Chapter 24 of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_A DESPERATE CHANCE_ The fight was brief but intense. Caught completely off guard, the chauffeur proved no match for three desperate opponents. A hard blow on the jaw sent him reeling backwards. He fell and was pinned to the floor. Flash groped about in the dark until he found the revolver.
Chapter 24 of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading “A hard blow on the jaw sent him reeling backwards.”
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading “Caught completely off guard, the chauffeur proved no match for three desperate opponents.”
past form of “grope” — feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading “Flash groped about in the dark until he found the revolver.”
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading “A hard blow on the jaw sent him reeling backwards.”
plural of “opponent” — a contestant that you are matched against
From this reading “Caught completely off guard, the chauffeur proved no match for three desperate opponents.”
inflected form of “pin” — to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading “He fell and was pinned to the floor.”
-ing form of “reel” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “A hard blow on the jaw sent him reeling backwards.”
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “Flash groped about in the dark until he found the revolver.”
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 “_A DESPERATE CHANCE_ The fight was brief but intense.”
In this reading “Flash groped about in the dark until he found the revolver.”
In this reading “Caught completely off guard, the chauffeur proved no match for three desperate opponents.”
In this reading “Flash groped about in the dark until he found the revolver.”
In this reading “A hard blow on the jaw sent him reeling backwards.”
In this reading “Caught completely off guard, the chauffeur proved no match for three desperate opponents.”
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 _A DESPERATE CHANCE_ The fight was brief but intense.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Flash groped about in the dark until he found the revolver.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He fell and was pinned to the floor.
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading A hard blow on the jaw sent him reeling backwards.
exhale hard
From this reading A hard blow on the jaw sent him reeling backwards.
of short duration or distance
From this reading _A DESPERATE CHANCE_ The fight was brief but intense.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _A DESPERATE CHANCE_ The fight was brief but intense.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Caught completely off guard, the chauffeur proved no match for three desperate opponents.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading _A DESPERATE CHANCE_ The fight was brief but intense.
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading Caught completely off guard, the chauffeur proved no match for three desperate opponents.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Caught completely off guard, the chauffeur proved no match for three desperate opponents.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Flash groped about in the dark until he found the revolver.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading _A DESPERATE CHANCE_ The fight was brief but intense.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading He fell and was pinned to the floor.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading _A DESPERATE CHANCE_ The fight was brief but intense.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Flash groped about in the dark until he found the revolver.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading He fell and was pinned to the floor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Caught completely off guard, the chauffeur proved no match for three desperate opponents.
set up or found
From this reading Flash groped about in the dark until he found the revolver.
past form of “grope” — feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading Flash groped about in the dark until he found the revolver.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Caught completely off guard, the chauffeur proved no match for three desperate opponents.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading A hard blow on the jaw sent him reeling backwards.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He fell and was pinned to the floor.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A hard blow on the jaw sent him reeling backwards.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Flash groped about in the dark until he found the revolver.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading _A DESPERATE CHANCE_ The fight was brief but intense.
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading A hard blow on the jaw sent him reeling backwards.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading Caught completely off guard, the chauffeur proved no match for three desperate opponents.
not any; not one
From this reading Caught completely off guard, the chauffeur proved no match for three desperate opponents.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Caught completely off guard, the chauffeur proved no match for three desperate opponents.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A hard blow on the jaw sent him reeling backwards.
plural of “opponent” — a contestant that you are matched against
From this reading Caught completely off guard, the chauffeur proved no match for three desperate opponents.
inflected form of “pin” — to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading He fell and was pinned to the floor.
established beyond doubt
From this reading Caught completely off guard, the chauffeur proved no match for three desperate opponents.
-ing form of “reel” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading A hard blow on the jaw sent him reeling backwards.
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading Flash groped about in the dark until he found the revolver.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading A hard blow on the jaw sent him reeling backwards.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A DESPERATE CHANCE_ The fight was brief but intense.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Caught completely off guard, the chauffeur proved no match for three desperate opponents.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He fell and was pinned to the floor.
up to a particular time
From this reading Flash groped about in the dark until he found the revolver.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A DESPERATE CHANCE_ The fight was brief but intense.
Chapter 24 of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk by Frank Bell holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 24 holds 133 sentences of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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