Chapter 10 of Flash Evans and the Darkroom Mystery is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Flash Evans and the Darkroom Mystery is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_THE MISSING PICTURES_ Flash leaped forward. Pulling a knife from his pocket, he slashed at the ropes which held the man a prisoner. Jerry jerked off the handkerchief gag, and pulled him to his feet. “Thanks!” gasped the man. “Now turn in a fire alarm quick, before my building goes up in smoke!”
Chapter 10 of Flash Evans and the Darkroom Mystery is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
prevent from speaking out
From this reading “Jerry jerked off the handkerchief gag, and pulled him to his feet.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““Thanks!” gasped the man.”
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading “Jerry jerked off the handkerchief gag, and pulled him to his feet.”
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading “Jerry jerked off the handkerchief gag, and pulled him to his feet.”
not able to be found
From this reading “_THE MISSING PICTURES_ Flash leaped forward.”
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading “Pulling a knife from his pocket, he slashed at the ropes which held the man a prisoner.”
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading “Pulling a knife from his pocket, he slashed at the ropes which held the man a prisoner.”
patterned by having color applied with sweeping strokes
From this reading “Pulling a knife from his pocket, he slashed at the ropes which held the man a prisoner.”
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.
move upward
In this reading ““Now turn in a fire alarm quick, before my building goes up in smoke!””
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 Pulling a knife from his pocket, he slashed at the ropes which held the man a prisoner.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “Now turn in a fire alarm quick, before my building goes up in smoke!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jerry jerked off the handkerchief gag, and pulled him to his feet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pulling a knife from his pocket, he slashed at the ropes which held the man a prisoner.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Now turn in a fire alarm quick, before my building goes up in smoke!”
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading “Now turn in a fire alarm quick, before my building goes up in smoke!”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Jerry jerked off the handkerchief gag, and pulled him to his feet.
start firing a weapon
From this reading “Now turn in a fire alarm quick, before my building goes up in smoke!”
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading _THE MISSING PICTURES_ Flash leaped forward.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading _THE MISSING PICTURES_ Flash leaped forward.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pulling a knife from his pocket, he slashed at the ropes which held the man a prisoner.
prevent from speaking out
From this reading Jerry jerked off the handkerchief gag, and pulled him to his feet.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Thanks!” gasped the man.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “Now turn in a fire alarm quick, before my building goes up in smoke!”
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading Jerry jerked off the handkerchief gag, and pulled him to his feet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pulling a knife from his pocket, he slashed at the ropes which held the man a prisoner.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Pulling a knife from his pocket, he slashed at the ropes which held the man a prisoner.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jerry jerked off the handkerchief gag, and pulled him to his feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pulling a knife from his pocket, he slashed at the ropes which held the man a prisoner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Now turn in a fire alarm quick, before my building goes up in smoke!”
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading Jerry jerked off the handkerchief gag, and pulled him to his feet.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry jerked off the handkerchief gag, and pulled him to his feet.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading Pulling a knife from his pocket, he slashed at the ropes which held the man a prisoner.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading _THE MISSING PICTURES_ Flash leaped forward.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Pulling a knife from his pocket, he slashed at the ropes which held the man a prisoner.
not able to be found
From this reading _THE MISSING PICTURES_ Flash leaped forward.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Now turn in a fire alarm quick, before my building goes up in smoke!”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now turn in a fire alarm quick, before my building goes up in smoke!”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Jerry jerked off the handkerchief gag, and pulled him to his feet.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading _THE MISSING PICTURES_ Flash leaped forward.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Pulling a knife from his pocket, he slashed at the ropes which held the man a prisoner.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Pulling a knife from his pocket, he slashed at the ropes which held the man a prisoner.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Jerry jerked off the handkerchief gag, and pulled him to his feet.
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading Pulling a knife from his pocket, he slashed at the ropes which held the man a prisoner.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Now turn in a fire alarm quick, before my building goes up in smoke!”
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading Pulling a knife from his pocket, he slashed at the ropes which held the man a prisoner.
patterned by having color applied with sweeping strokes
From this reading Pulling a knife from his pocket, he slashed at the ropes which held the man a prisoner.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “Now turn in a fire alarm quick, before my building goes up in smoke!”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “Thanks!” gasped the man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE MISSING PICTURES_ Flash leaped forward.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jerry jerked off the handkerchief gag, and pulled him to his feet.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “Now turn in a fire alarm quick, before my building goes up in smoke!”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Now turn in a fire alarm quick, before my building goes up in smoke!”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Pulling a knife from his pocket, he slashed at the ropes which held the man a prisoner.
Chapter 10 of Flash Evans and the Darkroom Mystery by Frank Bell holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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 10 holds 142 sentences of Flash Evans and the Darkroom Mystery, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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