Chapter XIX of The girl from Scotland Yard, “Captured,” is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIX
Chapter XIX of The girl from Scotland Yard, “Captured,” is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow. “Get on the telephone, quick, and tell him he needn’t come. Invent any excuse you like! Hurry!” In a trembling voice Greta called the number.
Chapter XIX of The girl from Scotland Yard, “Captured,” is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accept an excuse for
From this reading “Invent any excuse you like!”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “Hurry!””
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading “Invent any excuse you like!”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading ““Get on the telephone, quick, and tell him he needn’t come.”
causing extreme terror
From this reading “Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow.”
past form of “tower” — appear very large or occupy a commanding position
From this reading “Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow.”
a shaky motion
From this reading “In a trembling voice Greta called the number.”
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading “Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “In a trembling voice Greta called the number.”
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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 Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Invent any excuse you like!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow.
exhale hard
From this reading Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading In a trembling voice Greta called the number.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Get on the telephone, quick, and tell him he needn’t come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow.
of, pertaining to, or like a demon or possession by a demon
From this reading Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow.
accept an excuse for
From this reading Invent any excuse you like!
made afraid
From this reading Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Get on the telephone, quick, and tell him he needn’t come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Get on the telephone, quick, and tell him he needn’t come.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Get on the telephone, quick, and tell him he needn’t come.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Hurry!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a trembling voice Greta called the number.
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading Invent any excuse you like!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Invent any excuse you like!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Get on the telephone, quick, and tell him he needn’t come.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading In a trembling voice Greta called the number.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Get on the telephone, quick, and tell him he needn’t come.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Get on the telephone, quick, and tell him he needn’t come.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “Get on the telephone, quick, and tell him he needn’t come.
express in words
From this reading “Get on the telephone, quick, and tell him he needn’t come.
causing extreme terror
From this reading Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow.
past form of “tower” — appear very large or occupy a commanding position
From this reading Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow.
a shaky motion
From this reading In a trembling voice Greta called the number.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading In a trembling voice Greta called the number.
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Demoniacal, terrifying, she towered above the frightened woman, and Greta cowered and held up her hand as though to ward off a blow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Invent any excuse you like!
Chapter 19 of The girl from Scotland Yard by Edgar Wallace holds 285 sentences, grouped into 57 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 285 sentences of The girl from Scotland Yard, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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