Chapter 15 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Of course,” she added, when Bassett maintained a puzzled silence, “I may be all wrong. He might have fallen in the next room and dragged himself to bed. But he was very neatly covered up.” “It's your idea, then, that this boy put him into the bed?” “I don't know.
Chapter 15 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading “But he was very neatly covered up.””
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “He might have fallen in the next room and dragged himself to bed.”
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading “He might have fallen in the next room and dragged himself to bed.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading ““It's your idea, then, that this boy put him into the bed?””
kept in good condition
From this reading ““Of course,” she added, when Bassett maintained a puzzled silence, “I may be all wrong.”
with neatness
From this reading “But he was very neatly covered up.””
filled with bewilderment
From this reading ““Of course,” she added, when Bassett maintained a puzzled silence, “I may be all wrong.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading ““Of course,” she added, when Bassett maintained a puzzled silence, “I may be all wrong.”
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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 “Of course,” she added, when Bassett maintained a puzzled silence, “I may be all wrong.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “Of course,” she added, when Bassett maintained a puzzled silence, “I may be all wrong.
(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 “Of course,” she added, when Bassett maintained a puzzled silence, “I may be all wrong.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He might have fallen in the next room and dragged himself to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Of course,” she added, when Bassett maintained a puzzled silence, “I may be all wrong.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Of course,” she added, when Bassett maintained a puzzled silence, “I may be all wrong.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading He might have fallen in the next room and dragged himself to bed.
a youthful male person
From this reading “It's your idea, then, that this boy put him into the bed?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was very neatly covered up.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course,” she added, when Bassett maintained a puzzled silence, “I may be all wrong.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading But he was very neatly covered up.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don't know.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading He might have fallen in the next room and dragged himself to bed.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading He might have fallen in the next room and dragged himself to bed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He might have fallen in the next room and dragged himself to bed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He might have fallen in the next room and dragged himself to bed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It's your idea, then, that this boy put him into the bed?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He might have fallen in the next room and dragged himself to bed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Of course,” she added, when Bassett maintained a puzzled silence, “I may be all wrong.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “It's your idea, then, that this boy put him into the bed?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He might have fallen in the next room and dragged himself to bed.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “It's your idea, then, that this boy put him into the bed?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's your idea, then, that this boy put him into the bed?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don't know.
kept in good condition
From this reading “Of course,” she added, when Bassett maintained a puzzled silence, “I may be all wrong.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Of course,” she added, when Bassett maintained a puzzled silence, “I may be all wrong.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might have fallen in the next room and dragged himself to bed.
with neatness
From this reading But he was very neatly covered up.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading He might have fallen in the next room and dragged himself to bed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course,” she added, when Bassett maintained a puzzled silence, “I may be all wrong.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “It's your idea, then, that this boy put him into the bed?”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “Of course,” she added, when Bassett maintained a puzzled silence, “I may be all wrong.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He might have fallen in the next room and dragged himself to bed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Of course,” she added, when Bassett maintained a puzzled silence, “I may be all wrong.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Of course,” she added, when Bassett maintained a puzzled silence, “I may be all wrong.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It's your idea, then, that this boy put him into the bed?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He might have fallen in the next room and dragged himself to bed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “It's your idea, then, that this boy put him into the bed?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “It's your idea, then, that this boy put him into the bed?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He might have fallen in the next room and dragged himself to bed.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But he was very neatly covered up.”
precisely as stated
From this reading But he was very neatly covered up.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he was very neatly covered up.”
at the time that
From this reading “Of course,” she added, when Bassett maintained a puzzled silence, “I may be all wrong.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “Of course,” she added, when Bassett maintained a puzzled silence, “I may be all wrong.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It's your idea, then, that this boy put him into the bed?”
Chapter 15 of The Breaking Point by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 229 sentences, grouped into 46 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 15 holds 229 sentences of The Breaking Point, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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