Chapter 26 of The Clarion is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Clarion is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PARTING The doorbell buzzed. "That's the detective," said Dr. Surtaine to Hal. "Stay here." He wormed himself painfully into an overcoat which concealed his scarified shoulder, and went out. In a few moments he and the officer reappeared.
Chapter 26 of The Clarion is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “buzz” — make a buzzing sound
From this reading “THE PARTING The doorbell buzzed.”
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From this reading “He wormed himself painfully into an overcoat which concealed his scarified shoulder, and went out.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “"That's the detective," said Dr. Surtaine to Hal.”
a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
From this reading “THE PARTING The doorbell buzzed.”
a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
From this reading “He wormed himself painfully into an overcoat which concealed his scarified shoulder, and went out.”
unpleasantly
From this reading “He wormed himself painfully into an overcoat which concealed his scarified shoulder, and went out.”
the act of departing politely
From this reading “THE PARTING The doorbell buzzed.”
past form of “reappear” — appear again
From this reading “In a few moments he and the officer reappeared.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 few moments he and the officer reappeared.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He wormed himself painfully into an overcoat which concealed his scarified shoulder, and went out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He wormed himself painfully into an overcoat which concealed his scarified shoulder, and went out.
past form of “buzz” — make a buzzing sound
From this reading THE PARTING The doorbell buzzed.
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From this reading He wormed himself painfully into an overcoat which concealed his scarified shoulder, and went out.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading "That's the detective," said Dr. Surtaine to Hal.
a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
From this reading THE PARTING The doorbell buzzed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the detective," said Dr. Surtaine to Hal.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In a few moments he and the officer reappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the detective," said Dr. Surtaine to Hal.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wormed himself painfully into an overcoat which concealed his scarified shoulder, and went out.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Stay here."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He wormed himself painfully into an overcoat which concealed his scarified shoulder, and went out.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wormed himself painfully into an overcoat which concealed his scarified shoulder, and went out.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few moments he and the officer reappeared.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He wormed himself painfully into an overcoat which concealed his scarified shoulder, and went out.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading In a few moments he and the officer reappeared.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading In a few moments he and the officer reappeared.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He wormed himself painfully into an overcoat which concealed his scarified shoulder, and went out.
a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
From this reading He wormed himself painfully into an overcoat which concealed his scarified shoulder, and went out.
unpleasantly
From this reading He wormed himself painfully into an overcoat which concealed his scarified shoulder, and went out.
the act of departing politely
From this reading THE PARTING The doorbell buzzed.
past form of “reappear” — appear again
From this reading In a few moments he and the officer reappeared.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That's the detective," said Dr. Surtaine to Hal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wormed himself painfully into an overcoat which concealed his scarified shoulder, and went out.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading He wormed himself painfully into an overcoat which concealed his scarified shoulder, and went out.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Stay here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the detective," said Dr. Surtaine to Hal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the detective," said Dr. Surtaine to Hal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARTING The doorbell buzzed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That's the detective," said Dr. Surtaine to Hal.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He wormed himself painfully into an overcoat which concealed his scarified shoulder, and went out.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He wormed himself painfully into an overcoat which concealed his scarified shoulder, and went out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wormed himself painfully into an overcoat which concealed his scarified shoulder, and went out.
Chapter 26 of The Clarion by Samuel Hopkins Adams holds 155 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 26 holds 155 sentences of The Clarion, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 26 of The Clarion by Samuel Hopkins Adams exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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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