Chapter 9 of The Door in the Wall, and Other Stories is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Door in the Wall, and Other Stories is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Horrocks stared at him with the expression of a man who has suddenly awakened. “Vestiges of daylight?
Chapter 9 of The Door in the Wall, and Other Stories is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused or activated
From this reading “Horrocks stared at him with the expression of a man who has suddenly awakened.”
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading ““Vestiges of daylight?”
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “Horrocks stared at him with the expression of a man who has suddenly awakened.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Horrocks stared at him with the expression of a man who has suddenly awakened.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Horrocks stared at him with the expression of a man who has suddenly awakened.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Horrocks stared at him with the expression of a man who has suddenly awakened.”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “Horrocks stared at him with the expression of a man who has suddenly awakened.”
plural of “vestige” — an indication that something has been present
From this reading ““Vestiges of daylight?”
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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 Horrocks stared at him with the expression of a man who has suddenly awakened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Horrocks stared at him with the expression of a man who has suddenly awakened.
aroused or activated
From this reading Horrocks stared at him with the expression of a man who has suddenly awakened.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “Vestiges of daylight?
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Horrocks stared at him with the expression of a man who has suddenly awakened.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Horrocks stared at him with the expression of a man who has suddenly awakened.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Horrocks stared at him with the expression of a man who has suddenly awakened.
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From this reading Horrocks stared at him with the expression of a man who has suddenly awakened.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Horrocks stared at him with the expression of a man who has suddenly awakened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Horrocks stared at him with the expression of a man who has suddenly awakened.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Horrocks stared at him with the expression of a man who has suddenly awakened.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Horrocks stared at him with the expression of a man who has suddenly awakened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Horrocks stared at him with the expression of a man who has suddenly awakened.
plural of “vestige” — an indication that something has been present
From this reading “Vestiges of daylight?
which person or people
From this reading Horrocks stared at him with the expression of a man who has suddenly awakened.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Horrocks stared at him with the expression of a man who has suddenly awakened.
Chapter 9 of The Door in the Wall, and Other Stories by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 197 sentences of The Door in the Wall, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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