Chapter 19 of The Crevice is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Crevice is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TRAP "You are ready, Miss Lawton? Nerves steady enough for the ordeal?" asked Blaine the following morning. "I am ready." Anita's voice was firm and controlled, and there was the glint of a challenge in her eyes. A wondrous change had come over her since the previous day.
Chapter 19 of The Crevice is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take exception to
From this reading “Anita's voice was firm and controlled, and there was the glint of a challenge in her eyes.”
restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
From this reading “Anita's voice was firm and controlled, and there was the glint of a challenge in her eyes.”
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading “Anita's voice was firm and controlled, and there was the glint of a challenge in her eyes.”
a town in southwest Oklahoma
From this reading “THE TRAP "You are ready, Miss Lawton?”
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading “Nerves steady enough for the ordeal?" asked Blaine the following morning.”
a severe or trying experience
From this reading “Nerves steady enough for the ordeal?" asked Blaine the following morning.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “THE TRAP "You are ready, Miss Lawton?”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “A wondrous change had come over her since the previous day.”
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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 Anita's voice was firm and controlled, and there was the glint of a challenge in her eyes.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am ready."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anita's voice was firm and controlled, and there was the glint of a challenge in her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anita's voice was firm and controlled, and there was the glint of a challenge in her eyes.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE TRAP "You are ready, Miss Lawton?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Nerves steady enough for the ordeal?" asked Blaine the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nerves steady enough for the ordeal?" asked Blaine the following morning.
take exception to
From this reading Anita's voice was firm and controlled, and there was the glint of a challenge in her eyes.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading A wondrous change had come over her since the previous day.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A wondrous change had come over her since the previous day.
restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
From this reading Anita's voice was firm and controlled, and there was the glint of a challenge in her eyes.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A wondrous change had come over her since the previous day.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Nerves steady enough for the ordeal?" asked Blaine the following morning.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Anita's voice was firm and controlled, and there was the glint of a challenge in her eyes.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading Anita's voice was firm and controlled, and there was the glint of a challenge in her eyes.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Nerves steady enough for the ordeal?" asked Blaine the following morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nerves steady enough for the ordeal?" asked Blaine the following morning.
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Anita's voice was firm and controlled, and there was the glint of a challenge in her eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A wondrous change had come over her since the previous day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anita's voice was firm and controlled, and there was the glint of a challenge in her eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am ready."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anita's voice was firm and controlled, and there was the glint of a challenge in her eyes.
a town in southwest Oklahoma
From this reading THE TRAP "You are ready, Miss Lawton?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading THE TRAP "You are ready, Miss Lawton?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Nerves steady enough for the ordeal?" asked Blaine the following morning.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading Nerves steady enough for the ordeal?" asked Blaine the following morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anita's voice was firm and controlled, and there was the glint of a challenge in her eyes.
a severe or trying experience
From this reading Nerves steady enough for the ordeal?" asked Blaine the following morning.
above and across; more than
From this reading A wondrous change had come over her since the previous day.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading A wondrous change had come over her since the previous day.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading THE TRAP "You are ready, Miss Lawton?
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A wondrous change had come over her since the previous day.
make steady
From this reading Nerves steady enough for the ordeal?" asked Blaine the following morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAP "You are ready, Miss Lawton?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Anita's voice was firm and controlled, and there was the glint of a challenge in her eyes.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading THE TRAP "You are ready, Miss Lawton?
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Anita's voice was firm and controlled, and there was the glint of a challenge in her eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anita's voice was firm and controlled, and there was the glint of a challenge in her eyes.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading A wondrous change had come over her since the previous day.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE TRAP "You are ready, Miss Lawton?
Chapter 19 of The Crevice by William J. Burns holds 295 sentences, grouped into 59 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 19 holds 295 sentences of The Crevice, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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