Chapter 31 of The Cryptogram: A Story of Northwest Canada is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Cryptogram: A Story of Northwest Canada is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REST AND HAPPINESS. Rat, tat, tat! Thump, thump! Bang! So noisy and persistent an assault on my door roused me at length from a delicious slumber.
Chapter 31 of The Cryptogram: A Story of Northwest Canada is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
From this reading “So noisy and persistent an assault on my door roused me at length from a delicious slumber.”
strike violently
From this reading “Bang!”
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
From this reading “So noisy and persistent an assault on my door roused me at length from a delicious slumber.”
never-ceasing
From this reading “So noisy and persistent an assault on my door roused me at length from a delicious slumber.”
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading “Rat, tat, tat!”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “So noisy and persistent an assault on my door roused me at length from a delicious slumber.”
make lacework by knotting or looping
From this reading “Rat, tat, tat!”
move rhythmically
From this reading “Thump, thump!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So noisy and persistent an assault on my door roused me at length from a delicious slumber.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So noisy and persistent an assault on my door roused me at length from a delicious slumber.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading REST AND HAPPINESS.
close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
From this reading So noisy and persistent an assault on my door roused me at length from a delicious slumber.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So noisy and persistent an assault on my door roused me at length from a delicious slumber.
strike violently
From this reading Bang!
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading So noisy and persistent an assault on my door roused me at length from a delicious slumber.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading So noisy and persistent an assault on my door roused me at length from a delicious slumber.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So noisy and persistent an assault on my door roused me at length from a delicious slumber.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading REST AND HAPPINESS.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading So noisy and persistent an assault on my door roused me at length from a delicious slumber.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So noisy and persistent an assault on my door roused me at length from a delicious slumber.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So noisy and persistent an assault on my door roused me at length from a delicious slumber.
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
From this reading So noisy and persistent an assault on my door roused me at length from a delicious slumber.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So noisy and persistent an assault on my door roused me at length from a delicious slumber.
never-ceasing
From this reading So noisy and persistent an assault on my door roused me at length from a delicious slumber.
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading Rat, tat, tat!
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading REST AND HAPPINESS.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading So noisy and persistent an assault on my door roused me at length from a delicious slumber.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading So noisy and persistent an assault on my door roused me at length from a delicious slumber.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So noisy and persistent an assault on my door roused me at length from a delicious slumber.
make lacework by knotting or looping
From this reading Rat, tat, tat!
move rhythmically
From this reading Thump, thump!
Chapter 31 of The Cryptogram: A Story of Northwest Canada by William Murray Graydon holds 77 sentences, grouped into 16 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 31 holds 77 sentences of The Cryptogram: A Story of Northwest Canada, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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