gazed sharply in the direction from whence the sound of the rifle had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A faint line of smoke in the distance alone met the gaze of Dyke Darrel.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading Instantly the detective drew his revolver and sought shelter behind a tree.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Then he gazed sharply in the direction from whence the sound of the rifle had come.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading A faint line of smoke in the distance alone met the gaze of Dyke Darrel.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Instantly the detective drew his revolver and sought shelter behind a tree.
(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
From this reading A faint line of smoke in the distance alone met the gaze of Dyke Darrel.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading It was evident that some one had fired upon him with murderous intent.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading A faint line of smoke in the distance alone met the gaze of Dyke Darrel.
having lost your job
From this reading It was evident that some one had fired upon him with murderous intent.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then he gazed sharply in the direction from whence the sound of the rifle had come.
a long fixed look
From this reading A faint line of smoke in the distance alone met the gaze of Dyke Darrel.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Then he gazed sharply in the direction from whence the sound of the rifle had come.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then he gazed sharply in the direction from whence the sound of the rifle had come.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he gazed sharply in the direction from whence the sound of the rifle had come.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was evident that some one had fired upon him with murderous intent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Instantly the detective drew his revolver and sought shelter behind a tree.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he gazed sharply in the direction from whence the sound of the rifle had come.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Instantly the detective drew his revolver and sought shelter behind a tree.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading It was evident that some one had fired upon him with murderous intent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was evident that some one had fired upon him with murderous intent.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading A faint line of smoke in the distance alone met the gaze of Dyke Darrel.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading A faint line of smoke in the distance alone met the gaze of Dyke Darrel.
characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
From this reading It was evident that some one had fired upon him with murderous intent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he gazed sharply in the direction from whence the sound of the rifle had come.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was evident that some one had fired upon him with murderous intent.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading POOR SIBYL!
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading Instantly the detective drew his revolver and sought shelter behind a tree.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading Then he gazed sharply in the direction from whence the sound of the rifle had come.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading Then he gazed sharply in the direction from whence the sound of the rifle had come.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading Instantly the detective drew his revolver and sought shelter behind a tree.
a woman who tells fortunes
From this reading POOR SIBYL!
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading A faint line of smoke in the distance alone met the gaze of Dyke Darrel.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was evident that some one had fired upon him with murderous intent.
that is looked for
From this reading Instantly the detective drew his revolver and sought shelter behind a tree.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Then he gazed sharply in the direction from whence the sound of the rifle had come.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was evident that some one had fired upon him with murderous intent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Instantly the detective drew his revolver and sought shelter behind a tree.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he gazed sharply in the direction from whence the sound of the rifle had come.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Instantly the detective drew his revolver and sought shelter behind a tree.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was evident that some one had fired upon him with murderous intent.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was evident that some one had fired upon him with murderous intent.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Then he gazed sharply in the direction from whence the sound of the rifle had come.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was evident that some one had fired upon him with murderous intent.
Chapter 10 of Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective by A. Frank Pinkerton holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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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