Chapter 19 of Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CONSPIRATORS--THE DEED--THE FALSE INFORMERS. The walls of Alla-hissar gleamed in the noontide heat. The air was heavy with sleep, which weighed upon all living things, and made them seek shelter from the burning sun. All was still in the city. It seemed as if the spirit of death brooded over all the habitations.
Chapter 19 of Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “brood” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading “It seemed as if the spirit of death brooded over all the habitations.”
plural of “conspirator” — a member of a conspiracy
From this reading “THE CONSPIRATORS--THE DEED--THE FALSE INFORMERS.”
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading “THE CONSPIRATORS--THE DEED--THE FALSE INFORMERS.”
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading “The walls of Alla-hissar gleamed in the noontide heat.”
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading “The walls of Alla-hissar gleamed in the noontide heat.”
plural of “informer” — one who reveals confidential information in return for money
From this reading “THE CONSPIRATORS--THE DEED--THE FALSE INFORMERS.”
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading “The air was heavy with sleep, which weighed upon all living things, and made them seek shelter from the burning sun.”
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading “The air was heavy with sleep, which weighed upon all living things, and made them seek shelter from the burning sun.”
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was heavy with sleep, which weighed upon all living things, and made them seek shelter from the burning sun.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The air was heavy with sleep, which weighed upon all living things, and made them seek shelter from the burning sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The walls of Alla-hissar gleamed in the noontide heat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air was heavy with sleep, which weighed upon all living things, and made them seek shelter from the burning sun.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed as if the spirit of death brooded over all the habitations.
past form of “brood” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading It seemed as if the spirit of death brooded over all the habitations.
the act of burning something
From this reading The air was heavy with sleep, which weighed upon all living things, and made them seek shelter from the burning sun.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading All was still in the city.
plural of “conspirator” — a member of a conspiracy
From this reading THE CONSPIRATORS--THE DEED--THE FALSE INFORMERS.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading It seemed as if the spirit of death brooded over all the habitations.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading THE CONSPIRATORS--THE DEED--THE FALSE INFORMERS.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading THE CONSPIRATORS--THE DEED--THE FALSE INFORMERS.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The air was heavy with sleep, which weighed upon all living things, and made them seek shelter from the burning sun.
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading The walls of Alla-hissar gleamed in the noontide heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed as if the spirit of death brooded over all the habitations.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading The walls of Alla-hissar gleamed in the noontide heat.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The air was heavy with sleep, which weighed upon all living things, and made them seek shelter from the burning sun.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed as if the spirit of death brooded over all the habitations.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The walls of Alla-hissar gleamed in the noontide heat.
plural of “informer” — one who reveals confidential information in return for money
From this reading THE CONSPIRATORS--THE DEED--THE FALSE INFORMERS.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed as if the spirit of death brooded over all the habitations.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading The air was heavy with sleep, which weighed upon all living things, and made them seek shelter from the burning sun.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The air was heavy with sleep, which weighed upon all living things, and made them seek shelter from the burning sun.
the middle of the day
From this reading The walls of Alla-hissar gleamed in the noontide heat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The walls of Alla-hissar gleamed in the noontide heat.
above and across; more than
From this reading It seemed as if the spirit of death brooded over all the habitations.
try to get or reach
From this reading The air was heavy with sleep, which weighed upon all living things, and made them seek shelter from the burning sun.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed as if the spirit of death brooded over all the habitations.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading The air was heavy with sleep, which weighed upon all living things, and made them seek shelter from the burning sun.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The air was heavy with sleep, which weighed upon all living things, and made them seek shelter from the burning sun.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading It seemed as if the spirit of death brooded over all the habitations.
not in physical motion
From this reading All was still in the city.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The air was heavy with sleep, which weighed upon all living things, and made them seek shelter from the burning sun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONSPIRATORS--THE DEED--THE FALSE INFORMERS.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The air was heavy with sleep, which weighed upon all living things, and made them seek shelter from the burning sun.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The air was heavy with sleep, which weighed upon all living things, and made them seek shelter from the burning sun.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The air was heavy with sleep, which weighed upon all living things, and made them seek shelter from the burning sun.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The walls of Alla-hissar gleamed in the noontide heat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was heavy with sleep, which weighed upon all living things, and made them seek shelter from the burning sun.
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading The air was heavy with sleep, which weighed upon all living things, and made them seek shelter from the burning sun.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The air was heavy with sleep, which weighed upon all living things, and made them seek shelter from the burning sun.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The air was heavy with sleep, which weighed upon all living things, and made them seek shelter from the burning sun.
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