Chapter 8 of Simeon Tetlow's Shadow is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Simeon Tetlow's Shadow is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When the letter reached the manager, he threw it on his desk with an exclamation of disgust. “What’s up?” said the superintendent. “Harrington.” “What?” “Backed out,” said the manager.
Chapter 8 of Simeon Tetlow's Shadow is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading ““Backed out,” said the manager.”
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “When the letter reached the manager, he threw it on his desk with an exclamation of disgust.”
fill with distaste
From this reading “When the letter reached the manager, he threw it on his desk with an exclamation of disgust.”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “When the letter reached the manager, he threw it on his desk with an exclamation of disgust.”
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “When the letter reached the manager, he threw it on his desk with an exclamation of disgust.”
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “When the letter reached the manager, he threw it on his desk with an exclamation of disgust.”
a person who directs and manages an organization
From this reading ““What’s up?” said the superintendent.”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “When the letter reached the manager, he threw it on his desk with an exclamation of disgust.”
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In this reading “When the letter reached the manager, he threw it on his desk with an exclamation of disgust.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When the letter reached the manager, he threw it on his desk with an exclamation of disgust.
having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading “Backed out,” said the manager.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading When the letter reached the manager, he threw it on his desk with an exclamation of disgust.
fill with distaste
From this reading When the letter reached the manager, he threw it on his desk with an exclamation of disgust.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading When the letter reached the manager, he threw it on his desk with an exclamation of disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Harrington.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the letter reached the manager, he threw it on his desk with an exclamation of disgust.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the letter reached the manager, he threw it on his desk with an exclamation of disgust.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the letter reached the manager, he threw it on his desk with an exclamation of disgust.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading When the letter reached the manager, he threw it on his desk with an exclamation of disgust.
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading When the letter reached the manager, he threw it on his desk with an exclamation of disgust.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the letter reached the manager, he threw it on his desk with an exclamation of disgust.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the letter reached the manager, he threw it on his desk with an exclamation of disgust.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Backed out,” said the manager.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When the letter reached the manager, he threw it on his desk with an exclamation of disgust.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “What’s up?” said the superintendent.
a person who directs and manages an organization
From this reading “What’s up?” said the superintendent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the letter reached the manager, he threw it on his desk with an exclamation of disgust.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading When the letter reached the manager, he threw it on his desk with an exclamation of disgust.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “What’s up?” said the superintendent.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s up?” said the superintendent.
at the time that
From this reading When the letter reached the manager, he threw it on his desk with an exclamation of disgust.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the letter reached the manager, he threw it on his desk with an exclamation of disgust.
Chapter 8 of Simeon Tetlow's Shadow by Jennette Lee holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 8 holds 408 sentences of Simeon Tetlow's Shadow, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Simeon Tetlow's Shadow by Jennette Lee exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 82 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 8 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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