Chapter 19 of The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TWELFTH JUROR Tumultuously the session was resumed. At the door was a riot. There a squad of police fought back surging nondescripts clamoring for admission, fighting for entrance to the continuous show. A woman fainted. Another had her gown torn off.
Chapter 19 of The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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loud and persistent outcry from many people
From this reading “There a squad of police fought back surging nondescripts clamoring for admission, fighting for entrance to the continuous show.”
continuing in time or space without interruption
From this reading “There a squad of police fought back surging nondescripts clamoring for admission, fighting for entrance to the continuous show.”
someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury
From this reading “THE TWELFTH JUROR Tumultuously the session was resumed.”
a public act of violence by an unruly mob
From this reading “At the door was a riot.”
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
From this reading “THE TWELFTH JUROR Tumultuously the session was resumed.”
a smallest army unit
From this reading “There a squad of police fought back surging nondescripts clamoring for admission, fighting for entrance to the continuous show.”
characterized by great swelling waves or surges
From this reading “There a squad of police fought back surging nondescripts clamoring for admission, fighting for entrance to the continuous show.”
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
From this reading “THE TWELFTH JUROR Tumultuously the session was resumed.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “At the door was a riot.”
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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 door was a riot.
the act of admitting someone to enter
From this reading There a squad of police fought back surging nondescripts clamoring for admission, fighting for entrance to the continuous show.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another had her gown torn off.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the door was a riot.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading There a squad of police fought back surging nondescripts clamoring for admission, fighting for entrance to the continuous show.
loud and persistent outcry from many people
From this reading There a squad of police fought back surging nondescripts clamoring for admission, fighting for entrance to the continuous show.
continuing in time or space without interruption
From this reading There a squad of police fought back surging nondescripts clamoring for admission, fighting for entrance to the continuous show.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading At the door was a riot.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading There a squad of police fought back surging nondescripts clamoring for admission, fighting for entrance to the continuous show.
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading A woman fainted.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading There a squad of police fought back surging nondescripts clamoring for admission, fighting for entrance to the continuous show.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There a squad of police fought back surging nondescripts clamoring for admission, fighting for entrance to the continuous show.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading There a squad of police fought back surging nondescripts clamoring for admission, fighting for entrance to the continuous show.
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading Another had her gown torn off.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Another had her gown torn off.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Another had her gown torn off.
someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury
From this reading THE TWELFTH JUROR Tumultuously the session was resumed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There a squad of police fought back surging nondescripts clamoring for admission, fighting for entrance to the continuous show.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There a squad of police fought back surging nondescripts clamoring for admission, fighting for entrance to the continuous show.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Another had her gown torn off.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading There a squad of police fought back surging nondescripts clamoring for admission, fighting for entrance to the continuous show.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading THE TWELFTH JUROR Tumultuously the session was resumed.
a public act of violence by an unruly mob
From this reading At the door was a riot.
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
From this reading THE TWELFTH JUROR Tumultuously the session was resumed.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading There a squad of police fought back surging nondescripts clamoring for admission, fighting for entrance to the continuous show.
a smallest army unit
From this reading There a squad of police fought back surging nondescripts clamoring for admission, fighting for entrance to the continuous show.
characterized by great swelling waves or surges
From this reading There a squad of police fought back surging nondescripts clamoring for admission, fighting for entrance to the continuous show.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWELFTH JUROR Tumultuously the session was resumed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There a squad of police fought back surging nondescripts clamoring for admission, fighting for entrance to the continuous show.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There a squad of police fought back surging nondescripts clamoring for admission, fighting for entrance to the continuous show.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading Another had her gown torn off.
in a tumultuous and riotous manner
From this reading THE TWELFTH JUROR Tumultuously the session was resumed.
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
From this reading THE TWELFTH JUROR Tumultuously the session was resumed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TWELFTH JUROR Tumultuously the session was resumed.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A woman fainted.
Chapter 19 of The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident by Edgar Saltus holds 316 sentences, grouped into 64 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 19 holds 316 sentences of The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.
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