Chapter 28 of The Lock and Key Library — Modern English is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of The Lock and Key Library — Modern English is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That horrid sight roused me. I opened the door. The Englishman lay on his bed--alone in the room. He was stabbed in two places--in the throat and in the heart. The weapon was left in the second wound.
Chapter 28 of The Lock and Key Library — Modern English is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading “The Englishman lay on his bed--alone in the room.”
exceedingly bad
From this reading “That horrid sight roused me.”
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “He was stabbed in two places--in the throat and in the heart.”
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading “That horrid sight roused me.”
inflected form of “stab” — use a knife on
From this reading “He was stabbed in two places--in the throat and in the heart.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “He was stabbed in two places--in the throat and in the heart.”
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading “The weapon was left in the second wound.”
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “The weapon was left in the second wound.”
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.
Having no one else present.
From this reading The Englishman lay on his bed--alone in the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was stabbed in two places--in the throat and in the heart.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The Englishman lay on his bed--alone in the room.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I opened the door.
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading The Englishman lay on his bed--alone in the room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was stabbed in two places--in the throat and in the heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He was stabbed in two places--in the throat and in the heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Englishman lay on his bed--alone in the room.
exceedingly bad
From this reading That horrid sight roused me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I opened the door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Englishman lay on his bed--alone in the room.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Englishman lay on his bed--alone in the room.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The weapon was left in the second wound.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That horrid sight roused me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Englishman lay on his bed--alone in the room.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading I opened the door.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He was stabbed in two places--in the throat and in the heart.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The Englishman lay on his bed--alone in the room.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading That horrid sight roused me.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The weapon was left in the second wound.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading That horrid sight roused me.
inflected form of “stab” — use a knife on
From this reading He was stabbed in two places--in the throat and in the heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That horrid sight roused me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I opened the door.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading He was stabbed in two places--in the throat and in the heart.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He was stabbed in two places--in the throat and in the heart.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was stabbed in two places--in the throat and in the heart.
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading The weapon was left in the second wound.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading The weapon was left in the second wound.
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