Chapter 15 of The Silent Bullet is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Silent Bullet is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“'I called to them. They did not answer. Then the horrible truth flashed on me. They were dead. I felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.
Chapter 15 of The Silent Bullet is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “I felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.”
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “Then the horrible truth flashed on me.”
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading “I felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.”
provoking horror
From this reading “Then the horrible truth flashed on me.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “I felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “I felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.”
done under pressure
From this reading “I felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.”
sharp piercing cry
From this reading “I felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.”
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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 felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.
react verbally
From this reading They did not answer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “'I called to them.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading They were dead.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not answer.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Then the horrible truth flashed on me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading I felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.
provoking horror
From this reading Then the horrible truth flashed on me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “'I called to them.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then the horrible truth flashed on me.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading I felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not answer.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then the horrible truth flashed on me.
with speed
From this reading I felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading I felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.
done under pressure
From this reading I felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.
sharp piercing cry
From this reading I felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the horrible truth flashed on me.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “'I called to them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the horrible truth flashed on me.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did not answer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “'I called to them.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Then the horrible truth flashed on me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were dead.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I felt giddy for a minute, but quickly recovered myself, and with a cry for help I rushed to Mrs. Wainwright's room, shrieking that they were dead.
Chapter 15 of The Silent Bullet by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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 15 holds 189 sentences of The Silent Bullet, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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