Chapter 4 of Mark Tidd, Editor is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Mark Tidd, Editor is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The first thing that happened was the coming of the Man With the Black Gloves. All of a sudden we looked up and there he was standing in the door, squinting at us with his disagreeable eyes. You haven’t any idea how quiet he’d come. One second he wasn’t there; the next second there he was, and no fuss about it at all. “Howdy!” says Mark.
Chapter 4 of Mark Tidd, Editor is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not to your liking
From this reading “All of a sudden we looked up and there he was standing in the door, squinting at us with his disagreeable eyes.”
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading “One second he wasn’t there; the next second there he was, and no fuss about it at all.”
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading “The first thing that happened was the coming of the Man With the Black Gloves.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Howdy!” says Mark.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading ““Howdy!” says Mark.”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “You haven’t any idea how quiet he’d come.”
having eyes half closed in order to see better
From this reading “All of a sudden we looked up and there he was standing in the door, squinting at us with his disagreeable eyes.”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “All of a sudden we looked up and there he was standing in the door, squinting at us with his disagreeable eyes.”
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.
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In this reading “One second he wasn’t there; the next second there he was, and no fuss about it at all.”
In this reading “The first thing that happened was the coming of the Man With the Black Gloves.”
In this reading “The first thing that happened was the coming of the Man With the Black Gloves.”
seek information from
In this reading “All of a sudden we looked up and there he was standing in the door, squinting at us with his disagreeable eyes.”
In this reading “You haven’t any idea how quiet he’d come.”
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 All of a sudden we looked up and there he was standing in the door, squinting at us with his disagreeable eyes.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One second he wasn’t there; the next second there he was, and no fuss about it at all.
(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 a sudden we looked up and there he was standing in the door, squinting at us with his disagreeable eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All of a sudden we looked up and there he was standing in the door, squinting at us with his disagreeable eyes.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading You haven’t any idea how quiet he’d come.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All of a sudden we looked up and there he was standing in the door, squinting at us with his disagreeable eyes.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The first thing that happened was the coming of the Man With the Black Gloves.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You haven’t any idea how quiet he’d come.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The first thing that happened was the coming of the Man With the Black Gloves.
not to your liking
From this reading All of a sudden we looked up and there he was standing in the door, squinting at us with his disagreeable eyes.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading All of a sudden we looked up and there he was standing in the door, squinting at us with his disagreeable eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading All of a sudden we looked up and there he was standing in the door, squinting at us with his disagreeable eyes.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first thing that happened was the coming of the Man With the Black Gloves.
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading One second he wasn’t there; the next second there he was, and no fuss about it at all.
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading The first thing that happened was the coming of the Man With the Black Gloves.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The first thing that happened was the coming of the Man With the Black Gloves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You haven’t any idea how quiet he’d come.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All of a sudden we looked up and there he was standing in the door, squinting at us with his disagreeable eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You haven’t any idea how quiet he’d come.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All of a sudden we looked up and there he was standing in the door, squinting at us with his disagreeable eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You haven’t any idea how quiet he’d come.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Howdy!” says Mark.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading You haven’t any idea how quiet he’d come.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All of a sudden we looked up and there he was standing in the door, squinting at us with his disagreeable eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One second he wasn’t there; the next second there he was, and no fuss about it at all.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading All of a sudden we looked up and there he was standing in the door, squinting at us with his disagreeable eyes.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The first thing that happened was the coming of the Man With the Black Gloves.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “Howdy!” says Mark.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading One second he wasn’t there; the next second there he was, and no fuss about it at all.
not any; not one
From this reading One second he wasn’t there; the next second there he was, and no fuss about it at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first thing that happened was the coming of the Man With the Black Gloves.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One second he wasn’t there; the next second there he was, and no fuss about it at all.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading You haven’t any idea how quiet he’d come.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Howdy!” says Mark.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading One second he wasn’t there; the next second there he was, and no fuss about it at all.
having eyes half closed in order to see better
From this reading All of a sudden we looked up and there he was standing in the door, squinting at us with his disagreeable eyes.
having a supporting base
From this reading All of a sudden we looked up and there he was standing in the door, squinting at us with his disagreeable eyes.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading All of a sudden we looked up and there he was standing in the door, squinting at us with his disagreeable eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first thing that happened was the coming of the Man With the Black Gloves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first thing that happened was the coming of the Man With the Black Gloves.
in or at that place or location
From this reading All of a sudden we looked up and there he was standing in the door, squinting at us with his disagreeable eyes.
a special situation
From this reading The first thing that happened was the coming of the Man With the Black Gloves.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading All of a sudden we looked up and there he was standing in the door, squinting at us with his disagreeable eyes.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All of a sudden we looked up and there he was standing in the door, squinting at us with his disagreeable eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first thing that happened was the coming of the Man With the Black Gloves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One second he wasn’t there; the next second there he was, and no fuss about it at all.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All of a sudden we looked up and there he was standing in the door, squinting at us with his disagreeable eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The first thing that happened was the coming of the Man With the Black Gloves.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You haven’t any idea how quiet he’d come.
Chapter 4 of Mark Tidd, Editor by Clarence Budington Kelland holds 247 sentences, grouped into 50 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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