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Chapter 4 of Night watches [complete] is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Night watches [complete] is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“O—pen—the—door!” said the voice again. “Not so much noise,” commanded Mr. Cooper. “I can't hear myself eat.” “Bob!” said the voice, in relieved accents, “Bob! Come and let me out.”
Chapter 4 of Night watches [complete] is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “accent” — distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading ““Bob!” said the voice, in relieved accents, “Bob!”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading ““Bob!” said the voice, in relieved accents, “Bob!”
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading ““Not so much noise,” commanded Mr. Cooper.”
United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
From this reading ““Not so much noise,” commanded Mr. Cooper.”
take in solid food
From this reading ““I can't hear myself eat.””
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading ““Not so much noise,” commanded Mr. Cooper.”
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading ““O—pen—the—door!” said the voice again.”
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading ““Bob!” said the voice, in relieved accents, “Bob!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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plural of “accent” — distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading “Bob!” said the voice, in relieved accents, “Bob!
anew
From this reading “O—pen—the—door!” said the voice again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come and let me out.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Bob!” said the voice, in relieved accents, “Bob!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can't hear myself eat.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come and let me out.”
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading “Not so much noise,” commanded Mr. Cooper.
United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
From this reading “Not so much noise,” commanded Mr. Cooper.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “O—pen—the—door!” said the voice again.
take in solid food
From this reading “I can't hear myself eat.”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “I can't hear myself eat.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can't hear myself eat.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Bob!” said the voice, in relieved accents, “Bob!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Come and let me out.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come and let me out.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Not so much noise,” commanded Mr. Cooper.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Not so much noise,” commanded Mr. Cooper.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I can't hear myself eat.”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “Not so much noise,” commanded Mr. Cooper.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not so much noise,” commanded Mr. Cooper.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “O—pen—the—door!” said the voice again.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Come and let me out.”
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading “O—pen—the—door!” said the voice again.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading “Bob!” said the voice, in relieved accents, “Bob!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “O—pen—the—door!” said the voice again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Not so much noise,” commanded Mr. Cooper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “O—pen—the—door!” said the voice again.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “O—pen—the—door!” said the voice again.
Chapter 4 of Night watches [complete] by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs holds 430 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.
Chapter 4 holds 430 sentences of Night watches [complete], unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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