Chapter 14 of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He stopped. Carrick waited. "What was it?" he asked at last. For answer Mr. Newman raised his arms again, the hands clenched, in a sudden and savage gesture. "I was shouting like this," he said, and raised a voice that Carrick did not recognize.
Chapter 14 of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading “For answer Mr. Newman raised his arms again, the hands clenched, in a sudden and savage gesture.”
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading “For answer Mr. Newman raised his arms again, the hands clenched, in a sudden and savage gesture.”
United States film actor (born in 1925)
From this reading “For answer Mr. Newman raised his arms again, the hands clenched, in a sudden and savage gesture.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “For answer Mr. Newman raised his arms again, the hands clenched, in a sudden and savage gesture.”
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading “"I was shouting like this," he said, and raised a voice that Carrick did not recognize.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “For answer Mr. Newman raised his arms again, the hands clenched, in a sudden and savage gesture.”
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading “"I was shouting like this," he said, and raised a voice that Carrick did not recognize.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Carrick waited.”
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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 For answer Mr. Newman raised his arms again, the hands clenched, in a sudden and savage gesture.
anew
From this reading For answer Mr. Newman raised his arms again, the hands clenched, in a sudden and savage gesture.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For answer Mr. Newman raised his arms again, the hands clenched, in a sudden and savage gesture.
react verbally
From this reading For answer Mr. Newman raised his arms again, the hands clenched, in a sudden and savage gesture.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading For answer Mr. Newman raised his arms again, the hands clenched, in a sudden and savage gesture.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What was it?" he asked at last.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What was it?" he asked at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carrick waited.
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading For answer Mr. Newman raised his arms again, the hands clenched, in a sudden and savage gesture.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I was shouting like this," he said, and raised a voice that Carrick did not recognize.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For answer Mr. Newman raised his arms again, the hands clenched, in a sudden and savage gesture.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading For answer Mr. Newman raised his arms again, the hands clenched, in a sudden and savage gesture.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading For answer Mr. Newman raised his arms again, the hands clenched, in a sudden and savage gesture.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stopped.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For answer Mr. Newman raised his arms again, the hands clenched, in a sudden and savage gesture.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was shouting like this," he said, and raised a voice that Carrick did not recognize.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For answer Mr. Newman raised his arms again, the hands clenched, in a sudden and savage gesture.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What was it?" he asked at last.
immediately past
From this reading "What was it?" he asked at last.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I was shouting like this," he said, and raised a voice that Carrick did not recognize.
a form of address for a man
From this reading For answer Mr. Newman raised his arms again, the hands clenched, in a sudden and savage gesture.
United States film actor (born in 1925)
From this reading For answer Mr. Newman raised his arms again, the hands clenched, in a sudden and savage gesture.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I was shouting like this," he said, and raised a voice that Carrick did not recognize.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading For answer Mr. Newman raised his arms again, the hands clenched, in a sudden and savage gesture.
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading "I was shouting like this," he said, and raised a voice that Carrick did not recognize.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I was shouting like this," he said, and raised a voice that Carrick did not recognize.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading For answer Mr. Newman raised his arms again, the hands clenched, in a sudden and savage gesture.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading "I was shouting like this," he said, and raised a voice that Carrick did not recognize.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading He stopped.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading For answer Mr. Newman raised his arms again, the hands clenched, in a sudden and savage gesture.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I was shouting like this," he said, and raised a voice that Carrick did not recognize.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For answer Mr. Newman raised his arms again, the hands clenched, in a sudden and savage gesture.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I was shouting like this," he said, and raised a voice that Carrick did not recognize.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "I was shouting like this," he said, and raised a voice that Carrick did not recognize.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Carrick waited.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What was it?" he asked at last.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What was it?" he asked at last.
Chapter 14 of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories by Perceval Gibbon holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 14 holds 411 sentences of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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