Chapter 27 of K is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of K is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Johnny Rosenfeld was dead. All of K.'s skill had not sufficed to save him. The operation had been a marvel, but the boy's long-sapped strength failed at the last. K., set of face, stayed with him to the end. The boy did not know he was going.
Chapter 27 of K is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/76 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “The operation had been a marvel, but the boy's long-sapped strength failed at the last.”
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “The operation had been a marvel, but the boy's long-sapped strength failed at the last.”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “Johnny Rosenfeld was dead.”
be amazed at
From this reading “The operation had been a marvel, but the boy's long-sapped strength failed at the last.”
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading “The operation had been a marvel, but the boy's long-sapped strength failed at the last.”
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading “All of K.'s skill had not sufficed to save him.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “K., set of face, stayed with him to the end.”
past form of “suffice” — be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading “All of K.'s skill had not sufficed to save him.”
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 “K., set of face, stayed with him to the end.”
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 The operation had been a marvel, but the boy's long-sapped strength failed at the last.
(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 All of K.'s skill had not sufficed to save him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The operation had been a marvel, but the boy's long-sapped strength failed at the last.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The operation had been a marvel, but the boy's long-sapped strength failed at the last.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy did not know he was going.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The operation had been a marvel, but the boy's long-sapped strength failed at the last.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The operation had been a marvel, but the boy's long-sapped strength failed at the last.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Johnny Rosenfeld was dead.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The boy did not know he was going.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading K., set of face, stayed with him to the end.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading K., set of face, stayed with him to the end.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading The operation had been a marvel, but the boy's long-sapped strength failed at the last.
the act of departing
From this reading The boy did not know he was going.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All of K.'s skill had not sufficed to save him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boy did not know he was going.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All of K.'s skill had not sufficed to save him.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading Johnny Rosenfeld was dead.
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading All of K.'s skill had not sufficed to save him.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The boy did not know he was going.
immediately past
From this reading The operation had been a marvel, but the boy's long-sapped strength failed at the last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The operation had been a marvel, but the boy's long-sapped strength failed at the last.
be amazed at
From this reading The operation had been a marvel, but the boy's long-sapped strength failed at the last.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All of K.'s skill had not sufficed to save him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All of K.'s skill had not sufficed to save him.
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading The operation had been a marvel, but the boy's long-sapped strength failed at the last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Johnny Rosenfeld was dead.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading All of K.'s skill had not sufficed to save him.
except for; apart from
From this reading All of K.'s skill had not sufficed to save him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading K., set of face, stayed with him to the end.
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading All of K.'s skill had not sufficed to save him.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading K., set of face, stayed with him to the end.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading The operation had been a marvel, but the boy's long-sapped strength failed at the last.
past form of “suffice” — be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading All of K.'s skill had not sufficed to save him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The operation had been a marvel, but the boy's long-sapped strength failed at the last.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All of K.'s skill had not sufficed to save him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Johnny Rosenfeld was dead.
in the company of; together with
From this reading K., set of face, stayed with him to the end.
Chapter 27 of K by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 384 sentences, grouped into 77 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 27 holds 384 sentences of K, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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