Chapter 14 of The Gray Mask is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Gray Mask is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LEVANTINE WHO GUARDED A CURTAIN Garth, in spite of Nora's fears, went confidently enough to the hospital. If he could learn all Brown knew the case should be easy sailing. In Brown's room the blinds were down. The greenish light scarcely found the upturned face. It sought rather the bandage, ghastly and white, wound thickly about the head.
Chapter 14 of The Gray Mask is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
From this reading “It sought rather the bandage, ghastly and white, wound thickly about the head.”
plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “In Brown's room the blinds were down.”
possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “In Brown's room the blinds were down.”
with confidence; in a confident manner
From this reading “THE LEVANTINE WHO GUARDED A CURTAIN Garth, in spite of Nora's fears, went confidently enough to the hospital.”
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading “It sought rather the bandage, ghastly and white, wound thickly about the head.”
of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
From this reading “The greenish light scarcely found the upturned face.”
prudent
From this reading “THE LEVANTINE WHO GUARDED A CURTAIN Garth, in spite of Nora's fears, went confidently enough to the hospital.”
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading “It sought rather the bandage, ghastly and white, wound thickly about the head.”
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 “The greenish light scarcely found the upturned face.”
In this reading “THE LEVANTINE WHO GUARDED A CURTAIN Garth, in spite of Nora's fears, went confidently enough to the hospital.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 THE LEVANTINE WHO GUARDED A CURTAIN Garth, in spite of Nora's fears, went confidently enough to the hospital.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It sought rather the bandage, ghastly and white, wound thickly about the head.
(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 If he could learn all Brown knew the case should be easy sailing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It sought rather the bandage, ghastly and white, wound thickly about the head.
a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
From this reading It sought rather the bandage, ghastly and white, wound thickly about the head.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If he could learn all Brown knew the case should be easy sailing.
plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading In Brown's room the blinds were down.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading If he could learn all Brown knew the case should be easy sailing.
possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading In Brown's room the blinds were down.
an occurrence of something
From this reading If he could learn all Brown knew the case should be easy sailing.
with confidence; in a confident manner
From this reading THE LEVANTINE WHO GUARDED A CURTAIN Garth, in spite of Nora's fears, went confidently enough to the hospital.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If he could learn all Brown knew the case should be easy sailing.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading THE LEVANTINE WHO GUARDED A CURTAIN Garth, in spite of Nora's fears, went confidently enough to the hospital.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading In Brown's room the blinds were down.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading If he could learn all Brown knew the case should be easy sailing.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading THE LEVANTINE WHO GUARDED A CURTAIN Garth, in spite of Nora's fears, went confidently enough to the hospital.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The greenish light scarcely found the upturned face.
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading THE LEVANTINE WHO GUARDED A CURTAIN Garth, in spite of Nora's fears, went confidently enough to the hospital.
set up or found
From this reading The greenish light scarcely found the upturned face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LEVANTINE WHO GUARDED A CURTAIN Garth, in spite of Nora's fears, went confidently enough to the hospital.
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading It sought rather the bandage, ghastly and white, wound thickly about the head.
of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
From this reading The greenish light scarcely found the upturned face.
prudent
From this reading THE LEVANTINE WHO GUARDED A CURTAIN Garth, in spite of Nora's fears, went confidently enough to the hospital.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he could learn all Brown knew the case should be easy sailing.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading It sought rather the bandage, ghastly and white, wound thickly about the head.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading THE LEVANTINE WHO GUARDED A CURTAIN Garth, in spite of Nora's fears, went confidently enough to the hospital.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he could learn all Brown knew the case should be easy sailing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LEVANTINE WHO GUARDED A CURTAIN Garth, in spite of Nora's fears, went confidently enough to the hospital.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It sought rather the bandage, ghastly and white, wound thickly about the head.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading If he could learn all Brown knew the case should be easy sailing.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading If he could learn all Brown knew the case should be easy sailing.
(formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant
From this reading THE LEVANTINE WHO GUARDED A CURTAIN Garth, in spite of Nora's fears, went confidently enough to the hospital.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The greenish light scarcely found the upturned face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LEVANTINE WHO GUARDED A CURTAIN Garth, in spite of Nora's fears, went confidently enough to the hospital.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LEVANTINE WHO GUARDED A CURTAIN Garth, in spite of Nora's fears, went confidently enough to the hospital.
on the contrary
From this reading It sought rather the bandage, ghastly and white, wound thickly about the head.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading In Brown's room the blinds were down.
the work of a sailor
From this reading If he could learn all Brown knew the case should be easy sailing.
only a very short time before
From this reading The greenish light scarcely found the upturned face.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If he could learn all Brown knew the case should be easy sailing.
that is looked for
From this reading It sought rather the bandage, ghastly and white, wound thickly about the head.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading THE LEVANTINE WHO GUARDED A CURTAIN Garth, in spite of Nora's fears, went confidently enough to the hospital.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LEVANTINE WHO GUARDED A CURTAIN Garth, in spite of Nora's fears, went confidently enough to the hospital.
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading It sought rather the bandage, ghastly and white, wound thickly about the head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LEVANTINE WHO GUARDED A CURTAIN Garth, in spite of Nora's fears, went confidently enough to the hospital.
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading The greenish light scarcely found the upturned face.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE LEVANTINE WHO GUARDED A CURTAIN Garth, in spite of Nora's fears, went confidently enough to the hospital.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In Brown's room the blinds were down.
a Caucasian
From this reading It sought rather the bandage, ghastly and white, wound thickly about the head.
which person or people
From this reading THE LEVANTINE WHO GUARDED A CURTAIN Garth, in spite of Nora's fears, went confidently enough to the hospital.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading It sought rather the bandage, ghastly and white, wound thickly about the head.
Chapter 14 of The Gray Mask by Wadsworth Camp holds 282 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 14 holds 282 sentences of The Gray Mask, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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