Chapter 8 of The Day of the Beast is here in full — 576 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Day of the Beast is here in full — 576 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lane's intentions and his spirit were too great for his endurance. It was some time before he got downtown again. And upon entering the inn he was told some one had just called him on the telephone. "Hello, this is Lane," he answered. "Who called me?"
Chapter 8 of The Day of the Beast is here in full — 576 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the central area or commercial center of a town or city
From this reading “It was some time before he got downtown again.”
the power to withstand hardship or stress
From this reading “Lane's intentions and his spirit were too great for his endurance.”
a movement into or inward
From this reading “And upon entering the inn he was told some one had just called him on the telephone.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “"Hello, this is Lane," he answered.”
plural of “intention” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “Lane's intentions and his spirit were too great for his endurance.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “Lane's intentions and his spirit were too great for his endurance.”
possessive form of “lane” — a narrow way or road
From this reading “Lane's intentions and his spirit were too great for his endurance.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “And upon entering the inn he was told some one had just called him on the telephone.”
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anew
From this reading It was some time before he got downtown again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lane's intentions and his spirit were too great for his endurance.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Hello, this is Lane," he answered.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was some time before he got downtown again.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And upon entering the inn he was told some one had just called him on the telephone.
the central area or commercial center of a town or city
From this reading It was some time before he got downtown again.
the power to withstand hardship or stress
From this reading Lane's intentions and his spirit were too great for his endurance.
a movement into or inward
From this reading And upon entering the inn he was told some one had just called him on the telephone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lane's intentions and his spirit were too great for his endurance.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was some time before he got downtown again.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Lane's intentions and his spirit were too great for his endurance.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And upon entering the inn he was told some one had just called him on the telephone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was some time before he got downtown again.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hello, this is Lane," he answered.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And upon entering the inn he was told some one had just called him on the telephone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lane's intentions and his spirit were too great for his endurance.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading And upon entering the inn he was told some one had just called him on the telephone.
plural of “intention” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Lane's intentions and his spirit were too great for his endurance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Hello, this is Lane," he answered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some time before he got downtown again.
and nothing more
From this reading And upon entering the inn he was told some one had just called him on the telephone.
a narrow way or road
From this reading "Hello, this is Lane," he answered.
possessive form of “lane” — a narrow way or road
From this reading Lane's intentions and his spirit were too great for his endurance.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Who called me?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And upon entering the inn he was told some one had just called him on the telephone.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And upon entering the inn he was told some one had just called him on the telephone.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was some time before he got downtown again.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Lane's intentions and his spirit were too great for his endurance.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading And upon entering the inn he was told some one had just called him on the telephone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And upon entering the inn he was told some one had just called him on the telephone.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Hello, this is Lane," he answered.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was some time before he got downtown again.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading And upon entering the inn he was told some one had just called him on the telephone.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Lane's intentions and his spirit were too great for his endurance.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And upon entering the inn he was told some one had just called him on the telephone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was some time before he got downtown again.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lane's intentions and his spirit were too great for his endurance.
which person or people
From this reading "Who called me?"
Chapter 8 of The Day of the Beast by Zane Grey holds 576 sentences, grouped into 116 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.
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