Chapter 8 of The new terror is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The new terror is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DR. THUREL The day was beginning to dawn when Surdon returned with Dr. Thurel. He had to seek the famous doctor at an official function. Not that he had, however, to drag him away by main force. The story which he told, straightway induced the doctor to leave, and he did not even take the trouble to return to his house and change his clothes.
Chapter 8 of The new terror is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the first light of day
From this reading “THUREL The day was beginning to dawn when Surdon returned with Dr. Thurel.”
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “Not that he had, however, to drag him away by main force.”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “He had to seek the famous doctor at an official function.”
(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
From this reading “He had to seek the famous doctor at an official function.”
brought about or caused; not spontaneous
From this reading “The story which he told, straightway induced the doctor to leave, and he did not even take the trouble to return to his house and change his clothes.”
most important element
From this reading “Not that he had, however, to drag him away by main force.”
having official authority or sanction
From this reading “He had to seek the famous doctor at an official function.”
try to get or reach
From this reading “He had to seek the famous doctor at an official function.”
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In this reading “Not that he had, however, to drag him away by main force.”
In this reading “The story which he told, straightway induced the doctor to leave, and he did not even take the trouble to return to his house and change his clothes.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had to seek the famous doctor at an official function.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The story which he told, straightway induced the doctor to leave, and he did not even take the trouble to return to his house and change his clothes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had to seek the famous doctor at an official function.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Not that he had, however, to drag him away by main force.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading THUREL The day was beginning to dawn when Surdon returned with Dr. Thurel.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Not that he had, however, to drag him away by main force.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading The story which he told, straightway induced the doctor to leave, and he did not even take the trouble to return to his house and change his clothes.
clothing in general
From this reading The story which he told, straightway induced the doctor to leave, and he did not even take the trouble to return to his house and change his clothes.
the first light of day
From this reading THUREL The day was beginning to dawn when Surdon returned with Dr. Thurel.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THUREL The day was beginning to dawn when Surdon returned with Dr. Thurel.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The story which he told, straightway induced the doctor to leave, and he did not even take the trouble to return to his house and change his clothes.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading He had to seek the famous doctor at an official function.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DR.
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Not that he had, however, to drag him away by main force.
divisible by two
From this reading The story which he told, straightway induced the doctor to leave, and he did not even take the trouble to return to his house and change his clothes.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading He had to seek the famous doctor at an official function.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Not that he had, however, to drag him away by main force.
(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
From this reading He had to seek the famous doctor at an official function.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had to seek the famous doctor at an official function.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had to seek the famous doctor at an official function.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not that he had, however, to drag him away by main force.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The story which he told, straightway induced the doctor to leave, and he did not even take the trouble to return to his house and change his clothes.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The story which he told, straightway induced the doctor to leave, and he did not even take the trouble to return to his house and change his clothes.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Not that he had, however, to drag him away by main force.
brought about or caused; not spontaneous
From this reading The story which he told, straightway induced the doctor to leave, and he did not even take the trouble to return to his house and change his clothes.
go away from a place
From this reading The story which he told, straightway induced the doctor to leave, and he did not even take the trouble to return to his house and change his clothes.
most important element
From this reading Not that he had, however, to drag him away by main force.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that he had, however, to drag him away by main force.
having official authority or sanction
From this reading He had to seek the famous doctor at an official function.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The story which he told, straightway induced the doctor to leave, and he did not even take the trouble to return to his house and change his clothes.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THUREL The day was beginning to dawn when Surdon returned with Dr. Thurel.
try to get or reach
From this reading He had to seek the famous doctor at an official function.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The story which he told, straightway induced the doctor to leave, and he did not even take the trouble to return to his house and change his clothes.
at once
From this reading The story which he told, straightway induced the doctor to leave, and he did not even take the trouble to return to his house and change his clothes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THUREL The day was beginning to dawn when Surdon returned with Dr. Thurel.
carry out
From this reading The story which he told, straightway induced the doctor to leave, and he did not even take the trouble to return to his house and change his clothes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that he had, however, to drag him away by main force.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THUREL The day was beginning to dawn when Surdon returned with Dr. Thurel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THUREL The day was beginning to dawn when Surdon returned with Dr. Thurel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THUREL The day was beginning to dawn when Surdon returned with Dr. Thurel.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The story which he told, straightway induced the doctor to leave, and he did not even take the trouble to return to his house and change his clothes.
a source of difficulty
From this reading The story which he told, straightway induced the doctor to leave, and he did not even take the trouble to return to his house and change his clothes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THUREL The day was beginning to dawn when Surdon returned with Dr. Thurel.
at the time that
From this reading THUREL The day was beginning to dawn when Surdon returned with Dr. Thurel.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The story which he told, straightway induced the doctor to leave, and he did not even take the trouble to return to his house and change his clothes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THUREL The day was beginning to dawn when Surdon returned with Dr. Thurel.
Chapter 8 of The new terror by Gaston Leroux holds 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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 8 holds 212 sentences of The new terror, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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