Chapter 3 of The Danger Mark is here in full — 687 sentences across 138 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Danger Mark is here in full — 687 sentences across 138 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night. The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott. She lay abed until noon. They started dressing her about three. After that the day became unreal to her.
Chapter 3 of The Danger Mark is here in full — 687 sentences across 138 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.
in bed
From this reading “She lay abed until noon.”
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.”
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading “They started dressing her about three.”
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading “The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.”
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.”
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading “THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.”
lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
From this reading “After that the day became unreal to her.”
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.
in bed
From this reading She lay abed until noon.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They started dressing her about three.
later than; following
From this reading After that the day became unreal to her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading After that the day became unreal to her.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading After that the day became unreal to her.
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading They started dressing her about three.
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She lay abed until noon.
a female domestic
From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.
the middle of the day
From this reading She lay abed until noon.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
only a very short time before
From this reading THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading They started dressing her about three.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They started dressing her about three.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading They started dressing her about three.
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After that the day became unreal to her.
lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
From this reading After that the day became unreal to her.
up to a particular time
From this reading She lay abed until noon.
at the time that
From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
Chapter 3 of The Danger Mark by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 687 sentences, grouped into 138 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 3 holds 687 sentences of The Danger Mark, unabridged, divided into 138 reading sections.
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