Chapter 15 of How Janice Day Won is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of How Janice Day Won is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AND NOW IT IS DISTANT TROUBLE Mr. Massey had been attending to the overcome Hopewell Drugg. He mixed him something and forced it down his throat. Then he whispered to Frank Bowman: "It was brandy. I can smell it on his breath.
Chapter 15 of How Janice Day Won is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “AND NOW IT IS DISTANT TROUBLE Mr. Massey had been attending to the overcome Hopewell Drugg.”
a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading “Then he whispered to Frank Bowman:”
distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading “"It was brandy.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Then he whispered to Frank Bowman:”
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading “He mixed him something and forced it down his throat.”
win a victory over
From this reading “AND NOW IT IS DISTANT TROUBLE Mr. Massey had been attending to the overcome Hopewell Drugg.”
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “I can smell it on his breath.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “He mixed him something and forced it down his throat.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND NOW IT IS DISTANT TROUBLE Mr. Massey had been attending to the overcome Hopewell Drugg.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading AND NOW IT IS DISTANT TROUBLE Mr. Massey had been attending to the overcome Hopewell Drugg.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading AND NOW IT IS DISTANT TROUBLE Mr. Massey had been attending to the overcome Hopewell Drugg.
a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading Then he whispered to Frank Bowman:
distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading "It was brandy.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading I can smell it on his breath.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can smell it on his breath.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading AND NOW IT IS DISTANT TROUBLE Mr. Massey had been attending to the overcome Hopewell Drugg.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He mixed him something and forced it down his throat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AND NOW IT IS DISTANT TROUBLE Mr. Massey had been attending to the overcome Hopewell Drugg.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading He mixed him something and forced it down his throat.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Then he whispered to Frank Bowman:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AND NOW IT IS DISTANT TROUBLE Mr. Massey had been attending to the overcome Hopewell Drugg.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He mixed him something and forced it down his throat.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He mixed him something and forced it down his throat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He mixed him something and forced it down his throat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AND NOW IT IS DISTANT TROUBLE Mr. Massey had been attending to the overcome Hopewell Drugg.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can smell it on his breath.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AND NOW IT IS DISTANT TROUBLE Mr. Massey had been attending to the overcome Hopewell Drugg.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AND NOW IT IS DISTANT TROUBLE Mr. Massey had been attending to the overcome Hopewell Drugg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AND NOW IT IS DISTANT TROUBLE Mr. Massey had been attending to the overcome Hopewell Drugg.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading He mixed him something and forced it down his throat.
a form of address for a man
From this reading AND NOW IT IS DISTANT TROUBLE Mr. Massey had been attending to the overcome Hopewell Drugg.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading AND NOW IT IS DISTANT TROUBLE Mr. Massey had been attending to the overcome Hopewell Drugg.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I can smell it on his breath.
win a victory over
From this reading AND NOW IT IS DISTANT TROUBLE Mr. Massey had been attending to the overcome Hopewell Drugg.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading I can smell it on his breath.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He mixed him something and forced it down his throat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AND NOW IT IS DISTANT TROUBLE Mr. Massey had been attending to the overcome Hopewell Drugg.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he whispered to Frank Bowman:
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading He mixed him something and forced it down his throat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AND NOW IT IS DISTANT TROUBLE Mr. Massey had been attending to the overcome Hopewell Drugg.
a source of difficulty
From this reading AND NOW IT IS DISTANT TROUBLE Mr. Massey had been attending to the overcome Hopewell Drugg.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was brandy.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Then he whispered to Frank Bowman:
Chapter 15 of How Janice Day Won by Helen Beecher Long holds 251 sentences, grouped into 51 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.
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