Chapter 22 of The Kingdom of the Blind is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of The Kingdom of the Blind is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Granet sauntered in to breakfast a few minutes late on the following morning. A little volley of questions and exclamations reached him as he stood by the sideboard. “Heard about the Zeppelin raid?” “They say there’s a bomb on the ninth green!” “Market Burnham Hall is burnt to the ground!”
Chapter 22 of The Kingdom of the Blind is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading ““They say there’s a bomb on the ninth green!””
United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912)
From this reading ““Market Burnham Hall is burnt to the ground!””
ruined by overcooking
From this reading ““Market Burnham Hall is burnt to the ground!””
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “A little volley of questions and exclamations reached him as he stood by the sideboard.”
position nine in a countable series of things
From this reading ““They say there’s a bomb on the ninth green!””
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading ““Heard about the Zeppelin raid?””
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
From this reading “A little volley of questions and exclamations reached him as he stood by the sideboard.”
German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917)
From this reading ““Heard about the Zeppelin raid?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Granet sauntered in to breakfast a few minutes late on the following morning.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Heard about the Zeppelin raid?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A little volley of questions and exclamations reached him as he stood by the sideboard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A little volley of questions and exclamations reached him as he stood by the sideboard.
an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading “They say there’s a bomb on the ninth green!”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Granet sauntered in to breakfast a few minutes late on the following morning.
United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912)
From this reading “Market Burnham Hall is burnt to the ground!”
ruined by overcooking
From this reading “Market Burnham Hall is burnt to the ground!”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A little volley of questions and exclamations reached him as he stood by the sideboard.
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading A little volley of questions and exclamations reached him as he stood by the sideboard.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Granet sauntered in to breakfast a few minutes late on the following morning.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Granet sauntered in to breakfast a few minutes late on the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Granet sauntered in to breakfast a few minutes late on the following morning.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “They say there’s a bomb on the ninth green!”
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading “Market Burnham Hall is burnt to the ground!”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “Market Burnham Hall is burnt to the ground!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A little volley of questions and exclamations reached him as he stood by the sideboard.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Heard about the Zeppelin raid?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A little volley of questions and exclamations reached him as he stood by the sideboard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Granet sauntered in to breakfast a few minutes late on the following morning.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Market Burnham Hall is burnt to the ground!”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Granet sauntered in to breakfast a few minutes late on the following morning.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little volley of questions and exclamations reached him as he stood by the sideboard.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading “Market Burnham Hall is burnt to the ground!”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Granet sauntered in to breakfast a few minutes late on the following morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Granet sauntered in to breakfast a few minutes late on the following morning.
position nine in a countable series of things
From this reading “They say there’s a bomb on the ninth green!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A little volley of questions and exclamations reached him as he stood by the sideboard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Granet sauntered in to breakfast a few minutes late on the following morning.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading A little volley of questions and exclamations reached him as he stood by the sideboard.
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading “Heard about the Zeppelin raid?”
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading A little volley of questions and exclamations reached him as he stood by the sideboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Granet sauntered in to breakfast a few minutes late on the following morning.
express in words
From this reading “They say there’s a bomb on the ninth green!”
a removable board fitted on the side of a wagon to increase its capacity
From this reading A little volley of questions and exclamations reached him as he stood by the sideboard.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading A little volley of questions and exclamations reached him as he stood by the sideboard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Granet sauntered in to breakfast a few minutes late on the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They say there’s a bomb on the ninth green!”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They say there’s a bomb on the ninth green!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Granet sauntered in to breakfast a few minutes late on the following morning.
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
From this reading A little volley of questions and exclamations reached him as he stood by the sideboard.
German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917)
From this reading “Heard about the Zeppelin raid?”
Chapter 22 of The Kingdom of the Blind by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 22 holds 95 sentences of The Kingdom of the Blind, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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