Chapter XIX of The Gray Phantom's Return, “The Big Story,” is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIX
Chapter XIX of The Gray Phantom's Return, “The Big Story,” is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How is your guest, Peng Yuen?" was the Phantom's first question after entering the shop on Pell Street. The Chinaman's eyes widened. "The guest? Ah, yes, I remember. I think the gentleman is well."
Chapter XIX of The Gray Phantom's Return, “The Big Story,” is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a movement into or inward
From this reading “"How is your guest, Peng Yuen?" was the Phantom's first question after entering the shop on Pell Street.”
a man of refinement
From this reading “I think the gentleman is well."”
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “"How is your guest, Peng Yuen?" was the Phantom's first question after entering the shop on Pell Street.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “"How is your guest, Peng Yuen?" was the Phantom's first question after entering the shop on Pell Street.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Ah, yes, I remember.”
do one's shopping
From this reading “"How is your guest, Peng Yuen?" was the Phantom's first question after entering the shop on Pell Street.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “"How is your guest, Peng Yuen?" was the Phantom's first question after entering the shop on Pell Street.”
past form of “widen” — become broader or wider or more extensive
From this reading “The Chinaman's eyes widened.”
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 “"How is your guest, Peng Yuen?" was the Phantom's first question after entering the shop on Pell Street.”
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later than; following
From this reading "How is your guest, Peng Yuen?" was the Phantom's first question after entering the shop on Pell Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, yes, I remember.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Chinaman's eyes widened.
a movement into or inward
From this reading "How is your guest, Peng Yuen?" was the Phantom's first question after entering the shop on Pell Street.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The Chinaman's eyes widened.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "How is your guest, Peng Yuen?" was the Phantom's first question after entering the shop on Pell Street.
a man of refinement
From this reading I think the gentleman is well."
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading "How is your guest, Peng Yuen?" was the Phantom's first question after entering the shop on Pell Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How is your guest, Peng Yuen?" was the Phantom's first question after entering the shop on Pell Street.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ah, yes, I remember.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How is your guest, Peng Yuen?" was the Phantom's first question after entering the shop on Pell Street.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "How is your guest, Peng Yuen?" was the Phantom's first question after entering the shop on Pell Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How is your guest, Peng Yuen?" was the Phantom's first question after entering the shop on Pell Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How is your guest, Peng Yuen?" was the Phantom's first question after entering the shop on Pell Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How is your guest, Peng Yuen?" was the Phantom's first question after entering the shop on Pell Street.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "How is your guest, Peng Yuen?" was the Phantom's first question after entering the shop on Pell Street.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Ah, yes, I remember.
do one's shopping
From this reading "How is your guest, Peng Yuen?" was the Phantom's first question after entering the shop on Pell Street.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "How is your guest, Peng Yuen?" was the Phantom's first question after entering the shop on Pell Street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How is your guest, Peng Yuen?" was the Phantom's first question after entering the shop on Pell Street.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think the gentleman is well."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How is your guest, Peng Yuen?" was the Phantom's first question after entering the shop on Pell Street.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I think the gentleman is well."
past form of “widen” — become broader or wider or more extensive
From this reading The Chinaman's eyes widened.
an affirmative
From this reading Ah, yes, I remember.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How is your guest, Peng Yuen?" was the Phantom's first question after entering the shop on Pell Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How is your guest, Peng Yuen?" was the Phantom's first question after entering the shop on Pell Street.
Chapter 19 of The Gray Phantom's Return by Herman Landon holds 268 sentences, grouped into 54 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 268 sentences of The Gray Phantom's Return, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of The Gray Phantom's Return by Herman Landon exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 268 sentences, grouped into 54 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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