Chapter 7 of The Film Mystery is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Film Mystery is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Downstairs I wondered if I could seal the tongue of the youth who had accommodated me before. Then I discovered that he had gone off duty. It would be extremely unlikely that he would be about until the following day. I smiled and hastened out to the street. Once in the open air again, I realized the full extent of the risk I had taken.
Chapter 7 of The Film Mystery is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “accommodate” — be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “Downstairs I wondered if I could seal the tongue of the youth who had accommodated me before.”
on a floor below
From this reading “Downstairs I wondered if I could seal the tongue of the youth who had accommodated me before.”
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading “Once in the open air again, I realized the full extent of the risk I had taken.”
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading “It would be extremely unlikely that he would be about until the following day.”
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading “I smiled and hastened out to the street.”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “Once in the open air again, I realized the full extent of the risk I had taken.”
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading “Downstairs I wondered if I could seal the tongue of the youth who had accommodated me before.”
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
From this reading “It would be extremely unlikely that he would be about until the following day.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It would be extremely unlikely that he would be about until the following day.
past form of “accommodate” — be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Downstairs I wondered if I could seal the tongue of the youth who had accommodated me before.
anew
From this reading Once in the open air again, I realized the full extent of the risk I had taken.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Once in the open air again, I realized the full extent of the risk I had taken.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I smiled and hastened out to the street.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be extremely unlikely that he would be about until the following day.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Downstairs I wondered if I could seal the tongue of the youth who had accommodated me before.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Downstairs I wondered if I could seal the tongue of the youth who had accommodated me before.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It would be extremely unlikely that he would be about until the following day.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Then I discovered that he had gone off duty.
on a floor below
From this reading Downstairs I wondered if I could seal the tongue of the youth who had accommodated me before.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Then I discovered that he had gone off duty.
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading Once in the open air again, I realized the full extent of the risk I had taken.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading It would be extremely unlikely that he would be about until the following day.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading It would be extremely unlikely that he would be about until the following day.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Once in the open air again, I realized the full extent of the risk I had taken.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Then I discovered that he had gone off duty.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Downstairs I wondered if I could seal the tongue of the youth who had accommodated me before.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading I smiled and hastened out to the street.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then I discovered that he had gone off duty.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Downstairs I wondered if I could seal the tongue of the youth who had accommodated me before.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Downstairs I wondered if I could seal the tongue of the youth who had accommodated me before.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once in the open air again, I realized the full extent of the risk I had taken.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be extremely unlikely that he would be about until the following day.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Downstairs I wondered if I could seal the tongue of the youth who had accommodated me before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Downstairs I wondered if I could seal the tongue of the youth who had accommodated me before.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then I discovered that he had gone off duty.
on one occasion
From this reading Once in the open air again, I realized the full extent of the risk I had taken.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Once in the open air again, I realized the full extent of the risk I had taken.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I smiled and hastened out to the street.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading Once in the open air again, I realized the full extent of the risk I had taken.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Once in the open air again, I realized the full extent of the risk I had taken.
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading Downstairs I wondered if I could seal the tongue of the youth who had accommodated me before.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading I smiled and hastened out to the street.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading I smiled and hastened out to the street.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Once in the open air again, I realized the full extent of the risk I had taken.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then I discovered that he had gone off duty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Downstairs I wondered if I could seal the tongue of the youth who had accommodated me before.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I discovered that he had gone off duty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I smiled and hastened out to the street.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Downstairs I wondered if I could seal the tongue of the youth who had accommodated me before.
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
From this reading It would be extremely unlikely that he would be about until the following day.
up to a particular time
From this reading It would be extremely unlikely that he would be about until the following day.
which person or people
From this reading Downstairs I wondered if I could seal the tongue of the youth who had accommodated me before.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Downstairs I wondered if I could seal the tongue of the youth who had accommodated me before.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be extremely unlikely that he would be about until the following day.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Downstairs I wondered if I could seal the tongue of the youth who had accommodated me before.
Chapter 7 of The Film Mystery by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 7 holds 425 sentences of The Film Mystery, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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