Chapter XVIII of Flash Evans and the Darkroom Mystery, “_Suspicion_,” is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter XVIII of Flash Evans and the Darkroom Mystery, “_Suspicion_,” is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Flash opened his eyes to the glare of an unshaded electric light. Someone was sponging his head with a damp cloth. Struggling to a sitting posture, he brushed the back of his hand against his throbbing head. “My pictures!” “Take it easy,” cautioned a quiet voice.
Chapter XVIII of Flash Evans and the Darkroom Mystery, “_Suspicion_,” is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading “Struggling to a sitting posture, he brushed the back of his hand against his throbbing head.”
past form of “caution” — warn strongly; put on guard
From this reading ““Take it easy,” cautioned a quiet voice.”
slightly wet
From this reading “Someone was sponging his head with a damp cloth.”
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading “Flash opened his eyes to the glare of an unshaded electric light.”
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading “Flash opened his eyes to the glare of an unshaded electric light.”
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
From this reading “Struggling to a sitting posture, he brushed the back of his hand against his throbbing head.”
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading “Struggling to a sitting posture, he brushed the back of his hand against his throbbing head.”
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
From this reading “Struggling to a sitting posture, he brushed the back of his hand against his throbbing head.”
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.
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In this reading “Struggling to a sitting posture, he brushed the back of his hand against his throbbing head.”
In this reading “Struggling to a sitting posture, he brushed the back of his hand against his throbbing head.”
In this reading ““Take it easy,” cautioned a quiet voice.”
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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 Someone was sponging his head with a damp cloth.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Struggling to a sitting posture, he brushed the back of his hand against his throbbing head.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Flash opened his eyes to the glare of an unshaded electric light.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Struggling to a sitting posture, he brushed the back of his hand against his throbbing head.
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading Struggling to a sitting posture, he brushed the back of his hand against his throbbing head.
past form of “caution” — warn strongly; put on guard
From this reading “Take it easy,” cautioned a quiet voice.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Someone was sponging his head with a damp cloth.
slightly wet
From this reading Someone was sponging his head with a damp cloth.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “Take it easy,” cautioned a quiet voice.
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading Flash opened his eyes to the glare of an unshaded electric light.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Flash opened his eyes to the glare of an unshaded electric light.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Flash opened his eyes to the glare of an unshaded electric light.
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading Flash opened his eyes to the glare of an unshaded electric light.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Struggling to a sitting posture, he brushed the back of his hand against his throbbing head.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Struggling to a sitting posture, he brushed the back of his hand against his throbbing head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Someone was sponging his head with a damp cloth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Flash opened his eyes to the glare of an unshaded electric light.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Take it easy,” cautioned a quiet voice.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Flash opened his eyes to the glare of an unshaded electric light.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My pictures!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Flash opened his eyes to the glare of an unshaded electric light.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Flash opened his eyes to the glare of an unshaded electric light.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “My pictures!”
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
From this reading Struggling to a sitting posture, he brushed the back of his hand against his throbbing head.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “Take it easy,” cautioned a quiet voice.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Struggling to a sitting posture, he brushed the back of his hand against his throbbing head.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone was sponging his head with a damp cloth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Someone was sponging his head with a damp cloth.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading Struggling to a sitting posture, he brushed the back of his hand against his throbbing head.
carry out
From this reading “Take it easy,” cautioned a quiet voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Flash opened his eyes to the glare of an unshaded electric light.
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
From this reading Struggling to a sitting posture, he brushed the back of his hand against his throbbing head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Flash opened his eyes to the glare of an unshaded electric light.
(of pictures) not having shadow represented
From this reading Flash opened his eyes to the glare of an unshaded electric light.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Take it easy,” cautioned a quiet voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Someone was sponging his head with a damp cloth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Someone was sponging his head with a damp cloth.
Chapter 18 of Flash Evans and the Darkroom Mystery by Frank Bell holds 176 sentences, grouped into 36 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 18 holds 176 sentences of Flash Evans and the Darkroom Mystery, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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