Chapter 14 of The Mystery is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Mystery is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ACHIEVEMENT For some moments Darrow sat gazing fixedly at the table before him. His cigarette tip glowed and failed. Someone suggested drinks. The captain asked Darrow what he would have, but the question went unnoted. "How I passed the next six months I could hardly tell you," he began again, quite abruptly.
Chapter 14 of The Mystery is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quickly and without warning
From this reading “"How I passed the next six months I could hardly tell you," he began again, quite abruptly.”
the action of accomplishing something
From this reading “THE ACHIEVEMENT For some moments Darrow sat gazing fixedly at the table before him.”
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading “His cigarette tip glowed and failed.”
United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes (1857-1938)
From this reading “THE ACHIEVEMENT For some moments Darrow sat gazing fixedly at the table before him.”
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading “Someone suggested drinks.”
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading “His cigarette tip glowed and failed.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Someone suggested drinks.”
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading “His cigarette tip glowed and failed.”
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quickly and without warning
From this reading "How I passed the next six months I could hardly tell you," he began again, quite abruptly.
the action of accomplishing something
From this reading THE ACHIEVEMENT For some moments Darrow sat gazing fixedly at the table before him.
anew
From this reading "How I passed the next six months I could hardly tell you," he began again, quite abruptly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His cigarette tip glowed and failed.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The captain asked Darrow what he would have, but the question went unnoted.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ACHIEVEMENT For some moments Darrow sat gazing fixedly at the table before him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE ACHIEVEMENT For some moments Darrow sat gazing fixedly at the table before him.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "How I passed the next six months I could hardly tell you," he began again, quite abruptly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The captain asked Darrow what he would have, but the question went unnoted.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The captain asked Darrow what he would have, but the question went unnoted.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading His cigarette tip glowed and failed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "How I passed the next six months I could hardly tell you," he began again, quite abruptly.
United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes (1857-1938)
From this reading THE ACHIEVEMENT For some moments Darrow sat gazing fixedly at the table before him.
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading Someone suggested drinks.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading His cigarette tip glowed and failed.
in a fixed manner
From this reading THE ACHIEVEMENT For some moments Darrow sat gazing fixedly at the table before him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE ACHIEVEMENT For some moments Darrow sat gazing fixedly at the table before him.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading THE ACHIEVEMENT For some moments Darrow sat gazing fixedly at the table before him.
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading His cigarette tip glowed and failed.
only a very short time before
From this reading "How I passed the next six months I could hardly tell you," he began again, quite abruptly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The captain asked Darrow what he would have, but the question went unnoted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The captain asked Darrow what he would have, but the question went unnoted.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE ACHIEVEMENT For some moments Darrow sat gazing fixedly at the table before him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His cigarette tip glowed and failed.
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From this reading "How I passed the next six months I could hardly tell you," he began again, quite abruptly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How I passed the next six months I could hardly tell you," he began again, quite abruptly.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading THE ACHIEVEMENT For some moments Darrow sat gazing fixedly at the table before him.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "How I passed the next six months I could hardly tell you," he began again, quite abruptly.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "How I passed the next six months I could hardly tell you," he began again, quite abruptly.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading "How I passed the next six months I could hardly tell you," he began again, quite abruptly.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The captain asked Darrow what he would have, but the question went unnoted.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "How I passed the next six months I could hardly tell you," he began again, quite abruptly.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THE ACHIEVEMENT For some moments Darrow sat gazing fixedly at the table before him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading "How I passed the next six months I could hardly tell you," he began again, quite abruptly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE ACHIEVEMENT For some moments Darrow sat gazing fixedly at the table before him.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone suggested drinks.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Someone suggested drinks.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading THE ACHIEVEMENT For some moments Darrow sat gazing fixedly at the table before him.
express in words
From this reading "How I passed the next six months I could hardly tell you," he began again, quite abruptly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ACHIEVEMENT For some moments Darrow sat gazing fixedly at the table before him.
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading His cigarette tip glowed and failed.
not taken into account
From this reading The captain asked Darrow what he would have, but the question went unnoted.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The captain asked Darrow what he would have, but the question went unnoted.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The captain asked Darrow what he would have, but the question went unnoted.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The captain asked Darrow what he would have, but the question went unnoted.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How I passed the next six months I could hardly tell you," he began again, quite abruptly.
Chapter 14 of The Mystery by Stewart Edward White holds 417 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.
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