Chapter 17 of The Last Call: A Romance (Vol. 2 of 3) is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of The Last Call: A Romance (Vol. 2 of 3) is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
How were the entombed men to be delivered? Various ways suggested themselves in the heat of the moment. It was plain to all that the first thing to be done was to force the door. This was no trivial matter. How it was to be forced was the consideration.
Chapter 17 of The Last Call: A Romance (Vol. 2 of 3) is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading “How it was to be forced was the consideration.”
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “How were the entombed men to be delivered?”
past form of “entomb” — place in a grave or tomb
From this reading “How were the entombed men to be delivered?”
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading “How it was to be forced was the consideration.”
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading “Various ways suggested themselves in the heat of the moment.”
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading “This was no trivial matter.”
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading “Various ways suggested themselves in the heat of the moment.”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading “Various ways suggested themselves in the heat of the moment.”
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 “Various ways suggested themselves in the heat of the moment.”
In this reading “This was no trivial matter.”
In this reading “It was plain to all that the first thing to be done was to force the door.”
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.
(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 It was plain to all that the first thing to be done was to force the door.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How were the entombed men to be delivered?
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading How it was to be forced was the consideration.
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading How were the entombed men to be delivered?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It was plain to all that the first thing to be done was to force the door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It was plain to all that the first thing to be done was to force the door.
past form of “entomb” — place in a grave or tomb
From this reading How were the entombed men to be delivered?
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was plain to all that the first thing to be done was to force the door.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading It was plain to all that the first thing to be done was to force the door.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading How it was to be forced was the consideration.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Various ways suggested themselves in the heat of the moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How were the entombed men to be delivered?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Various ways suggested themselves in the heat of the moment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was plain to all that the first thing to be done was to force the door.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading This was no trivial matter.
the force of workers available
From this reading How were the entombed men to be delivered?
a particular point in time
From this reading Various ways suggested themselves in the heat of the moment.
not any; not one
From this reading This was no trivial matter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Various ways suggested themselves in the heat of the moment.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading It was plain to all that the first thing to be done was to force the door.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Various ways suggested themselves in the heat of the moment.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was plain to all that the first thing to be done was to force the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How were the entombed men to be delivered?
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Various ways suggested themselves in the heat of the moment.
a special situation
From this reading It was plain to all that the first thing to be done was to force the door.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was no trivial matter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How were the entombed men to be delivered?
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading This was no trivial matter.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Various ways suggested themselves in the heat of the moment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was plain to all that the first thing to be done was to force the door.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Various ways suggested themselves in the heat of the moment.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How were the entombed men to be delivered?
Chapter 17 of The Last Call: A Romance (Vol. 2 of 3) by Richard Dowling holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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 17 holds 135 sentences of The Last Call: A Romance (Vol. 2 of 3), unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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