Chapter 5 of Tales of Terror and Mystery is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Tales of Terror and Mystery is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"She is at home with her own people." "Oh, really--in England?" "Yes." "What part of England--London?" "No, Twickenham."
Chapter 5 of Tales of Terror and Mystery is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “"Oh, really--in England?"”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “"She is at home with her own people."”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “"What part of England--London?"”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “"She is at home with her own people."”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “"What part of England--London?"”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “"She is at home with her own people."”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “"Oh, really--in England?"”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "She is at home with her own people."
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading "Oh, really--in England?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She is at home with her own people."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "She is at home with her own people."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, really--in England?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She is at home with her own people."
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading "What part of England--London?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, Twickenham."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What part of England--London?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, really--in England?"
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "She is at home with her own people."
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "What part of England--London?"
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "She is at home with her own people."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Oh, really--in England?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She is at home with her own people."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, Twickenham."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What part of England--London?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "She is at home with her own people."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
Chapter 5 of Tales of Terror and Mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 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 5 holds 173 sentences of Tales of Terror and Mystery, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Tales of Terror and Mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 173 sentences, grouped into 35 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.
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