Chapter 31 of The Quest of the Sacred Slipper is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 31 of The Quest of the Sacred Slipper is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE POOL OF DEATH Not a sound broke the stillness of the Gate House. It was the most eerily silent place in which I had ever found myself. Out into the corridor we went, noiselessly. It was stripped, uncarpeted. Three doors we passed, two upon the left and one upon the right.
Chapter 31 of The Quest of the Sacred Slipper is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking funds
From this reading “THE POOL OF DEATH Not a sound broke the stillness of the Gate House.”
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “Out into the corridor we went, noiselessly.”
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Three doors we passed, two upon the left and one upon the right.”
in an unnatural eery manner
From this reading “It was the most eerily silent place in which I had ever found myself.”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “THE POOL OF DEATH Not a sound broke the stillness of the Gate House.”
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading “THE POOL OF DEATH Not a sound broke the stillness of the Gate House.”
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading “THE POOL OF DEATH Not a sound broke the stillness of the Gate House.”
having only essential or minimal features
From this reading “It was stripped, uncarpeted.”
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 THE POOL OF DEATH Not a sound broke the stillness of the Gate House.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three doors we passed, two upon the left and one upon the right.
lacking funds
From this reading THE POOL OF DEATH Not a sound broke the stillness of the Gate House.
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading Out into the corridor we went, noiselessly.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading THE POOL OF DEATH Not a sound broke the stillness of the Gate House.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Three doors we passed, two upon the left and one upon the right.
in an unnatural eery manner
From this reading It was the most eerily silent place in which I had ever found myself.
at any time
From this reading It was the most eerily silent place in which I had ever found myself.
set up or found
From this reading It was the most eerily silent place in which I had ever found myself.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading THE POOL OF DEATH Not a sound broke the stillness of the Gate House.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the most eerily silent place in which I had ever found myself.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE POOL OF DEATH Not a sound broke the stillness of the Gate House.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was the most eerily silent place in which I had ever found myself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the most eerily silent place in which I had ever found myself.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Out into the corridor we went, noiselessly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the most eerily silent place in which I had ever found myself.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Three doors we passed, two upon the left and one upon the right.
used to form the superlative
From this reading It was the most eerily silent place in which I had ever found myself.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It was the most eerily silent place in which I had ever found myself.
without a sound
From this reading Out into the corridor we went, noiselessly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE POOL OF DEATH Not a sound broke the stillness of the Gate House.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE POOL OF DEATH Not a sound broke the stillness of the Gate House.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Three doors we passed, two upon the left and one upon the right.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out into the corridor we went, noiselessly.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Three doors we passed, two upon the left and one upon the right.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was the most eerily silent place in which I had ever found myself.
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading THE POOL OF DEATH Not a sound broke the stillness of the Gate House.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Three doors we passed, two upon the left and one upon the right.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading It was the most eerily silent place in which I had ever found myself.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading THE POOL OF DEATH Not a sound broke the stillness of the Gate House.
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading THE POOL OF DEATH Not a sound broke the stillness of the Gate House.
having only essential or minimal features
From this reading It was stripped, uncarpeted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE POOL OF DEATH Not a sound broke the stillness of the Gate House.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three doors we passed, two upon the left and one upon the right.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Three doors we passed, two upon the left and one upon the right.
not carpeted
From this reading It was stripped, uncarpeted.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Three doors we passed, two upon the left and one upon the right.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the most eerily silent place in which I had ever found myself.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Out into the corridor we went, noiselessly.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Out into the corridor we went, noiselessly.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the most eerily silent place in which I had ever found myself.
Chapter 31 of The Quest of the Sacred Slipper by Sax Rohmer holds 81 sentences, grouped into 17 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 31 holds 81 sentences of The Quest of the Sacred Slipper, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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