Chapter 31 of The fog is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The fog is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNTIL WHEN? I “We’re entraining on the ‘eleven o’clock’ for New York to-night, Madge. I’m supposed to have my men on the transport to-morrow at noon.” Gordon pulled back a khaki sleeve and looked at his gunmetal wrist-watch. “I must be back at the Armory at nine o’clock sharp.
Chapter 31 of The fog is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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From this reading ““I must be back at the Armory at nine o’clock sharp.”
being one more than ten
From this reading “I “We’re entraining on the ‘eleven o’clock’ for New York to-night, Madge.”
of a yellowish brown color
From this reading “Gordon pulled back a khaki sleeve and looked at his gunmetal wrist-watch.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading ““I must be back at the Armory at nine o’clock sharp.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “I’m supposed to have my men on the transport to-morrow at noon.””
according to the clock
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “Gordon pulled back a khaki sleeve and looked at his gunmetal wrist-watch.”
something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading “I’m supposed to have my men on the transport to-morrow at noon.””
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In this reading “I’m supposed to have my men on the transport to-morrow at noon.””
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Gordon pulled back a khaki sleeve and looked at his gunmetal wrist-watch.”
In this reading ““I must be back at the Armory at nine o’clock sharp.”
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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 Gordon pulled back a khaki sleeve and looked at his gunmetal wrist-watch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gordon pulled back a khaki sleeve and looked at his gunmetal wrist-watch.
a collection of resources
From this reading “I must be back at the Armory at nine o’clock sharp.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I’m supposed to have my men on the transport to-morrow at noon.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Gordon pulled back a khaki sleeve and looked at his gunmetal wrist-watch.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I must be back at the Armory at nine o’clock sharp.
being one more than ten
From this reading I “We’re entraining on the ‘eleven o’clock’ for New York to-night, Madge.
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From this reading I “We’re entraining on the ‘eleven o’clock’ for New York to-night, Madge.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I “We’re entraining on the ‘eleven o’clock’ for New York to-night, Madge.
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From this reading Gordon pulled back a khaki sleeve and looked at his gunmetal wrist-watch.
a type of bronze used for parts subject to wear or corrosion (especially corrosion by sea water)
From this reading Gordon pulled back a khaki sleeve and looked at his gunmetal wrist-watch.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I’m supposed to have my men on the transport to-morrow at noon.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gordon pulled back a khaki sleeve and looked at his gunmetal wrist-watch.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I “We’re entraining on the ‘eleven o’clock’ for New York to-night, Madge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m supposed to have my men on the transport to-morrow at noon.”
of a yellowish brown color
From this reading Gordon pulled back a khaki sleeve and looked at his gunmetal wrist-watch.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Gordon pulled back a khaki sleeve and looked at his gunmetal wrist-watch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I “We’re entraining on the ‘eleven o’clock’ for New York to-night, Madge.
the force of workers available
From this reading I’m supposed to have my men on the transport to-morrow at noon.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must be back at the Armory at nine o’clock sharp.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I’m supposed to have my men on the transport to-morrow at noon.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I “We’re entraining on the ‘eleven o’clock’ for New York to-night, Madge.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “I must be back at the Armory at nine o’clock sharp.
the middle of the day
From this reading I’m supposed to have my men on the transport to-morrow at noon.”
according to the clock
From this reading I “We’re entraining on the ‘eleven o’clock’ for New York to-night, Madge.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I “We’re entraining on the ‘eleven o’clock’ for New York to-night, Madge.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Gordon pulled back a khaki sleeve and looked at his gunmetal wrist-watch.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “I must be back at the Armory at nine o’clock sharp.
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading Gordon pulled back a khaki sleeve and looked at his gunmetal wrist-watch.
required or under orders
From this reading I’m supposed to have my men on the transport to-morrow at noon.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I “We’re entraining on the ‘eleven o’clock’ for New York to-night, Madge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’m supposed to have my men on the transport to-morrow at noon.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m supposed to have my men on the transport to-morrow at noon.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I “We’re entraining on the ‘eleven o’clock’ for New York to-night, Madge.
something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading I’m supposed to have my men on the transport to-morrow at noon.”
up to a particular time
From this reading UNTIL WHEN?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I “We’re entraining on the ‘eleven o’clock’ for New York to-night, Madge.
at the time that
From this reading UNTIL WHEN?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gordon pulled back a khaki sleeve and looked at his gunmetal wrist-watch.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading I “We’re entraining on the ‘eleven o’clock’ for New York to-night, Madge.
Chapter 31 of The fog by William Dudley Pelley holds 304 sentences, grouped into 61 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 31 holds 304 sentences of The fog, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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