Chapter 1 of The Gray Dawn is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Gray Dawn is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot. I said, get out--and I mean it!" "Call all you please," he sneered. "Nobody's going to pay any attention to your calls at Jake's Place!" MILTON KEITH: a young lawyer from Baltimore.
Chapter 1 of The Gray Dawn is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center
From this reading “MILTON KEITH: a young lawyer from Baltimore.”
capable of wounding
From this reading “They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.”
possessive form of “jakes” — a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
From this reading “"Nobody's going to pay any attention to your calls at Jake's Place!"”
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading “MILTON KEITH: a young lawyer from Baltimore.”
possessive form of “nobody” — a person of no influence
From this reading “"Nobody's going to pay any attention to your calls at Jake's Place!"”
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading “They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.”
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
From this reading “They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.”
past form of “sneer” — express through a scornful smile
From this reading “"Call all you please," he sneered.”
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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 MILTON KEITH: a young lawyer from Baltimore.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Call all you please," he sneered.
Having no one else present.
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Nobody's going to pay any attention to your calls at Jake's Place!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Nobody's going to pay any attention to your calls at Jake's Place!"
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading "Nobody's going to pay any attention to your calls at Jake's Place!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center
From this reading MILTON KEITH: a young lawyer from Baltimore.
capable of wounding
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Call all you please," he sneered.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading "Nobody's going to pay any attention to your calls at Jake's Place!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MILTON KEITH: a young lawyer from Baltimore.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I said, get out--and I mean it!"
the act of departing
From this reading "Nobody's going to pay any attention to your calls at Jake's Place!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Call all you please," he sneered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said, get out--and I mean it!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I said, get out--and I mean it!"
possessive form of “jakes” — a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
From this reading "Nobody's going to pay any attention to your calls at Jake's Place!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MILTON KEITH: a young lawyer from Baltimore.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading MILTON KEITH: a young lawyer from Baltimore.
the act of departing
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I said, get out--and I mean it!"
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading MILTON KEITH: a young lawyer from Baltimore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
possessive form of “nobody” — a person of no influence
From this reading "Nobody's going to pay any attention to your calls at Jake's Place!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I said, get out--and I mean it!"
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading "Nobody's going to pay any attention to your calls at Jake's Place!"
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Nobody's going to pay any attention to your calls at Jake's Place!"
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Call all you please," he sneered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said, get out--and I mean it!"
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
past form of “sneer” — express through a scornful smile
From this reading "Call all you please," he sneered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Call all you please," he sneered.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading MILTON KEITH: a young lawyer from Baltimore.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Nobody's going to pay any attention to your calls at Jake's Place!"
Chapter 1 of The Gray Dawn by Stewart Edward White holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 1 holds 402 sentences of The Gray Dawn, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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