Chapter 7 of Out of Death's Shadow is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Out of Death's Shadow is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OUT OF DEATH'S SHADOW. Nick breathed heavily. The end was approaching. Chick's information told him that. "We've got Leonard in a box," said Chick.
Chapter 7 of Out of Death's Shadow is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading “The end was approaching.”
uttered without voice
From this reading “Nick breathed heavily.”
young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading “Chick's information told him that.”
possessive form of “chick” — young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading “Chick's information told him that.”
possessive form of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “OUT OF DEATH'S SHADOW.”
to a considerable degree
From this reading “Nick breathed heavily.”
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading “"We've got Leonard in a box," said Chick.”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “Nick breathed heavily.”
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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 "We've got Leonard in a box," said Chick.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading The end was approaching.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading "We've got Leonard in a box," said Chick.
uttered without voice
From this reading Nick breathed heavily.
young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading "We've got Leonard in a box," said Chick.
possessive form of “chick” — young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading Chick's information told him that.
possessive form of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading OUT OF DEATH'S SHADOW.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The end was approaching.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We've got Leonard in a box," said Chick.
to a considerable degree
From this reading Nick breathed heavily.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Chick's information told him that.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We've got Leonard in a box," said Chick.
a message received and understood
From this reading Chick's information told him that.
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading "We've got Leonard in a box," said Chick.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading Nick breathed heavily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUT OF DEATH'S SHADOW.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading OUT OF DEATH'S SHADOW.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We've got Leonard in a box," said Chick.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading OUT OF DEATH'S SHADOW.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Chick's information told him that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The end was approaching.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Chick's information told him that.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The end was approaching.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've got Leonard in a box," said Chick.
Chapter 7 of Out of Death's Shadow by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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 7 holds 153 sentences of Out of Death's Shadow, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Out of Death's Shadow by Nicholas (House name) Carter exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 153 sentences, grouped into 31 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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About 281 minutes of reading across 676 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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