Chapter 19 of The Film of Fear is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Film of Fear is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The first thing that Duvall did, after releasing Grace from her bonds, was to take her in his arms and kiss her. Then he found the electric switch upon the wall and turned on the lights. "What--what was it?" Grace asked, staring before her in horror. "What was what?" he questioned.
Chapter 19 of The Film of Fear is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading “The first thing that Duvall did, after releasing Grace from her bonds, was to take her in his arms and kiss her.”
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading “Then he found the electric switch upon the wall and turned on the lights.”
intense and profound fear
From this reading “Grace asked, staring before her in horror.”
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading “Then he found the electric switch upon the wall and turned on the lights.”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “"What was what?" he questioned.”
emotionally purging (of e.g. art)
From this reading “The first thing that Duvall did, after releasing Grace from her bonds, was to take her in his arms and kiss her.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “Grace asked, staring before her in horror.”
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading “Then he found the electric switch upon the wall and turned on the lights.”
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later than; following
From this reading The first thing that Duvall did, after releasing Grace from her bonds, was to take her in his arms and kiss her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first thing that Duvall did, after releasing Grace from her bonds, was to take her in his arms and kiss her.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The first thing that Duvall did, after releasing Grace from her bonds, was to take her in his arms and kiss her.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Grace asked, staring before her in horror.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Grace asked, staring before her in horror.
plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading The first thing that Duvall did, after releasing Grace from her bonds, was to take her in his arms and kiss her.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The first thing that Duvall did, after releasing Grace from her bonds, was to take her in his arms and kiss her.
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From this reading The first thing that Duvall did, after releasing Grace from her bonds, was to take her in his arms and kiss her.
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading Then he found the electric switch upon the wall and turned on the lights.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first thing that Duvall did, after releasing Grace from her bonds, was to take her in his arms and kiss her.
set up or found
From this reading Then he found the electric switch upon the wall and turned on the lights.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The first thing that Duvall did, after releasing Grace from her bonds, was to take her in his arms and kiss her.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading The first thing that Duvall did, after releasing Grace from her bonds, was to take her in his arms and kiss her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he found the electric switch upon the wall and turned on the lights.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The first thing that Duvall did, after releasing Grace from her bonds, was to take her in his arms and kiss her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The first thing that Duvall did, after releasing Grace from her bonds, was to take her in his arms and kiss her.
intense and profound fear
From this reading Grace asked, staring before her in horror.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first thing that Duvall did, after releasing Grace from her bonds, was to take her in his arms and kiss her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What--what was it?"
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading The first thing that Duvall did, after releasing Grace from her bonds, was to take her in his arms and kiss her.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading Then he found the electric switch upon the wall and turned on the lights.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he found the electric switch upon the wall and turned on the lights.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "What was what?" he questioned.
emotionally purging (of e.g. art)
From this reading The first thing that Duvall did, after releasing Grace from her bonds, was to take her in his arms and kiss her.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Grace asked, staring before her in horror.
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading Then he found the electric switch upon the wall and turned on the lights.
carry out
From this reading The first thing that Duvall did, after releasing Grace from her bonds, was to take her in his arms and kiss her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first thing that Duvall did, after releasing Grace from her bonds, was to take her in his arms and kiss her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first thing that Duvall did, after releasing Grace from her bonds, was to take her in his arms and kiss her.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he found the electric switch upon the wall and turned on the lights.
a special situation
From this reading The first thing that Duvall did, after releasing Grace from her bonds, was to take her in his arms and kiss her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first thing that Duvall did, after releasing Grace from her bonds, was to take her in his arms and kiss her.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then he found the electric switch upon the wall and turned on the lights.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then he found the electric switch upon the wall and turned on the lights.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Then he found the electric switch upon the wall and turned on the lights.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first thing that Duvall did, after releasing Grace from her bonds, was to take her in his arms and kiss her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What--what was it?"
Chapter 19 of The Film of Fear by Frederic Arnold Kummer holds 277 sentences, grouped into 56 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 19 holds 277 sentences of The Film of Fear, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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