Chapter 21 of The crystal claw is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of The crystal claw is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHO WAS DOCTOR FENG? I fancied that I heard my name spoken. My ears were strained-- “Rex! Rex! Listen; can’t you hear?”
Chapter 21 of The crystal claw is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “WHO WAS DOCTOR FENG?”
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “My ears were strained-- “Rex!”
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading “I fancied that I heard my name spoken.”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Listen; can’t you hear?””
hear with intention
From this reading “Listen; can’t you hear?””
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “My ears were strained-- “Rex!”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “I fancied that I heard my name spoken.”
lacking natural ease
From this reading “My ears were strained-- “Rex!”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Listen; can’t you hear?”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading WHO WAS DOCTOR FENG?
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading My ears were strained-- “Rex!
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading I fancied that I heard my name spoken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHO WAS DOCTOR FENG?
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Listen; can’t you hear?”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I fancied that I heard my name spoken.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fancied that I heard my name spoken.
hear with intention
From this reading Listen; can’t you hear?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I fancied that I heard my name spoken.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I fancied that I heard my name spoken.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading My ears were strained-- “Rex!
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading I fancied that I heard my name spoken.
lacking natural ease
From this reading My ears were strained-- “Rex!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I fancied that I heard my name spoken.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHO WAS DOCTOR FENG?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My ears were strained-- “Rex!
which person or people
From this reading WHO WAS DOCTOR FENG?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Listen; can’t you hear?”
Chapter 21 of The crystal claw by William Le Queux holds 326 sentences, grouped into 66 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 21 holds 326 sentences of The crystal claw, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 21 of The crystal claw by William Le Queux exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 326 sentences, grouped into 66 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.
Work through the 66 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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