Chapter 20 of Flowing Gold is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Flowing Gold is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why the SOS?" Mallow voiced this question as he entered Gray's hotel room early the following evening. "I'm in a predicament and I hope you can help me," the latter explained. "I'm trying to remember something and I can't. I have a cold spot in my head."
Chapter 20 of Flowing Gold is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “"I'm in a predicament and I hope you can help me," the latter explained.”
possessive form of “gray” — a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “Mallow voiced this question as he entered Gray's hotel room early the following evening.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “Mallow voiced this question as he entered Gray's hotel room early the following evening.”
any of various plants of the family Malvaceae
From this reading “Mallow voiced this question as he entered Gray's hotel room early the following evening.”
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
From this reading “"I'm in a predicament and I hope you can help me," the latter explained.”
an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
From this reading “"Why the SOS?"”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “I have a cold spot in my head."”
produced with vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “Mallow voiced this question as he entered Gray's hotel room early the following evening.”
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 "I'm in a predicament and I hope you can help me," the latter explained.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'm in a predicament and I hope you can help me," the latter explained.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mallow voiced this question as he entered Gray's hotel room early the following evening.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I'm in a predicament and I hope you can help me," the latter explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm trying to remember something and I can't.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading I have a cold spot in my head."
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Mallow voiced this question as he entered Gray's hotel room early the following evening.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Mallow voiced this question as he entered Gray's hotel room early the following evening.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Mallow voiced this question as he entered Gray's hotel room early the following evening.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "I'm in a predicament and I hope you can help me," the latter explained.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Mallow voiced this question as he entered Gray's hotel room early the following evening.
possessive form of “gray” — a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Mallow voiced this question as he entered Gray's hotel room early the following evening.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a cold spot in my head."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mallow voiced this question as he entered Gray's hotel room early the following evening.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I have a cold spot in my head."
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "I'm in a predicament and I hope you can help me," the latter explained.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "I'm in a predicament and I hope you can help me," the latter explained.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Mallow voiced this question as he entered Gray's hotel room early the following evening.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm in a predicament and I hope you can help me," the latter explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm in a predicament and I hope you can help me," the latter explained.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I'm in a predicament and I hope you can help me," the latter explained.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading "I'm in a predicament and I hope you can help me," the latter explained.
any of various plants of the family Malvaceae
From this reading Mallow voiced this question as he entered Gray's hotel room early the following evening.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'm in a predicament and I hope you can help me," the latter explained.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have a cold spot in my head."
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
From this reading "I'm in a predicament and I hope you can help me," the latter explained.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Mallow voiced this question as he entered Gray's hotel room early the following evening.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "I'm trying to remember something and I can't.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Mallow voiced this question as he entered Gray's hotel room early the following evening.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I'm trying to remember something and I can't.
an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
From this reading "Why the SOS?"
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I have a cold spot in my head."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why the SOS?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mallow voiced this question as he entered Gray's hotel room early the following evening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm trying to remember something and I can't.
hard to endure
From this reading "I'm trying to remember something and I can't.
produced with vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading Mallow voiced this question as he entered Gray's hotel room early the following evening.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why the SOS?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm in a predicament and I hope you can help me," the latter explained.
Chapter 20 of Flowing Gold by Rex Beach holds 277 sentences, grouped into 56 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 20 holds 277 sentences of Flowing Gold, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of Flowing Gold by Rex Beach exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 277 sentences, grouped into 56 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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