Chapter 4 of The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"DEATH TO THE GRAY SEAL!" Jimmie Dale hurried now, making his way to the nearest subway station, and took a downtown train. "There should be no danger," the Tocsin had written. His eyes darkened with a flash of passion. Danger!
Chapter 4 of The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading “Jimmie Dale hurried now, making his way to the nearest subway station, and took a downtown train.”
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading “His eyes darkened with a flash of passion.”
the central area or commercial center of a town or city
From this reading “Jimmie Dale hurried now, making his way to the nearest subway station, and took a downtown train.”
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “His eyes darkened with a flash of passion.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “Jimmie Dale hurried now, making his way to the nearest subway station, and took a downtown train.”
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading “Jimmie Dale hurried now, making his way to the nearest subway station, and took a downtown train.”
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading “"DEATH TO THE GRAY SEAL!"”
an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
From this reading “Jimmie Dale hurried now, making his way to the nearest subway station, and took a downtown train.”
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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 Jimmie Dale hurried now, making his way to the nearest subway station, and took a downtown train.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jimmie Dale hurried now, making his way to the nearest subway station, and took a downtown train.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There should be no danger," the Tocsin had written.
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading Jimmie Dale hurried now, making his way to the nearest subway station, and took a downtown train.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading "There should be no danger," the Tocsin had written.
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading His eyes darkened with a flash of passion.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "DEATH TO THE GRAY SEAL!"
the central area or commercial center of a town or city
From this reading Jimmie Dale hurried now, making his way to the nearest subway station, and took a downtown train.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes darkened with a flash of passion.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading His eyes darkened with a flash of passion.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading "DEATH TO THE GRAY SEAL!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "There should be no danger," the Tocsin had written.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jimmie Dale hurried now, making his way to the nearest subway station, and took a downtown train.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Jimmie Dale hurried now, making his way to the nearest subway station, and took a downtown train.
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From this reading Jimmie Dale hurried now, making his way to the nearest subway station, and took a downtown train.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Jimmie Dale hurried now, making his way to the nearest subway station, and took a downtown train.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading Jimmie Dale hurried now, making his way to the nearest subway station, and took a downtown train.
not any; not one
From this reading "There should be no danger," the Tocsin had written.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Jimmie Dale hurried now, making his way to the nearest subway station, and took a downtown train.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His eyes darkened with a flash of passion.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading His eyes darkened with a flash of passion.
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading "DEATH TO THE GRAY SEAL!"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "There should be no danger," the Tocsin had written.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Jimmie Dale hurried now, making his way to the nearest subway station, and took a downtown train.
an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
From this reading Jimmie Dale hurried now, making his way to the nearest subway station, and took a downtown train.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "DEATH TO THE GRAY SEAL!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There should be no danger," the Tocsin had written.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "DEATH TO THE GRAY SEAL!"
the sound of an alarm (usually a bell)
From this reading "There should be no danger," the Tocsin had written.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Jimmie Dale hurried now, making his way to the nearest subway station, and took a downtown train.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Jimmie Dale hurried now, making his way to the nearest subway station, and took a downtown train.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Jimmie Dale hurried now, making his way to the nearest subway station, and took a downtown train.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His eyes darkened with a flash of passion.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading "There should be no danger," the Tocsin had written.
Chapter 4 of The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard holds 327 sentences, grouped into 66 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 4 holds 327 sentences of The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
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