Chapter IX of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk, “_Flash Accepts an Offer_,” is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter IX of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk, “_Flash Accepts an Offer_,” is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Flash stepped forward into George Doyle’s view. The soundman saw him and lapsed into confused silence. “Sorry. I couldn’t help hearing,” Flash apologized. “I don’t mind saying I’m curious about this proposition which wouldn’t interest me.”
Chapter IX of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk, “_Flash Accepts an Offer_,” is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “apologize” — acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading “I couldn’t help hearing,” Flash apologized.”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “The soundman saw him and lapsed into confused silence.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading ““I don’t mind saying I’m curious about this proposition which wouldn’t interest me.””
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “Flash stepped forward into George Doyle’s view.”
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading “I couldn’t help hearing,” Flash apologized.”
no longer active or practicing
From this reading “The soundman saw him and lapsed into confused silence.”
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
From this reading ““I don’t mind saying I’m curious about this proposition which wouldn’t interest me.””
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “Flash stepped forward into George Doyle’s view.”
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.
In this reading “I couldn’t help hearing,” Flash apologized.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I don’t mind saying I’m curious about this proposition which wouldn’t interest me.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The soundman saw him and lapsed into confused silence.
past form of “apologize” — acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading I couldn’t help hearing,” Flash apologized.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading The soundman saw him and lapsed into confused silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn’t help hearing,” Flash apologized.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “I don’t mind saying I’m curious about this proposition which wouldn’t interest me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t mind saying I’m curious about this proposition which wouldn’t interest me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Flash stepped forward into George Doyle’s view.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Flash stepped forward into George Doyle’s view.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Flash stepped forward into George Doyle’s view.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Flash stepped forward into George Doyle’s view.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading I couldn’t help hearing,” Flash apologized.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I couldn’t help hearing,” Flash apologized.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The soundman saw him and lapsed into confused silence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I couldn’t help hearing,” Flash apologized.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t mind saying I’m curious about this proposition which wouldn’t interest me.”
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “I don’t mind saying I’m curious about this proposition which wouldn’t interest me.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Flash stepped forward into George Doyle’s view.
no longer active or practicing
From this reading The soundman saw him and lapsed into confused silence.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I don’t mind saying I’m curious about this proposition which wouldn’t interest me.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “I don’t mind saying I’m curious about this proposition which wouldn’t interest me.”
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
From this reading “I don’t mind saying I’m curious about this proposition which wouldn’t interest me.”
cut with a saw
From this reading The soundman saw him and lapsed into confused silence.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “I don’t mind saying I’m curious about this proposition which wouldn’t interest me.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The soundman saw him and lapsed into confused silence.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “Sorry.
a technician in charge of amplifying sound or producing sound effects (as for a TV or radio broadcast)
From this reading The soundman saw him and lapsed into confused silence.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Flash stepped forward into George Doyle’s view.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The soundman saw him and lapsed into confused silence.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I don’t mind saying I’m curious about this proposition which wouldn’t interest me.”
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Flash stepped forward into George Doyle’s view.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I don’t mind saying I’m curious about this proposition which wouldn’t interest me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t mind saying I’m curious about this proposition which wouldn’t interest me.”
Chapter 9 of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk by Frank Bell holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 9 holds 113 sentences of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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