Chapter 15 of El Diablo is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of El Diablo is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem. A hurried glance at his watch only served to aggravate the tense lines which creased his forehead. It was seven-thirty already. He was due at the Lang residence at eight. And what was he going to wear?
Chapter 15 of El Diablo is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make worse
From this reading “A hurried glance at his watch only served to aggravate the tense lines which creased his forehead.”
a factory where food is canned
From this reading “BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.”
past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading “BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.”
(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)
From this reading “BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.”
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading “BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.”
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading “He was due at the Lang residence at eight.”
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading “A hurried glance at his watch only served to aggravate the tense lines which creased his forehead.”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.”
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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 BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.
make worse
From this reading A hurried glance at his watch only served to aggravate the tense lines which creased his forehead.
Having no one else present.
From this reading BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading It was seven-thirty already.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A hurried glance at his watch only served to aggravate the tense lines which creased his forehead.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.
a factory where food is canned
From this reading BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.
past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A hurried glance at his watch only served to aggravate the tense lines which creased his forehead.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading He was due at the Lang residence at eight.
being one more than seven
From this reading He was due at the Lang residence at eight.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading A hurried glance at his watch only served to aggravate the tense lines which creased his forehead.
set up or found
From this reading BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading A hurried glance at his watch only served to aggravate the tense lines which creased his forehead.
the act of departing
From this reading And what was he going to wear?
(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)
From this reading BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was due at the Lang residence at eight.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading A hurried glance at his watch only served to aggravate the tense lines which creased his forehead.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was seven-thirty already.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was due at the Lang residence at eight.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading A hurried glance at his watch only served to aggravate the tense lines which creased his forehead.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.
and nothing more
From this reading A hurried glance at his watch only served to aggravate the tense lines which creased his forehead.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading He was due at the Lang residence at eight.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading A hurried glance at his watch only served to aggravate the tense lines which creased his forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was seven-thirty already.
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading A hurried glance at his watch only served to aggravate the tense lines which creased his forehead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A hurried glance at his watch only served to aggravate the tense lines which creased his forehead.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Alone in his little room in the fish cannery Kenneth Gregory found himself confronted by a new and unexpected problem.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was seven-thirty already.
look attentively
From this reading A hurried glance at his watch only served to aggravate the tense lines which creased his forehead.
be dressed in
From this reading And what was he going to wear?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what was he going to wear?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A hurried glance at his watch only served to aggravate the tense lines which creased his forehead.
Chapter 15 of El Diablo by Brayton Norton holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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 15 holds 172 sentences of El Diablo, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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