Chapter 14 of "Persons Unknown" is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of "Persons Unknown" is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HERRICK HEARS A BELL RING "Don't let them take me!" Christina entreated. "Don't let them lock me up! That door--! Turn the key!"
Chapter 14 of "Persons Unknown" is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 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.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “HERRICK HEARS A BELL RING "Don't let them take me!"”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “That door--!”
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “HERRICK HEARS A BELL RING "Don't let them take me!"”
English lyric poet (1591-1674)
From this reading “HERRICK HEARS A BELL RING "Don't let them take me!"”
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading “Turn the key!"”
fasten with a lock
From this reading “"Don't let them lock me up!”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “HERRICK HEARS A BELL RING "Don't let them take me!"”
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “Turn the key!"”
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 “Turn the key!"”
In this reading “HERRICK HEARS A BELL RING "Don't let them take me!"”
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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 HERRICK HEARS A BELL RING "Don't let them take me!"
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading HERRICK HEARS A BELL RING "Don't let them take me!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Christina entreated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HERRICK HEARS A BELL RING "Don't let them take me!"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading That door--!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Christina entreated.
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading HERRICK HEARS A BELL RING "Don't let them take me!"
English lyric poet (1591-1674)
From this reading HERRICK HEARS A BELL RING "Don't let them take me!"
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading Turn the key!"
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading HERRICK HEARS A BELL RING "Don't let them take me!"
fasten with a lock
From this reading "Don't let them lock me up!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HERRICK HEARS A BELL RING "Don't let them take me!"
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading HERRICK HEARS A BELL RING "Don't let them take me!"
carry out
From this reading HERRICK HEARS A BELL RING "Don't let them take me!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That door--!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Turn the key!"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading HERRICK HEARS A BELL RING "Don't let them take me!"
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Turn the key!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Don't let them lock me up!
Chapter 14 of "Persons Unknown" by Virginia, -1946 Tracy holds 330 sentences, grouped into 66 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 14 holds 330 sentences of "Persons Unknown", unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of "Persons Unknown" by Virginia, -1946 Tracy exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 330 sentences, grouped into 66 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.
Work through the 66 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 66 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 14 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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