Chapter 4 of The Moneychangers is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Moneychangers is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Montague hesitated only an instant. He sprang up to the deck. “Where is Mrs. Taylor?” he cried. “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway. At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
Chapter 4 of The Moneychangers is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship
From this reading ““She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.”
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “He sprang up to the deck.”
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading “At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “Montague hesitated only an instant.”
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
From this reading ““She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.”
set afire or burning
From this reading “At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “He sprang up to the deck.”
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading ““Where is Mrs. Taylor?” he cried.”
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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 At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Montague hesitated only an instant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship
From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Where is Mrs. Taylor?” he cried.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading He sprang up to the deck.
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
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From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
set up or found
From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sprang up to the deck.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Montague hesitated only an instant.
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Montague hesitated only an instant.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where is Mrs. Taylor?” he cried.
set afire or burning
From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Montague hesitated only an instant.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Where is Mrs. Taylor?” he cried.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
and nothing more
From this reading Montague hesitated only an instant.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
term of address for a man
From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He sprang up to the deck.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading “Where is Mrs. Taylor?” he cried.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He sprang up to the deck.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sprang up to the deck.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He sprang up to the deck.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where is Mrs. Taylor?” he cried.
Chapter 4 of The Moneychangers by Upton Sinclair holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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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