Chapter 10 of Quick Action is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of Quick Action is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Strange as 'The Journal of Valdez.'... I have an idea. I wonder what you might think of it." She waited; he reflected for another moment, then, smiling: "This is a perfectly rotten place for you," he said.
Chapter 10 of Quick Action is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading “"Strange as 'The Journal of Valdez.'...”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"This is a perfectly rotten place for you," he said.”
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading “She waited; he reflected for another moment, then, smiling:”
very bad
From this reading “"This is a perfectly rotten place for you," he said.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “She waited; he reflected for another moment, then, smiling:”
a port on Alaska's southern coast from which oil is shipped to markets around the world
From this reading “"Strange as 'The Journal of Valdez.'...”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “She waited; he reflected for another moment, then, smiling:”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder what you might think of it."”
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.
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “I wonder what you might think of it."”
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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 "This is a perfectly rotten place for you," he said.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I have an idea.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading She waited; he reflected for another moment, then, smiling:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Strange as 'The Journal of Valdez.'...
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She waited; he reflected for another moment, then, smiling:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have an idea.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She waited; he reflected for another moment, then, smiling:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have an idea.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I have an idea.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is a perfectly rotten place for you," he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wonder what you might think of it."
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading "Strange as 'The Journal of Valdez.'...
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I wonder what you might think of it."
a particular point in time
From this reading She waited; he reflected for another moment, then, smiling:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Strange as 'The Journal of Valdez.'...
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "This is a perfectly rotten place for you," he said.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "This is a perfectly rotten place for you," he said.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading She waited; he reflected for another moment, then, smiling:
very bad
From this reading "This is a perfectly rotten place for you," he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "This is a perfectly rotten place for you," he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She waited; he reflected for another moment, then, smiling:
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading She waited; he reflected for another moment, then, smiling:
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "Strange as 'The Journal of Valdez.'...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Strange as 'The Journal of Valdez.'...
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She waited; he reflected for another moment, then, smiling:
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I wonder what you might think of it."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is a perfectly rotten place for you," he said.
a port on Alaska's southern coast from which oil is shipped to markets around the world
From this reading "Strange as 'The Journal of Valdez.'...
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading She waited; he reflected for another moment, then, smiling:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I wonder what you might think of it."
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder what you might think of it."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wonder what you might think of it."
Chapter 10 of Quick Action by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 10 holds 416 sentences of Quick Action, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Quick Action by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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