Chapter XXII of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk, “_The Major’s Disappearance_,” is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
Chapter XXII of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk, “_The Major’s Disappearance_,” is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Captain Johns pressed his finger steadily on the elevator signal bell. When the cage did not immediately ascend, he started up the stairway. Flash followed him. “It was the hotel clerk who telephoned me,” he explained. “Major Hartgrove can’t be located.
Chapter XXII of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk, “_The Major’s Disappearance_,” is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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travel up
From this reading “When the cage did not immediately ascend, he started up the stairway.”
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading “When the cage did not immediately ascend, he started up the stairway.”
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading ““It was the hotel clerk who telephoned me,” he explained.”
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
From this reading “Captain Johns pressed his finger steadily on the elevator signal bell.”
United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930)
From this reading “Captain Johns pressed his finger steadily on the elevator signal bell.”
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading ““Major Hartgrove can’t be located.”
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading “When the cage did not immediately ascend, he started up the stairway.”
past form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading ““It was the hotel clerk who telephoned me,” he explained.”
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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a hotel receptionist
In this reading ““It was the hotel clerk who telephoned me,” he explained.”
get going or set in motion
In this reading “When the cage did not immediately ascend, he started up the stairway.”
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.
travel up
From this reading When the cage did not immediately ascend, he started up the stairway.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Major Hartgrove can’t be located.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Captain Johns pressed his finger steadily on the elevator signal bell.
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading When the cage did not immediately ascend, he started up the stairway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Major Hartgrove can’t be located.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Johns pressed his finger steadily on the elevator signal bell.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “It was the hotel clerk who telephoned me,” he explained.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When the cage did not immediately ascend, he started up the stairway.
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
From this reading Captain Johns pressed his finger steadily on the elevator signal bell.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “It was the hotel clerk who telephoned me,” he explained.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading Captain Johns pressed his finger steadily on the elevator signal bell.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Flash followed him.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Flash followed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Major Hartgrove can’t be located.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the cage did not immediately ascend, he started up the stairway.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Flash followed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Johns pressed his finger steadily on the elevator signal bell.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “It was the hotel clerk who telephoned me,” he explained.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading When the cage did not immediately ascend, he started up the stairway.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was the hotel clerk who telephoned me,” he explained.
United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930)
From this reading Captain Johns pressed his finger steadily on the elevator signal bell.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading “Major Hartgrove can’t be located.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “Major Hartgrove can’t be located.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It was the hotel clerk who telephoned me,” he explained.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When the cage did not immediately ascend, he started up the stairway.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Captain Johns pressed his finger steadily on the elevator signal bell.
compacted by ironing
From this reading Captain Johns pressed his finger steadily on the elevator signal bell.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading Captain Johns pressed his finger steadily on the elevator signal bell.
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading When the cage did not immediately ascend, he started up the stairway.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When the cage did not immediately ascend, he started up the stairway.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading Captain Johns pressed his finger steadily on the elevator signal bell.
past form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading “It was the hotel clerk who telephoned me,” he explained.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain Johns pressed his finger steadily on the elevator signal bell.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When the cage did not immediately ascend, he started up the stairway.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was the hotel clerk who telephoned me,” he explained.
at the time that
From this reading When the cage did not immediately ascend, he started up the stairway.
which person or people
From this reading “It was the hotel clerk who telephoned me,” he explained.
Chapter 22 of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk by Frank Bell holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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 22 holds 208 sentences of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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