Chapter 8 of Round the Red Lamp is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Round the Red Lamp is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Did his wife get through it, doctor?" "Oh yes, she did very well. Hullo! hullo!" He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room. It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Chapter 8 of Round the Red Lamp is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Having an unpleasantly bitter or pungent taste or smell.
From this reading “It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.”
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From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
Having an unpleasantly bitter or pungent taste or smell.
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
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From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did his wife get through it, doctor?"
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From this reading "Did his wife get through it, doctor?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did his wife get through it, doctor?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did his wife get through it, doctor?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hullo! hullo!"
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From this reading "Did his wife get through it, doctor?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh yes, she did very well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh yes, she did very well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did his wife get through it, doctor?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh yes, she did very well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh yes, she did very well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did his wife get through it, doctor?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh yes, she did very well.
Chapter 8 of Round the Red Lamp by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 8 holds 207 sentences of Round the Red Lamp, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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