Chapter 21 of The After House is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXI
Chapter 21 of The After House is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TURNER’S STORY “Your name?” “Marshall Benedict Turner.” “Your residence?” “West 106th Street, New York City.” “Your occupation?”
Chapter 21 of The After House is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States anthropologist (1887-1948)
From this reading ““Marshall Benedict Turner.””
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading ““Marshall Benedict Turner.””
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading ““Your occupation?””
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading ““Your residence?””
United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
From this reading “TURNER’S STORY “Your name?””
possessive form of “turner” — United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading ““West 106th Street, New York City.””
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading ““West 106th Street, New York City.””
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From this reading “West 106th Street, New York City.”
United States anthropologist (1887-1948)
From this reading “Marshall Benedict Turner.”
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “West 106th Street, New York City.”
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading “Marshall Benedict Turner.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading TURNER’S STORY “Your name?”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “West 106th Street, New York City.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “Your occupation?”
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading “Your residence?”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading TURNER’S STORY “Your name?”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “West 106th Street, New York City.”
United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
From this reading “Marshall Benedict Turner.”
possessive form of “turner” — United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
From this reading TURNER’S STORY “Your name?”
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading “West 106th Street, New York City.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “West 106th Street, New York City.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TURNER’S STORY “Your name?”
Chapter 21 of The After House by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 251 sentences, grouped into 51 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 21 holds 251 sentences of The After House, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 21 of The After House by Mary Roberts Rinehart exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 251 sentences, grouped into 51 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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