Chapter 21 of The Hidden Places is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Hidden Places is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lawanne had been thumping a typewriter for hours, he told Hollister, until his fingers ached. He was almost through with this task, which for months had been a curious mixture of drudgery and pleasure. "I'm through all but typing the last two chapters. It's been a fierce grind." "You'll be on the wing soon, then", Hollister observed.
Chapter 21 of The Hidden Places is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading “Lawanne had been thumping a typewriter for hours, he told Hollister, until his fingers ached.”
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “"I'm through all but typing the last two chapters.”
hard monotonous routine work
From this reading “He was almost through with this task, which for months had been a curious mixture of drudgery and pleasure.”
press or grind with a crushing noise
From this reading “It's been a fierce grind."”
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
From this reading “He was almost through with this task, which for months had been a curious mixture of drudgery and pleasure.”
a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
From this reading “Lawanne had been thumping a typewriter for hours, he told Hollister, until his fingers ached.”
hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time
From this reading “Lawanne had been thumping a typewriter for hours, he told Hollister, until his fingers ached.”
writing done with a typewriter
From this reading “"I'm through all but typing the last two chapters.”
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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 Lawanne had been thumping a typewriter for hours, he told Hollister, until his fingers ached.
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading Lawanne had been thumping a typewriter for hours, he told Hollister, until his fingers ached.
(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 "I'm through all but typing the last two chapters.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He was almost through with this task, which for months had been a curious mixture of drudgery and pleasure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was almost through with this task, which for months had been a curious mixture of drudgery and pleasure.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You'll be on the wing soon, then", Hollister observed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lawanne had been thumping a typewriter for hours, he told Hollister, until his fingers ached.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I'm through all but typing the last two chapters.
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading "I'm through all but typing the last two chapters.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading He was almost through with this task, which for months had been a curious mixture of drudgery and pleasure.
hard monotonous routine work
From this reading He was almost through with this task, which for months had been a curious mixture of drudgery and pleasure.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading It's been a fierce grind."
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Lawanne had been thumping a typewriter for hours, he told Hollister, until his fingers ached.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lawanne had been thumping a typewriter for hours, he told Hollister, until his fingers ached.
press or grind with a crushing noise
From this reading It's been a fierce grind."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lawanne had been thumping a typewriter for hours, he told Hollister, until his fingers ached.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lawanne had been thumping a typewriter for hours, he told Hollister, until his fingers ached.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lawanne had been thumping a typewriter for hours, he told Hollister, until his fingers ached.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lawanne had been thumping a typewriter for hours, he told Hollister, until his fingers ached.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Lawanne had been thumping a typewriter for hours, he told Hollister, until his fingers ached.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm through all but typing the last two chapters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's been a fierce grind."
immediately past
From this reading "I'm through all but typing the last two chapters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lawanne had been thumping a typewriter for hours, he told Hollister, until his fingers ached.
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
From this reading He was almost through with this task, which for months had been a curious mixture of drudgery and pleasure.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading He was almost through with this task, which for months had been a curious mixture of drudgery and pleasure.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "You'll be on the wing soon, then", Hollister observed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was almost through with this task, which for months had been a curious mixture of drudgery and pleasure.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You'll be on the wing soon, then", Hollister observed.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading He was almost through with this task, which for months had been a curious mixture of drudgery and pleasure.
in the near future
From this reading "You'll be on the wing soon, then", Hollister observed.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading He was almost through with this task, which for months had been a curious mixture of drudgery and pleasure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'm through all but typing the last two chapters.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "You'll be on the wing soon, then", Hollister observed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was almost through with this task, which for months had been a curious mixture of drudgery and pleasure.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He was almost through with this task, which for months had been a curious mixture of drudgery and pleasure.
a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
From this reading Lawanne had been thumping a typewriter for hours, he told Hollister, until his fingers ached.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Lawanne had been thumping a typewriter for hours, he told Hollister, until his fingers ached.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "I'm through all but typing the last two chapters.
hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time
From this reading Lawanne had been thumping a typewriter for hours, he told Hollister, until his fingers ached.
writing done with a typewriter
From this reading "I'm through all but typing the last two chapters.
up to a particular time
From this reading Lawanne had been thumping a typewriter for hours, he told Hollister, until his fingers ached.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was almost through with this task, which for months had been a curious mixture of drudgery and pleasure.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was almost through with this task, which for months had been a curious mixture of drudgery and pleasure.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading "You'll be on the wing soon, then", Hollister observed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was almost through with this task, which for months had been a curious mixture of drudgery and pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll be on the wing soon, then", Hollister observed.
Chapter 21 of The Hidden Places by Bertrand W. Sinclair holds 260 sentences, grouped into 52 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 21 holds 260 sentences of The Hidden Places, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 21 of The Hidden Places by Bertrand W. Sinclair exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 260 sentences, grouped into 52 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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