Chapter 20 of The Sign of Silence is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Sign of Silence is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FROM THE TOMB. Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might. I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards: "Help! For God's sake!
Chapter 20 of The Sign of Silence is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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using the voice; not silently
From this reading “Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might.”
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “For God's sake!”
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “For God's sake!”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might.”
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading “FROM THE TOMB.”
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading “I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards:”
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards:”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might.”
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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 I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards:
anew
From this reading Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might.
(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 Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For God's sake!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM THE TOMB.
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading For God's sake!
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards:
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Help!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards:
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards:
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards:
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading For God's sake!
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM THE TOMB.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards:
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading FROM THE TOMB.
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards:
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
From this reading I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might.
Chapter 20 of The Sign of Silence by William Le Queux holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
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