Chapter 22 of The Second Latchkey is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
Chapter 22 of The Second Latchkey is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE THIN WALL "How _dared_ he buy a ticket for me all the way to Texas!" Annesley asked herself. "But I might have known how it would be," she thought. "Why expect a man like him to keep a promise?" Yet she _had_ expected it.
Chapter 22 of The Second Latchkey is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “THE THIN WALL "How _dared_ he buy a ticket for me all the way to Texas!"”
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “"Why expect a man like him to keep a promise?"”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “Yet she _had_ expected it.”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “"Why expect a man like him to keep a promise?"”
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading “THE THIN WALL "How _dared_ he buy a ticket for me all the way to Texas!"”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “THE THIN WALL "How _dared_ he buy a ticket for me all the way to Texas!"”
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading “THE THIN WALL "How _dared_ he buy a ticket for me all the way to Texas!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 THE THIN WALL "How _dared_ he buy a ticket for me all the way to Texas!"
(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 THE THIN WALL "How _dared_ he buy a ticket for me all the way to Texas!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annesley asked herself.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Annesley asked herself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But I might have known how it would be," she thought.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I might have known how it would be," she thought.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading THE THIN WALL "How _dared_ he buy a ticket for me all the way to Texas!"
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading THE THIN WALL "How _dared_ he buy a ticket for me all the way to Texas!"
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "Why expect a man like him to keep a promise?"
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Yet she _had_ expected it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE THIN WALL "How _dared_ he buy a ticket for me all the way to Texas!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet she _had_ expected it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But I might have known how it would be," she thought.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE THIN WALL "How _dared_ he buy a ticket for me all the way to Texas!"
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Annesley asked herself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why expect a man like him to keep a promise?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE THIN WALL "How _dared_ he buy a ticket for me all the way to Texas!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I might have known how it would be," she thought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But I might have known how it would be," she thought.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Why expect a man like him to keep a promise?"
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "But I might have known how it would be," she thought.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Why expect a man like him to keep a promise?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Why expect a man like him to keep a promise?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE THIN WALL "How _dared_ he buy a ticket for me all the way to Texas!"
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "But I might have known how it would be," she thought.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading "Why expect a man like him to keep a promise?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But I might have known how it would be," she thought.
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading THE THIN WALL "How _dared_ he buy a ticket for me all the way to Texas!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THIN WALL "How _dared_ he buy a ticket for me all the way to Texas!"
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading THE THIN WALL "How _dared_ he buy a ticket for me all the way to Texas!"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "But I might have known how it would be," she thought.
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading THE THIN WALL "How _dared_ he buy a ticket for me all the way to Texas!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE THIN WALL "How _dared_ he buy a ticket for me all the way to Texas!"
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading THE THIN WALL "How _dared_ he buy a ticket for me all the way to Texas!"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE THIN WALL "How _dared_ he buy a ticket for me all the way to Texas!"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why expect a man like him to keep a promise?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "But I might have known how it would be," she thought.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet she _had_ expected it.
Chapter 22 of The Second Latchkey by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson holds 209 sentences, grouped into 42 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 22 holds 209 sentences of The Second Latchkey, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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