Chapter 7 of The After House is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The After House is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead. “Singleton’s sick,” he explained. “He’s up there in a corner, with Oleson and McNamara holding him.” “Burns,” I said cautiously—“I’ve found another!” “God, not one of the women!”
Chapter 7 of The After House is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading “WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead.”
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading “WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead.”
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading ““Burns,” I said cautiously—“I’ve found another!””
a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship
From this reading “WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead.”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading ““Singleton’s sick,” he explained.”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading ““Singleton’s sick,” he explained.”
possessive form of “singleton” — a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
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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’s up there in a corner, with Oleson and McNamara holding him.”
later than; following
From this reading WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Burns,” I said cautiously—“I’ve found another!”
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead.
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead.
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading “Burns,” I said cautiously—“I’ve found another!”
a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship
From this reading WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “He’s up there in a corner, with Oleson and McNamara holding him.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “Singleton’s sick,” he explained.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead.
set up or found
From this reading “Burns,” I said cautiously—“I’ve found another!”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “God, not one of the women!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Singleton’s sick,” he explained.
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From this reading “He’s up there in a corner, with Oleson and McNamara holding him.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He’s up there in a corner, with Oleson and McNamara holding him.”
the act of retaining something
From this reading “He’s up there in a corner, with Oleson and McNamara holding him.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Burns,” I said cautiously—“I’ve found another!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “He’s up there in a corner, with Oleson and McNamara holding him.”
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s up there in a corner, with Oleson and McNamara holding him.”
the force of workers available
From this reading WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “God, not one of the women!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “God, not one of the women!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s up there in a corner, with Oleson and McNamara holding him.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “God, not one of the women!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Burns,” I said cautiously—“I’ve found another!”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Singleton’s sick,” he explained.
possessive form of “singleton” — a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
From this reading “Singleton’s sick,” he explained.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “He’s up there in a corner, with Oleson and McNamara holding him.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading WE FIND THE AXE I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “He’s up there in a corner, with Oleson and McNamara holding him.”
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “God, not one of the women!”
Chapter 7 of The After House by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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 7 holds 142 sentences of The After House, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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