Chapter 3 of Locked Doors is here in full — 478 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Locked Doors is here in full — 478 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She took a step forward and caught my arm. “I had no idea it would be like this, Miss Adams. I’m dying of fear!” I had a quick vision of the swathed head on the back staircase, and some of my night’s terror came back to me. I believe we stared at each other with dilated pupils for a moment.
Chapter 3 of Locked Doors is here in full — 478 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading ““I had no idea it would be like this, Miss Adams.”
past form of “dilate” — become wider
From this reading “I believe we stared at each other with dilated pupils for a moment.”
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading “I’m dying of fear!””
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
plural of “pupil” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “I believe we stared at each other with dilated pupils for a moment.”
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading “I had a quick vision of the swathed head on the back staircase, and some of my night’s terror came back to me.”
past form of “swathe” — wrap in swaddling clothes
From this reading “I had a quick vision of the swathed head on the back staircase, and some of my night’s terror came back to me.”
a vivid mental image
From this reading “I had a quick vision of the swathed head on the back staircase, and some of my night’s terror came back to me.”
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 “I believe we stared at each other with dilated pupils for a moment.”
be restored
In this reading “I had a quick vision of the swathed head on the back staircase, and some of my night’s terror came back to me.”
temporarily
In this reading “I believe we stared at each other with dilated pupils for a moment.”
In this reading “She took a step forward and caught my arm.”
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 She took a step forward and caught my arm.
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading “I had no idea it would be like this, Miss Adams.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She took a step forward and caught my arm.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading She took a step forward and caught my arm.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I believe we stared at each other with dilated pupils for a moment.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I had a quick vision of the swathed head on the back staircase, and some of my night’s terror came back to me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I had no idea it would be like this, Miss Adams.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believe we stared at each other with dilated pupils for a moment.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I had a quick vision of the swathed head on the back staircase, and some of my night’s terror came back to me.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading She took a step forward and caught my arm.
past form of “dilate” — become wider
From this reading I believe we stared at each other with dilated pupils for a moment.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading I’m dying of fear!”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I believe we stared at each other with dilated pupils for a moment.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I’m dying of fear!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I believe we stared at each other with dilated pupils for a moment.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading She took a step forward and caught my arm.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I had no idea it would be like this, Miss Adams.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I had a quick vision of the swathed head on the back staircase, and some of my night’s terror came back to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I had no idea it would be like this, Miss Adams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m dying of fear!”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I had no idea it would be like this, Miss Adams.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I had no idea it would be like this, Miss Adams.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I had no idea it would be like this, Miss Adams.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had a quick vision of the swathed head on the back staircase, and some of my night’s terror came back to me.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “I had no idea it would be like this, Miss Adams.
a particular point in time
From this reading I believe we stared at each other with dilated pupils for a moment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She took a step forward and caught my arm.
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I had a quick vision of the swathed head on the back staircase, and some of my night’s terror came back to me.
not any; not one
From this reading “I had no idea it would be like this, Miss Adams.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I’m dying of fear!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had a quick vision of the swathed head on the back staircase, and some of my night’s terror came back to me.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I believe we stared at each other with dilated pupils for a moment.
plural of “pupil” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading I believe we stared at each other with dilated pupils for a moment.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading I had a quick vision of the swathed head on the back staircase, and some of my night’s terror came back to me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took a step forward and caught my arm.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I had a quick vision of the swathed head on the back staircase, and some of my night’s terror came back to me.
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading I had a quick vision of the swathed head on the back staircase, and some of my night’s terror came back to me.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading I believe we stared at each other with dilated pupils for a moment.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading She took a step forward and caught my arm.
past form of “swathe” — wrap in swaddling clothes
From this reading I had a quick vision of the swathed head on the back staircase, and some of my night’s terror came back to me.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading I had a quick vision of the swathed head on the back staircase, and some of my night’s terror came back to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had a quick vision of the swathed head on the back staircase, and some of my night’s terror came back to me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I had no idea it would be like this, Miss Adams.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had a quick vision of the swathed head on the back staircase, and some of my night’s terror came back to me.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took a step forward and caught my arm.
a vivid mental image
From this reading I had a quick vision of the swathed head on the back staircase, and some of my night’s terror came back to me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I believe we stared at each other with dilated pupils for a moment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I believe we stared at each other with dilated pupils for a moment.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I had no idea it would be like this, Miss Adams.
Chapter 3 of Locked Doors by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 478 sentences, grouped into 96 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 3 holds 478 sentences of Locked Doors, unabridged, divided into 96 reading sections.
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