Chapter 10 of In the Dead of Night is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of In the Dead of Night is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The yacht?” said he inquiringly. A ghastly grin crossed Hong Yo’s face; he waved a hand in a feeble gesture of impatience. “We met her before she had passed North Brother Island. We expected to find you on board--and these,” pointing to the securities upon the table. Forrester laughed.
Chapter 10 of In the Dead of Night is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading “A ghastly grin crossed Hong Yo’s face; he waved a hand in a feeble gesture of impatience.”
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading “A ghastly grin crossed Hong Yo’s face; he waved a hand in a feeble gesture of impatience.”
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading “A ghastly grin crossed Hong Yo’s face; he waved a hand in a feeble gesture of impatience.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “A ghastly grin crossed Hong Yo’s face; he waved a hand in a feeble gesture of impatience.”
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading “A ghastly grin crossed Hong Yo’s face; he waved a hand in a feeble gesture of impatience.”
plural of “security” — the state of being free from danger or injury
From this reading “We expected to find you on board--and these,” pointing to the securities upon the table.”
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “A ghastly grin crossed Hong Yo’s face; he waved a hand in a feeble gesture of impatience.”
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading ““The yacht?” said he inquiringly.”
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 “We expected to find you on board--and these,” pointing to the securities upon the table.”
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 ghastly grin crossed Hong Yo’s face; he waved a hand in a feeble gesture of impatience.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We expected to find you on board--and these,” pointing to the securities upon the table.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “We met her before she had passed North Brother Island.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading We expected to find you on board--and these,” pointing to the securities upon the table.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “We met her before she had passed North Brother Island.
placed crosswise
From this reading A ghastly grin crossed Hong Yo’s face; he waved a hand in a feeble gesture of impatience.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading We expected to find you on board--and these,” pointing to the securities upon the table.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A ghastly grin crossed Hong Yo’s face; he waved a hand in a feeble gesture of impatience.
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading A ghastly grin crossed Hong Yo’s face; he waved a hand in a feeble gesture of impatience.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading We expected to find you on board--and these,” pointing to the securities upon the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Forrester laughed.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading A ghastly grin crossed Hong Yo’s face; he waved a hand in a feeble gesture of impatience.
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading A ghastly grin crossed Hong Yo’s face; he waved a hand in a feeble gesture of impatience.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading A ghastly grin crossed Hong Yo’s face; he waved a hand in a feeble gesture of impatience.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “We met her before she had passed North Brother Island.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A ghastly grin crossed Hong Yo’s face; he waved a hand in a feeble gesture of impatience.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The yacht?” said he inquiringly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “We met her before she had passed North Brother Island.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A ghastly grin crossed Hong Yo’s face; he waved a hand in a feeble gesture of impatience.
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading A ghastly grin crossed Hong Yo’s face; he waved a hand in a feeble gesture of impatience.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A ghastly grin crossed Hong Yo’s face; he waved a hand in a feeble gesture of impatience.
in an inquiring manner
From this reading “The yacht?” said he inquiringly.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “We met her before she had passed North Brother Island.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Forrester laughed.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “We met her before she had passed North Brother Island.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “We met her before she had passed North Brother Island.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A ghastly grin crossed Hong Yo’s face; he waved a hand in a feeble gesture of impatience.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We expected to find you on board--and these,” pointing to the securities upon the table.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “We met her before she had passed North Brother Island.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading We expected to find you on board--and these,” pointing to the securities upon the table.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The yacht?” said he inquiringly.
plural of “security” — the state of being free from danger or injury
From this reading We expected to find you on board--and these,” pointing to the securities upon the table.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We met her before she had passed North Brother Island.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading We expected to find you on board--and these,” pointing to the securities upon the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The yacht?” said he inquiringly.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading We expected to find you on board--and these,” pointing to the securities upon the table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We expected to find you on board--and these,” pointing to the securities upon the table.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We expected to find you on board--and these,” pointing to the securities upon the table.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading A ghastly grin crossed Hong Yo’s face; he waved a hand in a feeble gesture of impatience.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We met her before she had passed North Brother Island.
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading “The yacht?” said he inquiringly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A ghastly grin crossed Hong Yo’s face; he waved a hand in a feeble gesture of impatience.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We expected to find you on board--and these,” pointing to the securities upon the table.
Chapter 10 of In the Dead of Night by John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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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