Chapter 10 of Following a Chance Clew is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Following a Chance Clew is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PARKS IN DISGUISE. The two men left the house immediately. A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue. Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters. Instead, the two went into the room on the other side of the hall.
Chapter 10 of Following a Chance Clew is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction
From this reading “Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.”
past form of “convey” — (of information) make known; pass on
From this reading “A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.”
plural of “crook” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading “Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.”
plural of “fetter” — a shackle for the ankles or feet
From this reading “Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.”
subject to guidance or control especially after launching
From this reading “Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.”
plural of “hall” — an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.”
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading “PARKS IN DISGUISE.”
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading “A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.”
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 “Instead, the two went into the room on the other side of the hall.”
In this reading “The two men left the house immediately.”
In this reading “Instead, the two went into the room on the other side of the hall.”
to come or go into
In this reading “Instead, the two went into the room on the other side of the hall.”
In this reading “Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.”
In this reading “PARKS IN DISGUISE.”
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 A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
a line of approach
From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
past form of “convey” — (of information) make known; pass on
From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
plural of “crook” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading PARKS IN DISGUISE.
enclose with a fence
From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
plural of “fetter” — a shackle for the ankles or feet
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
subject to guidance or control especially after launching
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Instead, the two went into the room on the other side of the hall.
plural of “hall” — an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The two men left the house immediately.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The two men left the house immediately.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PARKS IN DISGUISE.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Instead, the two went into the room on the other side of the hall.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Instead, the two went into the room on the other side of the hall.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The two men left the house immediately.
the force of workers available
From this reading The two men left the house immediately.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Instead, the two went into the room on the other side of the hall.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Instead, the two went into the room on the other side of the hall.
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading PARKS IN DISGUISE.
with speed
From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Instead, the two went into the room on the other side of the hall.
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
carry out
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two men left the house immediately.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two men left the house immediately.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Instead, the two went into the room on the other side of the hall.
in or at the place that
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
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