Chapter 27 of The Angel of Terror is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Angel of Terror is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"However did you get here?" asked Lydia in surprise. "I went into Nice," said the girl carelessly. "The detectives were going there and I gave them a lift." "I see," said Jack, "so you came into Turbie by the back road? I wondered why I hadn't seen your car."
Chapter 27 of The Angel of Terror is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “I wondered why I hadn't seen your car."”
without care or concern
From this reading “"I went into Nice," said the girl carelessly.”
plural of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “"The detectives were going there and I gave them a lift."”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “"I see," said Jack, "so you came into Turbie by the back road?”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “"The detectives were going there and I gave them a lift."”
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
From this reading “"However did you get here?" asked Lydia in surprise.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “"I went into Nice," said the girl carelessly.”
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “I wondered why I hadn't seen your car."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "The detectives were going there and I gave them a lift."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The detectives were going there and I gave them a lift."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "However did you get here?" asked Lydia in surprise.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I see," said Jack, "so you came into Turbie by the back road?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I see," said Jack, "so you came into Turbie by the back road?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I see," said Jack, "so you came into Turbie by the back road?
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading I wondered why I hadn't seen your car."
without care or concern
From this reading "I went into Nice," said the girl carelessly.
plural of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading "The detectives were going there and I gave them a lift."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "However did you get here?" asked Lydia in surprise.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "The detectives were going there and I gave them a lift."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "However did you get here?" asked Lydia in surprise.
a young female
From this reading "I went into Nice," said the girl carelessly.
the act of departing
From this reading "The detectives were going there and I gave them a lift."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wondered why I hadn't seen your car."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "However did you get here?" asked Lydia in surprise.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading "However did you get here?" asked Lydia in surprise.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I went into Nice," said the girl carelessly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "However did you get here?" asked Lydia in surprise.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I went into Nice," said the girl carelessly.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "I see," said Jack, "so you came into Turbie by the back road?
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading "The detectives were going there and I gave them a lift."
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
From this reading "However did you get here?" asked Lydia in surprise.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "I went into Nice," said the girl carelessly.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "I see," said Jack, "so you came into Turbie by the back road?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I went into Nice," said the girl carelessly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I see," said Jack, "so you came into Turbie by the back road?
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I wondered why I hadn't seen your car."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I see," said Jack, "so you came into Turbie by the back road?
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "However did you get here?" asked Lydia in surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I went into Nice," said the girl carelessly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "The detectives were going there and I gave them a lift."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "The detectives were going there and I gave them a lift."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I see," said Jack, "so you came into Turbie by the back road?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I went into Nice," said the girl carelessly.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The detectives were going there and I gave them a lift."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I wondered why I hadn't seen your car."
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading I wondered why I hadn't seen your car."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "However did you get here?" asked Lydia in surprise.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wondered why I hadn't seen your car."
Chapter 27 of The Angel of Terror by Edgar Wallace holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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.
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