Chapter 23 of The Peril Finders is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Peril Finders is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No," said the doctor gravely. "The entrance must be well blocked. All ready?" "Yes," came in a whisper. "Back, then, at once.
Chapter 23 of The Peril Finders is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
closed to traffic
From this reading “"The entrance must be well blocked.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"No," said the doctor gravely.”
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading “"The entrance must be well blocked.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “"No," said the doctor gravely.”
on one occasion
From this reading “"Back, then, at once.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “All ready?"”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “"Yes," came in a whisper.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes," came in a whisper.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes," came in a whisper.
(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 ready?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Back, then, at once.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Back, then, at once.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The entrance must be well blocked.
closed to traffic
From this reading "The entrance must be well blocked.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Yes," came in a whisper.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "No," said the doctor gravely.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading "The entrance must be well blocked.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading "No," said the doctor gravely.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes," came in a whisper.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "The entrance must be well blocked.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said the doctor gravely.
on one occasion
From this reading "Back, then, at once.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading All ready?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No," said the doctor gravely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No," said the doctor gravely.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Back, then, at once.
(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 "The entrance must be well blocked.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading "Yes," came in a whisper.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," came in a whisper.
Chapter 23 of The Peril Finders by George Manville Fenn holds 410 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 23 holds 410 sentences of The Peril Finders, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 23 of The Peril Finders by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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