Chapter 18 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bassett hesitated. “No” he said at last. “What you really wanted to do was to see me, then?” “In a way, yes.” “I'll ask you one more question.
Chapter 18 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ““I'll ask you one more question.”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “Bassett hesitated.”
immediately past
From this reading ““No” he said at last.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading ““I'll ask you one more question.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading ““What you really wanted to do was to see me, then?””
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading ““What you really wanted to do was to see me, then?””
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ““In a way, yes.””
an affirmative
From this reading ““In a way, yes.””
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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 “In a way, yes.”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I'll ask you one more question.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “No” he said at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bassett hesitated.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What you really wanted to do was to see me, then?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No” he said at last.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Bassett hesitated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'll ask you one more question.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In a way, yes.”
immediately past
From this reading “No” he said at last.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What you really wanted to do was to see me, then?”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “I'll ask you one more question.
not any; not one
From this reading “No” he said at last.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I'll ask you one more question.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “I'll ask you one more question.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “What you really wanted to do was to see me, then?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No” he said at last.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “What you really wanted to do was to see me, then?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “What you really wanted to do was to see me, then?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What you really wanted to do was to see me, then?”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “What you really wanted to do was to see me, then?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What you really wanted to do was to see me, then?”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “In a way, yes.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What you really wanted to do was to see me, then?”
an affirmative
From this reading “In a way, yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What you really wanted to do was to see me, then?”
Chapter 18 of The Breaking Point by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 228 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 18 holds 228 sentences of The Breaking Point, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of The Breaking Point by Mary Roberts Rinehart exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 228 sentences, grouped into 46 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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