Chapter 8 of The Dweller on the Threshold is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The Dweller on the Threshold is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You. I told you I had no reason to give you as to why you attracted my attention in the street. Were you satisfied with that? Not at all. You must needs come here,--very glad to see you!--and say, 'I feel sure you must be able to give me a reason.
Chapter 8 of The Dweller on the Threshold is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “You must needs come here,--very glad to see you!--and say, 'I feel sure you must be able to give me a reason.”
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “I told you I had no reason to give you as to why you attracted my attention in the street.”
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading “I told you I had no reason to give you as to why you attracted my attention in the street.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “You must needs come here,--very glad to see you!--and say, 'I feel sure you must be able to give me a reason.”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “You must needs come here,--very glad to see you!--and say, 'I feel sure you must be able to give me a reason.”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “I told you I had no reason to give you as to why you attracted my attention in the street.”
filled with satisfaction
From this reading “Were you satisfied with that?”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “I told you I had no reason to give you as to why you attracted my attention in the street.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You must needs come here,--very glad to see you!--and say, 'I feel sure you must be able to give me a reason.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading You must needs come here,--very glad to see you!--and say, 'I feel sure you must be able to give me a reason.
(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 Not at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You must needs come here,--very glad to see you!--and say, 'I feel sure you must be able to give me a reason.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I told you I had no reason to give you as to why you attracted my attention in the street.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not at all.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading I told you I had no reason to give you as to why you attracted my attention in the street.
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading I told you I had no reason to give you as to why you attracted my attention in the street.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You must needs come here,--very glad to see you!--and say, 'I feel sure you must be able to give me a reason.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You must needs come here,--very glad to see you!--and say, 'I feel sure you must be able to give me a reason.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading You must needs come here,--very glad to see you!--and say, 'I feel sure you must be able to give me a reason.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I told you I had no reason to give you as to why you attracted my attention in the street.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading You must needs come here,--very glad to see you!--and say, 'I feel sure you must be able to give me a reason.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I told you I had no reason to give you as to why you attracted my attention in the street.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading You must needs come here,--very glad to see you!--and say, 'I feel sure you must be able to give me a reason.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told you I had no reason to give you as to why you attracted my attention in the street.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I told you I had no reason to give you as to why you attracted my attention in the street.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You must needs come here,--very glad to see you!--and say, 'I feel sure you must be able to give me a reason.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must needs come here,--very glad to see you!--and say, 'I feel sure you must be able to give me a reason.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I told you I had no reason to give you as to why you attracted my attention in the street.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading You must needs come here,--very glad to see you!--and say, 'I feel sure you must be able to give me a reason.
not any; not one
From this reading I told you I had no reason to give you as to why you attracted my attention in the street.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not at all.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading I told you I had no reason to give you as to why you attracted my attention in the street.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading Were you satisfied with that?
express in words
From this reading You must needs come here,--very glad to see you!--and say, 'I feel sure you must be able to give me a reason.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You must needs come here,--very glad to see you!--and say, 'I feel sure you must be able to give me a reason.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading I told you I had no reason to give you as to why you attracted my attention in the street.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading You must needs come here,--very glad to see you!--and say, 'I feel sure you must be able to give me a reason.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Were you satisfied with that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I told you I had no reason to give you as to why you attracted my attention in the street.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I told you I had no reason to give you as to why you attracted my attention in the street.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told you I had no reason to give you as to why you attracted my attention in the street.
precisely as stated
From this reading You must needs come here,--very glad to see you!--and say, 'I feel sure you must be able to give me a reason.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were you satisfied with that?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I told you I had no reason to give you as to why you attracted my attention in the street.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Were you satisfied with that?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You.
Chapter 8 of The Dweller on the Threshold by Robert Hichens holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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