Chapter 1 of The Apartment Next Door is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 1 of The Apartment Next Door is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF THE HOUSE OF WHISPERS, LIMPY, ETC. She could not bring herself to tell him, the man she loved, the thing she knew he was. More than likely, she alone in all the world—knew who the murderer was. Had he been standing there listening? How much had he heard?
Chapter 1 of The Apartment Next Door is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF THE HOUSE OF WHISPERS, LIMPY, ETC.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “She could not bring herself to tell him, the man she loved, the thing she knew he was.”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “More than likely, she alone in all the world—knew who the murderer was.”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “Had he been standing there listening?”
held dear
From this reading “She could not bring herself to tell him, the man she loved, the thing she knew he was.”
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading “More than likely, she alone in all the world—knew who the murderer was.”
having a supporting base
From this reading “Had he been standing there listening?”
plural of “whisper” — speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “AUTHOR OF THE HOUSE OF WHISPERS, LIMPY, ETC.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading More than likely, she alone in all the world—knew who the murderer was.
Having no one else present.
From this reading More than likely, she alone in all the world—knew who the murderer was.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE HOUSE OF WHISPERS, LIMPY, ETC.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had he been standing there listening?
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading She could not bring herself to tell him, the man she loved, the thing she knew he was.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not bring herself to tell him, the man she loved, the thing she knew he was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE HOUSE OF WHISPERS, LIMPY, ETC.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he been standing there listening?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not bring herself to tell him, the man she loved, the thing she knew he was.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading How much had he heard?
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She could not bring herself to tell him, the man she loved, the thing she knew he was.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She could not bring herself to tell him, the man she loved, the thing she knew he was.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE HOUSE OF WHISPERS, LIMPY, ETC.
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From this reading How much had he heard?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading More than likely, she alone in all the world—knew who the murderer was.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She could not bring herself to tell him, the man she loved, the thing she knew he was.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading More than likely, she alone in all the world—knew who the murderer was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE HOUSE OF WHISPERS, LIMPY, ETC.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading Had he been standing there listening?
held dear
From this reading She could not bring herself to tell him, the man she loved, the thing she knew he was.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She could not bring herself to tell him, the man she loved, the thing she knew he was.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More than likely, she alone in all the world—knew who the murderer was.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading How much had he heard?
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading More than likely, she alone in all the world—knew who the murderer was.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not bring herself to tell him, the man she loved, the thing she knew he was.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE HOUSE OF WHISPERS, LIMPY, ETC.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not bring herself to tell him, the man she loved, the thing she knew he was.
having a supporting base
From this reading Had he been standing there listening?
express in words
From this reading She could not bring herself to tell him, the man she loved, the thing she knew he was.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than likely, she alone in all the world—knew who the murderer was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE HOUSE OF WHISPERS, LIMPY, ETC.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Had he been standing there listening?
a special situation
From this reading She could not bring herself to tell him, the man she loved, the thing she knew he was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She could not bring herself to tell him, the man she loved, the thing she knew he was.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She could not bring herself to tell him, the man she loved, the thing she knew he was.
plural of “whisper” — speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE HOUSE OF WHISPERS, LIMPY, ETC.
which person or people
From this reading More than likely, she alone in all the world—knew who the murderer was.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading More than likely, she alone in all the world—knew who the murderer was.
Chapter 1 of The Apartment Next Door by William Johnston holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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 1 holds 153 sentences of The Apartment Next Door, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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