Chapter 7 of The Pagan Madonna is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Pagan Madonna is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jane had gone to meet his father. How to secrete this note without being observed by either the manager or the Chinaman? An accident came to his aid. Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket. A trap!
Chapter 7 of The Pagan Madonna is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bang” — strike violently
From this reading “Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket.”
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket.”
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading “Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket.”
water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs
From this reading “Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket.”
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “How to secrete this note without being observed by either the manager or the Chinaman?”
possessive form of “manager” — someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket.”
generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
From this reading “How to secrete this note without being observed by either the manager or the Chinaman?”
filled with something
From this reading “Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket.”
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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 Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading An accident came to his aid.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading An accident came to his aid.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An accident came to his aid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket.
past form of “bang” — strike violently
From this reading Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading How to secrete this note without being observed by either the manager or the Chinaman?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How to secrete this note without being observed by either the manager or the Chinaman?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading An accident came to his aid.
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
From this reading How to secrete this note without being observed by either the manager or the Chinaman?
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket.
one or the other of two
From this reading How to secrete this note without being observed by either the manager or the Chinaman?
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Jane had gone to meet his father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Jane had gone to meet his father.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jane had gone to meet his father.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jane had gone to meet his father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How to secrete this note without being observed by either the manager or the Chinaman?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jane had gone to meet his father.
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket.
water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs
From this reading Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket.
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading How to secrete this note without being observed by either the manager or the Chinaman?
possessive form of “manager” — someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket.
come together
From this reading Jane had gone to meet his father.
a brief written record
From this reading How to secrete this note without being observed by either the manager or the Chinaman?
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading How to secrete this note without being observed by either the manager or the Chinaman?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How to secrete this note without being observed by either the manager or the Chinaman?
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket.
generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
From this reading How to secrete this note without being observed by either the manager or the Chinaman?
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket.
filled with something
From this reading Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How to secrete this note without being observed by either the manager or the Chinaman?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How to secrete this note without being observed by either the manager or the Chinaman?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jane had gone to meet his father.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading A trap!
in a violent manner
From this reading Someone in the corridor banged a door violently, and as the manager's head and Ling Foo's jerked about, Dennison stuffed the note into a pocket.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading How to secrete this note without being observed by either the manager or the Chinaman?
Chapter 7 of The Pagan Madonna by Harold MacGrath holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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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