Chapter 6 of Sight Unseen is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Sight Unseen is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned. Some one who, in all probability, still lurked on the upper floor. Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!” I said. “Sperry!”
Chapter 6 of Sight Unseen is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
construct, build, or erect
From this reading “Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!””
an instinctive motive
From this reading “Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!””
past form of “lurk” — lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
From this reading “Some one who, in all probability, still lurked on the upper floor.”
-ing form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading “Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!””
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
From this reading “Some one who, in all probability, still lurked on the upper floor.”
logically valid
From this reading “Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!””
United States engineer and inventor of the gyrocompass (1860-1930)
From this reading “Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!””
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Some one who, in all probability, still lurked on the upper floor.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!”
construct, build, or erect
From this reading Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!”
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Some one who, in all probability, still lurked on the upper floor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
an instinctive motive
From this reading Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some one who, in all probability, still lurked on the upper floor.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
past form of “lurk” — lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
From this reading Some one who, in all probability, still lurked on the upper floor.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
-ing form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some one who, in all probability, still lurked on the upper floor.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!”
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
From this reading Some one who, in all probability, still lurked on the upper floor.
logically valid
From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
United States engineer and inventor of the gyrocompass (1860-1930)
From this reading Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!”
not in physical motion
From this reading Some one who, in all probability, still lurked on the upper floor.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some one who, in all probability, still lurked on the upper floor.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
the topmost one of two
From this reading Some one who, in all probability, still lurked on the upper floor.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
which person or people
From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
Chapter 6 of Sight Unseen by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 243 sentences, grouped into 49 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 6 holds 243 sentences of Sight Unseen, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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