Chapter 4 of The Golden Skull is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Golden Skull is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Inside the Walls "The fire escape!" Scotty yelled. Rick was with him on the instant. They ran to the end of the corridor, threw open the door, and dashed down the fire escape. No word passed between them as they crossed Dewey Boulevard.
Chapter 4 of The Golden Skull is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a wide street or thoroughfare
From this reading “No word passed between them as they crossed Dewey Boulevard.”
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “They ran to the end of the corridor, threw open the door, and dashed down the fire escape.”
placed crosswise
From this reading “No word passed between them as they crossed Dewey Boulevard.”
having gaps or spaces
From this reading “They ran to the end of the corridor, threw open the door, and dashed down the fire escape.”
United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)
From this reading “No word passed between them as they crossed Dewey Boulevard.”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “Inside the Walls "The fire escape!"”
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading “Rick was with him on the instant.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Scotty yelled.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “They ran to the end of the corridor, threw open the door, and dashed down the fire escape.”
In this reading “No word passed between them as they crossed Dewey Boulevard.”
a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency
In this reading “Inside the Walls "The fire escape!"”
In this reading “Rick was with him on the instant.”
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.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They ran to the end of the corridor, threw open the door, and dashed down the fire escape.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No word passed between them as they crossed Dewey Boulevard.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading No word passed between them as they crossed Dewey Boulevard.
a wide street or thoroughfare
From this reading No word passed between them as they crossed Dewey Boulevard.
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading They ran to the end of the corridor, threw open the door, and dashed down the fire escape.
placed crosswise
From this reading No word passed between them as they crossed Dewey Boulevard.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading They ran to the end of the corridor, threw open the door, and dashed down the fire escape.
United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)
From this reading No word passed between them as they crossed Dewey Boulevard.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading They ran to the end of the corridor, threw open the door, and dashed down the fire escape.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They ran to the end of the corridor, threw open the door, and dashed down the fire escape.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading They ran to the end of the corridor, threw open the door, and dashed down the fire escape.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Inside the Walls "The fire escape!"
start firing a weapon
From this reading Inside the Walls "The fire escape!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rick was with him on the instant.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Inside the Walls "The fire escape!"
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Rick was with him on the instant.
not any; not one
From this reading No word passed between them as they crossed Dewey Boulevard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They ran to the end of the corridor, threw open the door, and dashed down the fire escape.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Rick was with him on the instant.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They ran to the end of the corridor, threw open the door, and dashed down the fire escape.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading No word passed between them as they crossed Dewey Boulevard.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading They ran to the end of the corridor, threw open the door, and dashed down the fire escape.
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading Rick was with him on the instant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scotty yelled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Inside the Walls "The fire escape!"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading No word passed between them as they crossed Dewey Boulevard.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They ran to the end of the corridor, threw open the door, and dashed down the fire escape.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading They ran to the end of the corridor, threw open the door, and dashed down the fire escape.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They ran to the end of the corridor, threw open the door, and dashed down the fire escape.
plural of “wall” — 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 Inside the Walls "The fire escape!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rick was with him on the instant.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rick was with him on the instant.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading No word passed between them as they crossed Dewey Boulevard.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Scotty yelled.
Chapter 4 of The Golden Skull by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin holds 248 sentences, grouped into 50 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 248 sentences of The Golden Skull, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The Golden Skull by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 248 sentences, grouped into 50 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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