Chapter 24 of The Man in the Twilight is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Man in the Twilight is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HOLD-UP Ole Porson took a final glance round his shanty. The last of the daylight was rapidly fading. There was still sufficient penetrating the begrimed double window, however, to reveal the littered, unswept condition of the place. But he saw none of it. It was the place he knew and understood.
Chapter 24 of The Man in the Twilight is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “The last of the daylight was rapidly fading.”
increase twofold
From this reading “There was still sufficient penetrating the begrimed double window, however, to reveal the littered, unswept condition of the place.”
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading “The last of the daylight was rapidly fading.”
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading “THE HOLD-UP Ole Porson took a final glance round his shanty.”
filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish
From this reading “There was still sufficient penetrating the begrimed double window, however, to reveal the littered, unswept condition of the place.”
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading “There was still sufficient penetrating the begrimed double window, however, to reveal the littered, unswept condition of the place.”
make visible
From this reading “There was still sufficient penetrating the begrimed double window, however, to reveal the littered, unswept condition of the place.”
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading “THE HOLD-UP Ole Porson took a final glance round his shanty.”
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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 THE HOLD-UP Ole Porson took a final glance round his shanty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the place he knew and understood.
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading There was still sufficient penetrating the begrimed double window, however, to reveal the littered, unswept condition of the place.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he saw none of it.
a state at a particular time
From this reading There was still sufficient penetrating the begrimed double window, however, to reveal the littered, unswept condition of the place.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading The last of the daylight was rapidly fading.
increase twofold
From this reading There was still sufficient penetrating the begrimed double window, however, to reveal the littered, unswept condition of the place.
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading The last of the daylight was rapidly fading.
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading THE HOLD-UP Ole Porson took a final glance round his shanty.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading THE HOLD-UP Ole Porson took a final glance round his shanty.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he saw none of it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HOLD-UP Ole Porson took a final glance round his shanty.
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From this reading THE HOLD-UP Ole Porson took a final glance round his shanty.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There was still sufficient penetrating the begrimed double window, however, to reveal the littered, unswept condition of the place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he saw none of it.
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 It was the place he knew and understood.
immediately past
From this reading The last of the daylight was rapidly fading.
filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish
From this reading There was still sufficient penetrating the begrimed double window, however, to reveal the littered, unswept condition of the place.
not one, and not any
From this reading But he saw none of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The last of the daylight was rapidly fading.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HOLD-UP Ole Porson took a final glance round his shanty.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading There was still sufficient penetrating the begrimed double window, however, to reveal the littered, unswept condition of the place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There was still sufficient penetrating the begrimed double window, however, to reveal the littered, unswept condition of the place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HOLD-UP Ole Porson took a final glance round his shanty.
with speed
From this reading The last of the daylight was rapidly fading.
make visible
From this reading There was still sufficient penetrating the begrimed double window, however, to reveal the littered, unswept condition of the place.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading THE HOLD-UP Ole Porson took a final glance round his shanty.
cut with a saw
From this reading But he saw none of it.
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading THE HOLD-UP Ole Porson took a final glance round his shanty.
not in physical motion
From this reading There was still sufficient penetrating the begrimed double window, however, to reveal the littered, unswept condition of the place.
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading There was still sufficient penetrating the begrimed double window, however, to reveal the littered, unswept condition of the place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOLD-UP Ole Porson took a final glance round his shanty.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was still sufficient penetrating the begrimed double window, however, to reveal the littered, unswept condition of the place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was still sufficient penetrating the begrimed double window, however, to reveal the littered, unswept condition of the place.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading THE HOLD-UP Ole Porson took a final glance round his shanty.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading It was the place he knew and understood.
not swept or having sweep
From this reading There was still sufficient penetrating the begrimed double window, however, to reveal the littered, unswept condition of the place.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The last of the daylight was rapidly fading.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading There was still sufficient penetrating the begrimed double window, however, to reveal the littered, unswept condition of the place.
Chapter 24 of The Man in the Twilight by Ridgwell Cullum holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 24 holds 420 sentences of The Man in the Twilight, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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