Chapter 6 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 6 of The Doom of London is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was quite a large crowd in Oxford Street. The whole roadway was wet; the gutters ran with the water from the broken pipes. The air was full of the odour of gas. All the clocks in the streets seemed to have gone mad. Lord Barcombe glanced at his own watch, to find that it was racing furiously.
Chapter 6 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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European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
From this reading “All the clocks in the streets seemed to have gone mad.”
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading “Lord Barcombe glanced at his own watch, to find that it was racing furiously.”
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading “The air was full of the odour of gas.”
plural of “gutter” — a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
From this reading “The whole roadway was wet; the gutters ran with the water from the broken pipes.”
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “The air was full of the odour of gas.”
plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “The whole roadway was wet; the gutters ran with the water from the broken pipes.”
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading “Lord Barcombe glanced at his own watch, to find that it was racing furiously.”
a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
From this reading “The whole roadway was wet; the gutters ran with the water from the broken pipes.”
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.
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In this reading “Lord Barcombe glanced at his own watch, to find that it was racing furiously.”
In this reading “All the clocks in the streets seemed to have gone mad.”
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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 There was quite a large crowd in Oxford Street.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was full of the odour of gas.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the clocks in the streets seemed to have gone mad.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lord Barcombe glanced at his own watch, to find that it was racing furiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord Barcombe glanced at his own watch, to find that it was racing furiously.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The whole roadway was wet; the gutters ran with the water from the broken pipes.
European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
From this reading All the clocks in the streets seemed to have gone mad.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading There was quite a large crowd in Oxford Street.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Lord Barcombe glanced at his own watch, to find that it was racing furiously.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The whole roadway was wet; the gutters ran with the water from the broken pipes.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The air was full of the odour of gas.
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading Lord Barcombe glanced at his own watch, to find that it was racing furiously.
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading The air was full of the odour of gas.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Lord Barcombe glanced at his own watch, to find that it was racing furiously.
destroyed or killed
From this reading All the clocks in the streets seemed to have gone mad.
plural of “gutter” — a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
From this reading The whole roadway was wet; the gutters ran with the water from the broken pipes.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All the clocks in the streets seemed to have gone mad.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lord Barcombe glanced at his own watch, to find that it was racing furiously.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was quite a large crowd in Oxford Street.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lord Barcombe glanced at his own watch, to find that it was racing furiously.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was quite a large crowd in Oxford Street.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord Barcombe glanced at his own watch, to find that it was racing furiously.
roused to anger
From this reading All the clocks in the streets seemed to have gone mad.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading The air was full of the odour of gas.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The air was full of the odour of gas.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Lord Barcombe glanced at his own watch, to find that it was racing furiously.
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading There was quite a large crowd in Oxford Street.
plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading The whole roadway was wet; the gutters ran with the water from the broken pipes.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading There was quite a large crowd in Oxford Street.
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading Lord Barcombe glanced at his own watch, to find that it was racing furiously.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The whole roadway was wet; the gutters ran with the water from the broken pipes.
a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
From this reading The whole roadway was wet; the gutters ran with the water from the broken pipes.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading All the clocks in the streets seemed to have gone mad.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading There was quite a large crowd in Oxford Street.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading All the clocks in the streets seemed to have gone mad.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lord Barcombe glanced at his own watch, to find that it was racing furiously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The whole roadway was wet; the gutters ran with the water from the broken pipes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was quite a large crowd in Oxford Street.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the clocks in the streets seemed to have gone mad.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was quite a large crowd in Oxford Street.
look attentively
From this reading Lord Barcombe glanced at his own watch, to find that it was racing furiously.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The whole roadway was wet; the gutters ran with the water from the broken pipes.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading The whole roadway was wet; the gutters ran with the water from the broken pipes.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole roadway was wet; the gutters ran with the water from the broken pipes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The whole roadway was wet; the gutters ran with the water from the broken pipes.
Chapter 6 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 6 holds 430 sentences of The Doom of London, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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