Chapter 34 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 34 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“She knows it, Walter.” “Knows what?” “Knows he was back here and didn't see her. Annie blurted it out; she'd got it from the Oglethorpe's laundress. Mr. Oglethorpe saw him on the street.”
Chapter 34 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in or to or toward a former location
From this reading ““Knows he was back here and didn't see her.”
past form of “blurt” — utter impulsively
From this reading “Annie blurted it out; she'd got it from the Oglethorpe's laundress.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Annie blurted it out; she'd got it from the Oglethorpe's laundress.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading ““Knows he was back here and didn't see her.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading ““She knows it, Walter.””
cut with a saw
From this reading “Mr. Oglethorpe saw him on the street.””
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “Mr. Oglethorpe saw him on the street.””
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading ““She knows it, Walter.””
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Knows he was back here and didn't see her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annie blurted it out; she'd got it from the Oglethorpe's laundress.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Knows he was back here and didn't see her.
past form of “blurt” — utter impulsively
From this reading Annie blurted it out; she'd got it from the Oglethorpe's laundress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Knows he was back here and didn't see her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Annie blurted it out; she'd got it from the Oglethorpe's laundress.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Annie blurted it out; she'd got it from the Oglethorpe's laundress.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Knows he was back here and didn't see her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Knows he was back here and didn't see her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Knows he was back here and didn't see her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Oglethorpe saw him on the street.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “She knows it, Walter.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “She knows it, Walter.”
a working woman who takes in washing
From this reading Annie blurted it out; she'd got it from the Oglethorpe's laundress.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Oglethorpe saw him on the street.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Oglethorpe saw him on the street.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annie blurted it out; she'd got it from the Oglethorpe's laundress.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Oglethorpe saw him on the street.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Annie blurted it out; she'd got it from the Oglethorpe's laundress.
cut with a saw
From this reading Mr. Oglethorpe saw him on the street.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Knows he was back here and didn't see her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She knows it, Walter.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annie blurted it out; she'd got it from the Oglethorpe's laundress.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Mr. Oglethorpe saw him on the street.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Annie blurted it out; she'd got it from the Oglethorpe's laundress.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “She knows it, Walter.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Knows he was back here and didn't see her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Knows what?”
Chapter 34 of The Breaking Point by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 231 sentences, grouped into 47 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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