Chapter 17 of The Great Secret is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Great Secret is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE DEATH CHAMBER I sat up suddenly in bed and turned on the light. It was barely two o'clock by my watch, but I felt sure that I had not been mistaken. Some one had knocked at my door. In the act of springing out of bed the sound was repeated. This time there was certainly no mistake about it, and I heard my name called-- "Mr. Courage!
Chapter 17 of The Great Secret is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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only a very short time before
From this reading “It was barely two o'clock by my watch, but I felt sure that I had not been mistaken.”
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading “IN THE DEATH CHAMBER I sat up suddenly in bed and turned on the light.”
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading “This time there was certainly no mistake about it, and I heard my name called-- "Mr. Courage!”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “Some one had knocked at my door.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “This time there was certainly no mistake about it, and I heard my name called-- "Mr. Courage!”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “It was barely two o'clock by my watch, but I felt sure that I had not been mistaken.”
according to the clock
From this reading “It was barely two o'clock by my watch, but I felt sure that I had not been mistaken.”
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “In the act of springing out of bed the sound was repeated.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This time there was certainly no mistake about it, and I heard my name called-- "Mr. Courage!
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading In the act of springing out of bed the sound was repeated.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE DEATH CHAMBER I sat up suddenly in bed and turned on the light.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some one had knocked at my door.
only a very short time before
From this reading It was barely two o'clock by my watch, but I felt sure that I had not been mistaken.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading IN THE DEATH CHAMBER I sat up suddenly in bed and turned on the light.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was barely two o'clock by my watch, but I felt sure that I had not been mistaken.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was barely two o'clock by my watch, but I felt sure that I had not been mistaken.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was barely two o'clock by my watch, but I felt sure that I had not been mistaken.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading This time there was certainly no mistake about it, and I heard my name called-- "Mr. Courage!
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading This time there was certainly no mistake about it, and I heard my name called-- "Mr. Courage!
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading IN THE DEATH CHAMBER I sat up suddenly in bed and turned on the light.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading This time there was certainly no mistake about it, and I heard my name called-- "Mr. Courage!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading IN THE DEATH CHAMBER I sat up suddenly in bed and turned on the light.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Some one had knocked at my door.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It was barely two o'clock by my watch, but I felt sure that I had not been mistaken.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was barely two o'clock by my watch, but I felt sure that I had not been mistaken.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading This time there was certainly no mistake about it, and I heard my name called-- "Mr. Courage!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN THE DEATH CHAMBER I sat up suddenly in bed and turned on the light.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE DEATH CHAMBER I sat up suddenly in bed and turned on the light.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was barely two o'clock by my watch, but I felt sure that I had not been mistaken.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Some one had knocked at my door.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading IN THE DEATH CHAMBER I sat up suddenly in bed and turned on the light.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading This time there was certainly no mistake about it, and I heard my name called-- "Mr. Courage!
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading It was barely two o'clock by my watch, but I felt sure that I had not been mistaken.
a form of address for a man
From this reading This time there was certainly no mistake about it, and I heard my name called-- "Mr. Courage!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was barely two o'clock by my watch, but I felt sure that I had not been mistaken.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading This time there was certainly no mistake about it, and I heard my name called-- "Mr. Courage!
not any; not one
From this reading This time there was certainly no mistake about it, and I heard my name called-- "Mr. Courage!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was barely two o'clock by my watch, but I felt sure that I had not been mistaken.
according to the clock
From this reading It was barely two o'clock by my watch, but I felt sure that I had not been mistaken.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the act of springing out of bed the sound was repeated.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN THE DEATH CHAMBER I sat up suddenly in bed and turned on the light.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one had knocked at my door.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In the act of springing out of bed the sound was repeated.
recurring again and again
From this reading In the act of springing out of bed the sound was repeated.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading IN THE DEATH CHAMBER I sat up suddenly in bed and turned on the light.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some one had knocked at my door.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading In the act of springing out of bed the sound was repeated.
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading In the act of springing out of bed the sound was repeated.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading IN THE DEATH CHAMBER I sat up suddenly in bed and turned on the light.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading It was barely two o'clock by my watch, but I felt sure that I had not been mistaken.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was barely two o'clock by my watch, but I felt sure that I had not been mistaken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE DEATH CHAMBER I sat up suddenly in bed and turned on the light.
in or at that place or location
From this reading This time there was certainly no mistake about it, and I heard my name called-- "Mr. Courage!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time there was certainly no mistake about it, and I heard my name called-- "Mr. Courage!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This time there was certainly no mistake about it, and I heard my name called-- "Mr. Courage!
moved around an axis or center
From this reading IN THE DEATH CHAMBER I sat up suddenly in bed and turned on the light.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was barely two o'clock by my watch, but I felt sure that I had not been mistaken.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading IN THE DEATH CHAMBER I sat up suddenly in bed and turned on the light.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was barely two o'clock by my watch, but I felt sure that I had not been mistaken.
look attentively
From this reading It was barely two o'clock by my watch, but I felt sure that I had not been mistaken.
Chapter 17 of The Great Secret by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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.
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