Chapter 20 of The Man in the Twilight is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Man in the Twilight is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SAILING OF THE _Empress_ Bull Sternford was reading over the telegram he had just written. Its phraseology was curious. But it expressed the things he wanted to say, and he knew it would be understood by the man to whom it was addressed. "HARKER, SACHIGO, LABRADOR. "Sailing to-morrow.
Chapter 20 of The Man in the Twilight is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading “But it expressed the things he wanted to say, and he knew it would be understood by the man to whom it was addressed.”
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading “THE SAILING OF THE _Empress_ Bull Sternford was reading over the telegram he had just written.”
a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor
communicated in words
From this reading “But it expressed the things he wanted to say, and he knew it would be understood by the man to whom it was addressed.”
the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada
From this reading “"HARKER, SACHIGO, LABRADOR.”
the manner in which something is expressed in words
From this reading “Its phraseology was curious.”
the work of a sailor
From this reading “THE SAILING OF THE _Empress_ Bull Sternford was reading over the telegram he had just written.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “THE SAILING OF THE _Empress_ Bull Sternford was reading over the telegram he had just written.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading But it expressed the things he wanted to say, and he knew it would be understood by the man to whom it was addressed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But it expressed the things he wanted to say, and he knew it would be understood by the man to whom it was addressed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But it expressed the things he wanted to say, and he knew it would be understood by the man to whom it was addressed.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading THE SAILING OF THE _Empress_ Bull Sternford was reading over the telegram he had just written.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it expressed the things he wanted to say, and he knew it would be understood by the man to whom it was addressed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But it expressed the things he wanted to say, and he knew it would be understood by the man to whom it was addressed.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Its phraseology was curious.
a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor
From this reading THE SAILING OF THE _Empress_ Bull Sternford was reading over the telegram he had just written.
communicated in words
From this reading But it expressed the things he wanted to say, and he knew it would be understood by the man to whom it was addressed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SAILING OF THE _Empress_ Bull Sternford was reading over the telegram he had just written.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "HARKER, SACHIGO, LABRADOR.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SAILING OF THE _Empress_ Bull Sternford was reading over the telegram he had just written.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it expressed the things he wanted to say, and he knew it would be understood by the man to whom it was addressed.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its phraseology was curious.
and nothing more
From this reading THE SAILING OF THE _Empress_ Bull Sternford was reading over the telegram he had just written.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But it expressed the things he wanted to say, and he knew it would be understood by the man to whom it was addressed.
the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada
From this reading "HARKER, SACHIGO, LABRADOR.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But it expressed the things he wanted to say, and he knew it would be understood by the man to whom it was addressed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SAILING OF THE _Empress_ Bull Sternford was reading over the telegram he had just written.
above and across; more than
From this reading THE SAILING OF THE _Empress_ Bull Sternford was reading over the telegram he had just written.
the manner in which something is expressed in words
From this reading Its phraseology was curious.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading THE SAILING OF THE _Empress_ Bull Sternford was reading over the telegram he had just written.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "HARKER, SACHIGO, LABRADOR.
the work of a sailor
From this reading THE SAILING OF THE _Empress_ Bull Sternford was reading over the telegram he had just written.
express in words
From this reading But it expressed the things he wanted to say, and he knew it would be understood by the man to whom it was addressed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SAILING OF THE _Empress_ Bull Sternford was reading over the telegram he had just written.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading THE SAILING OF THE _Empress_ Bull Sternford was reading over the telegram he had just written.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SAILING OF THE _Empress_ Bull Sternford was reading over the telegram he had just written.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading But it expressed the things he wanted to say, and he knew it would be understood by the man to whom it was addressed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it expressed the things he wanted to say, and he knew it would be understood by the man to whom it was addressed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sailing to-morrow.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading But it expressed the things he wanted to say, and he knew it would be understood by the man to whom it was addressed.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading But it expressed the things he wanted to say, and he knew it would be understood by the man to whom it was addressed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SAILING OF THE _Empress_ Bull Sternford was reading over the telegram he had just written.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But it expressed the things he wanted to say, and he knew it would be understood by the man to whom it was addressed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But it expressed the things he wanted to say, and he knew it would be understood by the man to whom it was addressed.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading THE SAILING OF THE _Empress_ Bull Sternford was reading over the telegram he had just written.
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