Chapter 10 of The Orange-Yellow Diamond is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Orange-Yellow Diamond is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"All right, my lad," he said. "Let him go--just now. I've seen--what I expected to see!" CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder. "Well, s'elp me if you ain't a cool 'un, Mr. Ayscough!" he exclaimed.
Chapter 10 of The Orange-Yellow Diamond is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading “CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.”
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “"Well, s'elp me if you ain't a cool 'un, Mr. Ayscough!" he exclaimed.”
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.”
of or relating to or characteristic of death
From this reading “CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading “CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.”
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.”
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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 "Well, s'elp me if you ain't a cool 'un, Mr. Ayscough!" he exclaimed.
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From this reading "Well, s'elp me if you ain't a cool 'un, Mr. Ayscough!" he exclaimed.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All right, my lad," he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.
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From this reading "Well, s'elp me if you ain't a cool 'un, Mr. Ayscough!" he exclaimed.
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading "Well, s'elp me if you ain't a cool 'un, Mr. Ayscough!" he exclaimed.
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Well, s'elp me if you ain't a cool 'un, Mr. Ayscough!" he exclaimed.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading I've seen--what I expected to see!"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Let him go--just now.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "All right, my lad," he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let him go--just now.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I've seen--what I expected to see!"
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From this reading I've seen--what I expected to see!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, s'elp me if you ain't a cool 'un, Mr. Ayscough!" he exclaimed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.
and nothing more
From this reading "Let him go--just now.
a boy or man
From this reading "All right, my lad," he said.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let him go--just now.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, s'elp me if you ain't a cool 'un, Mr. Ayscough!" he exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.
of or relating to or characteristic of death
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Well, s'elp me if you ain't a cool 'un, Mr. Ayscough!" he exclaimed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "All right, my lad," he said.
not any; not one
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Let him go--just now.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, my lad," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, s'elp me if you ain't a cool 'un, Mr. Ayscough!" he exclaimed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "All right, my lad," he said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I've seen--what I expected to see!"
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I've seen--what I expected to see!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I've seen--what I expected to see!"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading "Well, s'elp me if you ain't a cool 'un, Mr. Ayscough!" he exclaimed.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, s'elp me if you ain't a cool 'un, Mr. Ayscough!" he exclaimed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I've seen--what I expected to see!"
which person or people
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.
in the company of; together with
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THE MORTUARY Melky, who had grown breathless in his efforts to carry out his companion's wishes, turned and looked at him with no attempt to conceal his wonder.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, s'elp me if you ain't a cool 'un, Mr. Ayscough!" he exclaimed.
Chapter 10 of The Orange-Yellow Diamond by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 10 holds 406 sentences of The Orange-Yellow Diamond, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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