Chapter 4 of The Doom of London is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Doom of London is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was nearly eleven before Hubert staggered home. In the main business street of the suburb a news-shop was still open. A flaming placard attracted the doctor's attention. It struck him like a blow. "Alarming illness of the Asturian Emperor.
Chapter 4 of The Doom of London is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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frightening because of an awareness of danger
From this reading “"Alarming illness of the Asturian Emperor.”
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading “A flaming placard attracted the doctor's attention.”
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “A flaming placard attracted the doctor's attention.”
informal intensifiers
From this reading “A flaming placard attracted the doctor's attention.”
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading “"Alarming illness of the Asturian Emperor.”
post in a public place
From this reading “A flaming placard attracted the doctor's attention.”
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “It was nearly eleven before Hubert staggered home.”
a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
From this reading “In the main business street of the suburb a news-shop was still open.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “It was nearly eleven before Hubert staggered home.”
In this reading “In the main business street of the suburb a news-shop was still open.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the main business street of the suburb a news-shop was still open.
frightening because of an awareness of danger
From this reading "Alarming illness of the Asturian Emperor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Alarming illness of the Asturian Emperor.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading A flaming placard attracted the doctor's attention.
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading A flaming placard attracted the doctor's attention.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was nearly eleven before Hubert staggered home.
exhale hard
From this reading It struck him like a blow.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading In the main business street of the suburb a news-shop was still open.
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading A flaming placard attracted the doctor's attention.
being one more than ten
From this reading It was nearly eleven before Hubert staggered home.
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading "Alarming illness of the Asturian Emperor.
informal intensifiers
From this reading A flaming placard attracted the doctor's attention.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It struck him like a blow.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was nearly eleven before Hubert staggered home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was nearly eleven before Hubert staggered home.
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading "Alarming illness of the Asturian Emperor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the main business street of the suburb a news-shop was still open.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly eleven before Hubert staggered home.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It struck him like a blow.
most important element
From this reading In the main business street of the suburb a news-shop was still open.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It was nearly eleven before Hubert staggered home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the main business street of the suburb a news-shop was still open.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the main business street of the suburb a news-shop was still open.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading In the main business street of the suburb a news-shop was still open.
post in a public place
From this reading A flaming placard attracted the doctor's attention.
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading It was nearly eleven before Hubert staggered home.
not in physical motion
From this reading In the main business street of the suburb a news-shop was still open.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading In the main business street of the suburb a news-shop was still open.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading It struck him like a blow.
a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
From this reading In the main business street of the suburb a news-shop was still open.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the main business street of the suburb a news-shop was still open.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nearly eleven before Hubert staggered home.
Chapter 4 of The Doom of London by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 4 holds 430 sentences of The Doom of London, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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