Chapter 9 of The Day of Days: An Extravaganza is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Day of Days: An Extravaganza is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"To hell with my time allowance! Try to keep me, if you like!" P. Sybarite strode excitedly to the door and jerked it open. The detective followed him, puffing philosophically. There was no one in sight in the hall.
Chapter 9 of The Day of Days: An Extravaganza is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 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.
an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
From this reading “"To hell with my time allowance!”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “The detective followed him, puffing philosophically.”
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading “P. Sybarite strode excitedly to the door and jerked it open.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “"To hell with my time allowance!”
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading “P. Sybarite strode excitedly to the door and jerked it open.”
in a philosophic manner
From this reading “The detective followed him, puffing philosophically.”
blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
From this reading “The detective followed him, puffing philosophically.”
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading “P. Sybarite strode excitedly to the door and jerked it open.”
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.
an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
From this reading "To hell with my time allowance!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading P. Sybarite strode excitedly to the door and jerked it open.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading The detective followed him, puffing philosophically.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading P. Sybarite strode excitedly to the door and jerked it open.
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading P. Sybarite strode excitedly to the door and jerked it open.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The detective followed him, puffing philosophically.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading There was no one in sight in the hall.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading "To hell with my time allowance!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The detective followed him, puffing philosophically.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Try to keep me, if you like!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no one in sight in the hall.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading P. Sybarite strode excitedly to the door and jerked it open.
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading P. Sybarite strode excitedly to the door and jerked it open.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Try to keep me, if you like!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Try to keep me, if you like!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Try to keep me, if you like!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "To hell with my time allowance!
not any; not one
From this reading There was no one in sight in the hall.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was no one in sight in the hall.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading P. Sybarite strode excitedly to the door and jerked it open.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading P. Sybarite strode excitedly to the door and jerked it open.
in a philosophic manner
From this reading The detective followed him, puffing philosophically.
blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
From this reading The detective followed him, puffing philosophically.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading There was no one in sight in the hall.
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading P. Sybarite strode excitedly to the door and jerked it open.
a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
From this reading P. Sybarite strode excitedly to the door and jerked it open.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading P. Sybarite strode excitedly to the door and jerked it open.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no one in sight in the hall.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "To hell with my time allowance!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To hell with my time allowance!
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Try to keep me, if you like!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no one in sight in the hall.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "To hell with my time allowance!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Try to keep me, if you like!"
Chapter 9 of The Day of Days: An Extravaganza by Louis Joseph Vance holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 9 holds 409 sentences of The Day of Days: An Extravaganza, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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