Chapter 34 of The Lighted Way is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of The Lighted Way is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CLOSE TO TRAGEDY The two men stood up in the automobile. Sabatini's face had darkened. He leaned over and said something to the chauffeur. They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly. A police inspector came to the side of the car.
Chapter 34 of The Lighted Way is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “CLOSE TO TRAGEDY The two men stood up in the automobile.”
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading “He leaned over and said something to the chauffeur.”
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading “Sabatini's face had darkened.”
a high ranking police officer
From this reading “A police inspector came to the side of the car.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “He leaned over and said something to the chauffeur.”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “A police inspector came to the side of the car.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly.”
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “CLOSE TO TRAGEDY The two men stood up in the automobile.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A police inspector came to the side of the car.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He leaned over and said something to the chauffeur.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading CLOSE TO TRAGEDY The two men stood up in the automobile.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A police inspector came to the side of the car.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading A police inspector came to the side of the car.
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading He leaned over and said something to the chauffeur.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading CLOSE TO TRAGEDY The two men stood up in the automobile.
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading Sabatini's face had darkened.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Sabatini's face had darkened.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sabatini's face had darkened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He leaned over and said something to the chauffeur.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CLOSE TO TRAGEDY The two men stood up in the automobile.
a high ranking police officer
From this reading A police inspector came to the side of the car.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading He leaned over and said something to the chauffeur.
the force of workers available
From this reading CLOSE TO TRAGEDY The two men stood up in the automobile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly.
above and across; more than
From this reading He leaned over and said something to the chauffeur.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading A police inspector came to the side of the car.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sabatini's face had darkened.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He leaned over and said something to the chauffeur.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading A police inspector came to the side of the car.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He leaned over and said something to the chauffeur.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading CLOSE TO TRAGEDY The two men stood up in the automobile.
in a sullen manner
From this reading They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CLOSE TO TRAGEDY The two men stood up in the automobile.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CLOSE TO TRAGEDY The two men stood up in the automobile.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading CLOSE TO TRAGEDY The two men stood up in the automobile.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading CLOSE TO TRAGEDY The two men stood up in the automobile.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading CLOSE TO TRAGEDY The two men stood up in the automobile.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly.
which person or people
From this reading They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly.
Chapter 34 of The Lighted Way by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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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