Chapter 18 of The Adventures of Harry Revel is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Adventures of Harry Revel is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHECKMATE. Mr. Rogers's attitude stiffened with mock terror. So natural was it that I cowered back under the bed. He closed the valise with a snap as a heel grated on the window-ledge and George Leicester dropped into the room. "Wh--ew!
Chapter 18 of The Adventures of Harry Revel is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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complete victory
From this reading “CHECKMATE.”
past form of “grate” — furnish with a grate
From this reading “He closed the valise with a snap as a heel grated on the window-ledge and George Leicester dropped into the room.”
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading “He closed the valise with a snap as a heel grated on the window-ledge and George Leicester dropped into the room.”
a largely agricultural county in central England
From this reading “He closed the valise with a snap as a heel grated on the window-ledge and George Leicester dropped into the room.”
treat with contempt
From this reading “Mr. Rogers's attitude stiffened with mock terror.”
possessive form of “rogers” — United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading “Mr. Rogers's attitude stiffened with mock terror.”
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “He closed the valise with a snap as a heel grated on the window-ledge and George Leicester dropped into the room.”
past form of “stiffen” — become stiff or stiffer
From this reading “Mr. Rogers's attitude stiffened with mock terror.”
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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 He closed the valise with a snap as a heel grated on the window-ledge and George Leicester dropped into the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He closed the valise with a snap as a heel grated on the window-ledge and George Leicester dropped into the room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He closed the valise with a snap as a heel grated on the window-ledge and George Leicester dropped into the room.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading Mr. Rogers's attitude stiffened with mock terror.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading So natural was it that I cowered back under the bed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading So natural was it that I cowered back under the bed.
complete victory
From this reading CHECKMATE.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading He closed the valise with a snap as a heel grated on the window-ledge and George Leicester dropped into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So natural was it that I cowered back under the bed.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading He closed the valise with a snap as a heel grated on the window-ledge and George Leicester dropped into the room.
military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum
From this reading "Wh--ew!
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading He closed the valise with a snap as a heel grated on the window-ledge and George Leicester dropped into the room.
past form of “grate” — furnish with a grate
From this reading He closed the valise with a snap as a heel grated on the window-ledge and George Leicester dropped into the room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He closed the valise with a snap as a heel grated on the window-ledge and George Leicester dropped into the room.
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading He closed the valise with a snap as a heel grated on the window-ledge and George Leicester dropped into the room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So natural was it that I cowered back under the bed.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He closed the valise with a snap as a heel grated on the window-ledge and George Leicester dropped into the room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So natural was it that I cowered back under the bed.
a largely agricultural county in central England
From this reading He closed the valise with a snap as a heel grated on the window-ledge and George Leicester dropped into the room.
treat with contempt
From this reading Mr. Rogers's attitude stiffened with mock terror.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Rogers's attitude stiffened with mock terror.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading So natural was it that I cowered back under the bed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He closed the valise with a snap as a heel grated on the window-ledge and George Leicester dropped into the room.
possessive form of “rogers” — United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading Mr. Rogers's attitude stiffened with mock terror.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He closed the valise with a snap as a heel grated on the window-ledge and George Leicester dropped into the room.
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading He closed the valise with a snap as a heel grated on the window-ledge and George Leicester dropped into the room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So natural was it that I cowered back under the bed.
past form of “stiffen” — become stiff or stiffer
From this reading Mr. Rogers's attitude stiffened with mock terror.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Mr. Rogers's attitude stiffened with mock terror.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So natural was it that I cowered back under the bed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So natural was it that I cowered back under the bed.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading So natural was it that I cowered back under the bed.
a small overnight bag for short trips
From this reading He closed the valise with a snap as a heel grated on the window-ledge and George Leicester dropped into the room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So natural was it that I cowered back under the bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wh--ew!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He closed the valise with a snap as a heel grated on the window-ledge and George Leicester dropped into the room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Rogers's attitude stiffened with mock terror.
Chapter 18 of The Adventures of Harry Revel by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 158 sentences, grouped into 32 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 18 holds 158 sentences of The Adventures of Harry Revel, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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