Chapter 29 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 29 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Captain Livingstone!” he said, and checked his hand as it was about to rise to the salute. His face broke into a smile, and he whipped off his cap. “You've forgotten me, sir,” he said. “But I've got your visiting card on the top of my head all right. Can you see it?”
Chapter 29 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading “His face broke into a smile, and he whipped off his cap.”
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading ““But I've got your visiting card on the top of my head all right.”
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading ““Captain Livingstone!” he said, and checked his hand as it was about to rise to the salute.”
Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)
From this reading ““Captain Livingstone!” he said, and checked his hand as it was about to rise to the salute.”
move upward
From this reading ““Captain Livingstone!” he said, and checked his hand as it was about to rise to the salute.”
propose a toast to
From this reading ““Captain Livingstone!” he said, and checked his hand as it was about to rise to the salute.”
the activity of making visits
From this reading ““But I've got your visiting card on the top of my head all right.”
inflected form of “whip” — beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading “His face broke into a smile, and he whipped off his cap.”
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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 His face broke into a smile, and he whipped off his cap.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Captain Livingstone!” he said, and checked his hand as it was about to rise to the salute.
(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 “But I've got your visiting card on the top of my head all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Captain Livingstone!” he said, and checked his hand as it was about to rise to the salute.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Captain Livingstone!” he said, and checked his hand as it was about to rise to the salute.
lacking funds
From this reading His face broke into a smile, and he whipped off his cap.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I've got your visiting card on the top of my head all right.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you see it?”
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading His face broke into a smile, and he whipped off his cap.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Captain Livingstone!” he said, and checked his hand as it was about to rise to the salute.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading “But I've got your visiting card on the top of my head all right.
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading “Captain Livingstone!” he said, and checked his hand as it was about to rise to the salute.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face broke into a smile, and he whipped off his cap.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “You've forgotten me, sir,” he said.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “But I've got your visiting card on the top of my head all right.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Captain Livingstone!” he said, and checked his hand as it was about to rise to the salute.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Captain Livingstone!” he said, and checked his hand as it was about to rise to the salute.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “But I've got your visiting card on the top of my head all right.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Captain Livingstone!” he said, and checked his hand as it was about to rise to the salute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I've got your visiting card on the top of my head all right.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His face broke into a smile, and he whipped off his cap.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Captain Livingstone!” he said, and checked his hand as it was about to rise to the salute.
Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)
From this reading “Captain Livingstone!” he said, and checked his hand as it was about to rise to the salute.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You've forgotten me, sir,” he said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But I've got your visiting card on the top of my head all right.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But I've got your visiting card on the top of my head all right.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading His face broke into a smile, and he whipped off his cap.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “But I've got your visiting card on the top of my head all right.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “But I've got your visiting card on the top of my head all right.
move upward
From this reading “Captain Livingstone!” he said, and checked his hand as it was about to rise to the salute.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Captain Livingstone!” he said, and checked his hand as it was about to rise to the salute.
propose a toast to
From this reading “Captain Livingstone!” he said, and checked his hand as it was about to rise to the salute.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Can you see it?”
term of address for a man
From this reading “You've forgotten me, sir,” he said.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading His face broke into a smile, and he whipped off his cap.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Captain Livingstone!” he said, and checked his hand as it was about to rise to the salute.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Captain Livingstone!” he said, and checked his hand as it was about to rise to the salute.
the upper part of anything
From this reading “But I've got your visiting card on the top of my head all right.
the activity of making visits
From this reading “But I've got your visiting card on the top of my head all right.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Captain Livingstone!” he said, and checked his hand as it was about to rise to the salute.
inflected form of “whip” — beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading His face broke into a smile, and he whipped off his cap.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you see it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You've forgotten me, sir,” he said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But I've got your visiting card on the top of my head all right.
Chapter 29 of The Breaking Point by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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.
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