Chapter 4 of Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dressed in her gypsy clothes she came into the room again. It would be long to wait. But darkness would come and then he would open the door again. She lay down on the couch and sighed. [VII] Mallare, wrapped in a heavy overcoat, his hands in thick gloves, walked from his door into the street.
Chapter 4 of Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “She lay down on the couch and sighed.”
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “Dressed in her gypsy clothes she came into the room again.”
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading “[VII] Mallare, wrapped in a heavy overcoat, his hands in thick gloves, walked from his door into the street.”
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading “Dressed in her gypsy clothes she came into the room again.”
a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
From this reading “[VII] Mallare, wrapped in a heavy overcoat, his hands in thick gloves, walked from his door into the street.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “She lay down on the couch and sighed.”
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading “[VII] Mallare, wrapped in a heavy overcoat, his hands in thick gloves, walked from his door into the street.”
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading “[VII] Mallare, wrapped in a heavy overcoat, his hands in thick gloves, walked from his door into the street.”
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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 [VII] Mallare, wrapped in a heavy overcoat, his hands in thick gloves, walked from his door into the street.
anew
From this reading Dressed in her gypsy clothes she came into the room again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But darkness would come and then he would open the door again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be long to wait.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But darkness would come and then he would open the door again.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Dressed in her gypsy clothes she came into the room again.
clothing in general
From this reading Dressed in her gypsy clothes she came into the room again.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But darkness would come and then he would open the door again.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading She lay down on the couch and sighed.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading But darkness would come and then he would open the door again.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading But darkness would come and then he would open the door again.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She lay down on the couch and sighed.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Dressed in her gypsy clothes she came into the room again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [VII] Mallare, wrapped in a heavy overcoat, his hands in thick gloves, walked from his door into the street.
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading [VII] Mallare, wrapped in a heavy overcoat, his hands in thick gloves, walked from his door into the street.
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading Dressed in her gypsy clothes she came into the room again.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading [VII] Mallare, wrapped in a heavy overcoat, his hands in thick gloves, walked from his door into the street.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But darkness would come and then he would open the door again.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading [VII] Mallare, wrapped in a heavy overcoat, his hands in thick gloves, walked from his door into the street.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dressed in her gypsy clothes she came into the room again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [VII] Mallare, wrapped in a heavy overcoat, his hands in thick gloves, walked from his door into the street.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dressed in her gypsy clothes she came into the room again.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dressed in her gypsy clothes she came into the room again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be long to wait.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She lay down on the couch and sighed.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It would be long to wait.
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From this reading [VII] Mallare, wrapped in a heavy overcoat, his hands in thick gloves, walked from his door into the street.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She lay down on the couch and sighed.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading But darkness would come and then he would open the door again.
a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
From this reading [VII] Mallare, wrapped in a heavy overcoat, his hands in thick gloves, walked from his door into the street.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Dressed in her gypsy clothes she came into the room again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dressed in her gypsy clothes she came into the room again.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading She lay down on the couch and sighed.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading [VII] Mallare, wrapped in a heavy overcoat, his hands in thick gloves, walked from his door into the street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dressed in her gypsy clothes she came into the room again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But darkness would come and then he would open the door again.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading [VII] Mallare, wrapped in a heavy overcoat, his hands in thick gloves, walked from his door into the street.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be long to wait.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading [VII] Mallare, wrapped in a heavy overcoat, his hands in thick gloves, walked from his door into the street.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading It would be long to wait.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading [VII] Mallare, wrapped in a heavy overcoat, his hands in thick gloves, walked from his door into the street.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be long to wait.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading [VII] Mallare, wrapped in a heavy overcoat, his hands in thick gloves, walked from his door into the street.
Chapter 4 of Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath by Ben Hecht holds 455 sentences, grouped into 91 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 4 holds 455 sentences of Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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