Chapter XVII of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk, “_A Key to a Mystery_,” is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XVII
Chapter XVII of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk, “_A Key to a Mystery_,” is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Halfway down the path, the man paused and lighted a gasoline lantern. In the bright glow Flash distinguished the caretaker, Fleur. “Anyone here?” the old man called. He turned his lantern at different angles, throwing the beam over the ground. Flash stepped from behind the tree.
Chapter XVII of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk, “_A Key to a Mystery_,” is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “angle” — the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading “He turned his lantern at different angles, throwing the beam over the ground.”
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading “He turned his lantern at different angles, throwing the beam over the ground.”
a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
From this reading “In the bright glow Flash distinguished the caretaker, Fleur.”
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading “In the bright glow Flash distinguished the caretaker, Fleur.”
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading “Halfway down the path, the man paused and lighted a gasoline lantern.”
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading “In the bright glow Flash distinguished the caretaker, Fleur.”
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading “Halfway down the path, the man paused and lighted a gasoline lantern.”
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading “Halfway down the path, the man paused and lighted a gasoline lantern.”
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 “He turned his lantern at different angles, throwing the beam over the ground.”
a man who is very old
In this reading ““Anyone here?” the old man called.”
In this reading “In the bright glow Flash distinguished the caretaker, Fleur.”
In this reading “Flash stepped from behind the tree.”
In this reading “He turned his lantern at different angles, throwing the beam over the ground.”
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 Halfway down the path, the man paused and lighted a gasoline lantern.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Halfway down the path, the man paused and lighted a gasoline lantern.
plural of “angle” — the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading He turned his lantern at different angles, throwing the beam over the ground.
any person at all
From this reading “Anyone here?” the old man called.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He turned his lantern at different angles, throwing the beam over the ground.
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading He turned his lantern at different angles, throwing the beam over the ground.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Flash stepped from behind the tree.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading In the bright glow Flash distinguished the caretaker, Fleur.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Anyone here?” the old man called.
a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
From this reading In the bright glow Flash distinguished the caretaker, Fleur.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading He turned his lantern at different angles, throwing the beam over the ground.
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading In the bright glow Flash distinguished the caretaker, Fleur.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Halfway down the path, the man paused and lighted a gasoline lantern.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading In the bright glow Flash distinguished the caretaker, Fleur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the bright glow Flash distinguished the caretaker, Fleur.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Flash stepped from behind the tree.
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading Halfway down the path, the man paused and lighted a gasoline lantern.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading In the bright glow Flash distinguished the caretaker, Fleur.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading He turned his lantern at different angles, throwing the beam over the ground.
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading Halfway down the path, the man paused and lighted a gasoline lantern.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned his lantern at different angles, throwing the beam over the ground.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Anyone here?” the old man called.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned his lantern at different angles, throwing the beam over the ground.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the bright glow Flash distinguished the caretaker, Fleur.
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading Halfway down the path, the man paused and lighted a gasoline lantern.
set afire or burning
From this reading Halfway down the path, the man paused and lighted a gasoline lantern.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Halfway down the path, the man paused and lighted a gasoline lantern.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Anyone here?” the old man called.
above and across; more than
From this reading He turned his lantern at different angles, throwing the beam over the ground.
a course of conduct
From this reading Halfway down the path, the man paused and lighted a gasoline lantern.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Halfway down the path, the man paused and lighted a gasoline lantern.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Flash stepped from behind the tree.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Halfway down the path, the man paused and lighted a gasoline lantern.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading He turned his lantern at different angles, throwing the beam over the ground.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Flash stepped from behind the tree.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned his lantern at different angles, throwing the beam over the ground.
Chapter 17 of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk by Frank Bell holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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 17 holds 137 sentences of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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