Chapter XIV of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk, “_Rascomb’s Invitation_,” is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter XIV of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk, “_Rascomb’s Invitation_,” is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
George Doyle slammed the deck of cards together, tossing the box into a suitcase which lay open on the floor. He regarded Flash with an insolent, offended gaze. “Now what would I want with any of your pictures?” “I thought you might have looked at them while I was downstairs.” “You thought!”
Chapter XIV of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk, “_Rascomb’s Invitation_,” is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a game played with playing cards
From this reading “George Doyle slammed the deck of cards together, tossing the box into a suitcase which lay open on the floor.”
on a floor below
From this reading ““I thought you might have looked at them while I was downstairs.””
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “He regarded Flash with an insolent, offended gaze.”
marked by casual disrespect
From this reading “He regarded Flash with an insolent, offended gaze.”
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading “He regarded Flash with an insolent, offended gaze.”
inflected form of “slam” — close violently
From this reading “George Doyle slammed the deck of cards together, tossing the box into a suitcase which lay open on the floor.”
a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
From this reading “George Doyle slammed the deck of cards together, tossing the box into a suitcase which lay open on the floor.”
-ing form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “George Doyle slammed the deck of cards together, tossing the box into a suitcase which lay open on the floor.”
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 “George Doyle slammed the deck of cards together, tossing the box into a suitcase which lay open on the floor.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading ““I thought you might have looked at them while I was downstairs.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 George Doyle slammed the deck of cards together, tossing the box into a suitcase which lay open on the floor.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He regarded Flash with an insolent, offended gaze.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Now what would I want with any of your pictures?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I thought you might have looked at them while I was downstairs.”
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading George Doyle slammed the deck of cards together, tossing the box into a suitcase which lay open on the floor.
a game played with playing cards
From this reading George Doyle slammed the deck of cards together, tossing the box into a suitcase which lay open on the floor.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading George Doyle slammed the deck of cards together, tossing the box into a suitcase which lay open on the floor.
on a floor below
From this reading “I thought you might have looked at them while I was downstairs.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading George Doyle slammed the deck of cards together, tossing the box into a suitcase which lay open on the floor.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading He regarded Flash with an insolent, offended gaze.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading George Doyle slammed the deck of cards together, tossing the box into a suitcase which lay open on the floor.
a long fixed look
From this reading He regarded Flash with an insolent, offended gaze.
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 George Doyle slammed the deck of cards together, tossing the box into a suitcase which lay open on the floor.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I thought you might have looked at them while I was downstairs.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He regarded Flash with an insolent, offended gaze.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Now what would I want with any of your pictures?”
marked by casual disrespect
From this reading He regarded Flash with an insolent, offended gaze.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading George Doyle slammed the deck of cards together, tossing the box into a suitcase which lay open on the floor.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading George Doyle slammed the deck of cards together, tossing the box into a suitcase which lay open on the floor.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “I thought you might have looked at them while I was downstairs.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I thought you might have looked at them while I was downstairs.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now what would I want with any of your pictures?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading George Doyle slammed the deck of cards together, tossing the box into a suitcase which lay open on the floor.
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading He regarded Flash with an insolent, offended gaze.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading George Doyle slammed the deck of cards together, tossing the box into a suitcase which lay open on the floor.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading George Doyle slammed the deck of cards together, tossing the box into a suitcase which lay open on the floor.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “Now what would I want with any of your pictures?”
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading He regarded Flash with an insolent, offended gaze.
inflected form of “slam” — close violently
From this reading George Doyle slammed the deck of cards together, tossing the box into a suitcase which lay open on the floor.
a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
From this reading George Doyle slammed the deck of cards together, tossing the box into a suitcase which lay open on the floor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading George Doyle slammed the deck of cards together, tossing the box into a suitcase which lay open on the floor.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I thought you might have looked at them while I was downstairs.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought you might have looked at them while I was downstairs.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading George Doyle slammed the deck of cards together, tossing the box into a suitcase which lay open on the floor.
-ing form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading George Doyle slammed the deck of cards together, tossing the box into a suitcase which lay open on the floor.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Now what would I want with any of your pictures?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I thought you might have looked at them while I was downstairs.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Now what would I want with any of your pictures?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading George Doyle slammed the deck of cards together, tossing the box into a suitcase which lay open on the floor.
during the time that
From this reading “I thought you might have looked at them while I was downstairs.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading He regarded Flash with an insolent, offended gaze.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Now what would I want with any of your pictures?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I thought you might have looked at them while I was downstairs.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now what would I want with any of your pictures?”
Chapter 14 of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk by Frank Bell holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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.
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