Chapter XX of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk, “_Accusations_,” is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XX
Chapter XX of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk, “_Accusations_,” is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Flash moved swiftly to the door and jerked it open. The hall was deserted, but as he listened he could hear the soft pad of footsteps fading away. “That door didn’t open by itself,” he muttered. “Someone was listening. But whoever he was, he’s gone now.”
Chapter XX of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk, “_Accusations_,” is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “The hall was deserted, but as he listened he could hear the soft pad of footsteps fading away.”
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading “The hall was deserted, but as he listened he could hear the soft pad of footsteps fading away.”
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “Flash moved swiftly to the door and jerked it open.”
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading “The hall was deserted, but as he listened he could hear the soft pad of footsteps fading away.”
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading “Flash moved swiftly to the door and jerked it open.”
a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
From this reading “The hall was deserted, but as he listened he could hear the soft pad of footsteps fading away.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading ““Someone was listening.”
in a swift manner
From this reading “Flash moved swiftly to the door and jerked it open.”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Flash moved swiftly to the door and jerked it open.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The hall was deserted, but as he listened he could hear the soft pad of footsteps fading away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The hall was deserted, but as he listened he could hear the soft pad of footsteps fading away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The hall was deserted, but as he listened he could hear the soft pad of footsteps fading away.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “That door didn’t open by itself,” he muttered.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The hall was deserted, but as he listened he could hear the soft pad of footsteps fading away.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading The hall was deserted, but as he listened he could hear the soft pad of footsteps fading away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That door didn’t open by itself,” he muttered.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Flash moved swiftly to the door and jerked it open.
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading The hall was deserted, but as he listened he could hear the soft pad of footsteps fading away.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Flash moved swiftly to the door and jerked it open.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading The hall was deserted, but as he listened he could hear the soft pad of footsteps fading away.
destroyed or killed
From this reading But whoever he was, he’s gone now.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The hall was deserted, but as he listened he could hear the soft pad of footsteps fading away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The hall was deserted, but as he listened he could hear the soft pad of footsteps fading away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But whoever he was, he’s gone now.”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading The hall was deserted, but as he listened he could hear the soft pad of footsteps fading away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Flash moved swiftly to the door and jerked it open.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “That door didn’t open by itself,” he muttered.
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading Flash moved swiftly to the door and jerked it open.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading The hall was deserted, but as he listened he could hear the soft pad of footsteps fading away.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “Someone was listening.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Flash moved swiftly to the door and jerked it open.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “That door didn’t open by itself,” he muttered.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But whoever he was, he’s gone now.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hall was deserted, but as he listened he could hear the soft pad of footsteps fading away.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Flash moved swiftly to the door and jerked it open.
a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
From this reading The hall was deserted, but as he listened he could hear the soft pad of footsteps fading away.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The hall was deserted, but as he listened he could hear the soft pad of footsteps fading away.
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Someone was listening.
in a swift manner
From this reading Flash moved swiftly to the door and jerked it open.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That door didn’t open by itself,” he muttered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Flash moved swiftly to the door and jerked it open.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Flash moved swiftly to the door and jerked it open.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hall was deserted, but as he listened he could hear the soft pad of footsteps fading away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But whoever he was, he’s gone now.”
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