Chapter 15 of The Spider's Web is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Spider's Web is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Somebody had been pounding unheard at the office-door. Luke saw the door bend and ran to it. He flung it wide. Breil stood there, his revolver in his hand. "I’ve got to disturb you——" he began, and, though he shouted, his voice did not reach to where Betty stood against the wall.
Chapter 15 of The Spider's Web is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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form a curve
From this reading “Luke saw the door bend and ran to it.”
move deeply
From this reading “"I’ve got to disturb you——" he began, and, though he shouted, his voice did not reach to where Betty stood against the wall.”
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “He flung it wide.”
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading “Luke saw the door bend and ran to it.”
repeated heavy blows
From this reading “Somebody had been pounding unheard at the office-door.”
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “Breil stood there, his revolver in his hand.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Somebody had been pounding unheard at the office-door.”
not necessarily inaudible but not heard
From this reading “Somebody had been pounding unheard at the office-door.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"I’ve got to disturb you——" he began, and, though he shouted, his voice did not reach to where Betty stood against the wall.”
In this reading “Breil stood there, his revolver in his hand.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "I’ve got to disturb you——" he began, and, though he shouted, his voice did not reach to where Betty stood against the wall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Luke saw the door bend and ran to it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Somebody had been pounding unheard at the office-door.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Somebody had been pounding unheard at the office-door.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "I’ve got to disturb you——" he began, and, though he shouted, his voice did not reach to where Betty stood against the wall.
form a curve
From this reading Luke saw the door bend and ran to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I’ve got to disturb you——" he began, and, though he shouted, his voice did not reach to where Betty stood against the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Breil stood there, his revolver in his hand.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I’ve got to disturb you——" he began, and, though he shouted, his voice did not reach to where Betty stood against the wall.
move deeply
From this reading "I’ve got to disturb you——" he began, and, though he shouted, his voice did not reach to where Betty stood against the wall.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Luke saw the door bend and ran to it.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading He flung it wide.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I’ve got to disturb you——" he began, and, though he shouted, his voice did not reach to where Betty stood against the wall.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Somebody had been pounding unheard at the office-door.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Breil stood there, his revolver in his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He flung it wide.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Breil stood there, his revolver in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I’ve got to disturb you——" he began, and, though he shouted, his voice did not reach to where Betty stood against the wall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Breil stood there, his revolver in his hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Luke saw the door bend and ran to it.
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading Luke saw the door bend and ran to it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I’ve got to disturb you——" he began, and, though he shouted, his voice did not reach to where Betty stood against the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somebody had been pounding unheard at the office-door.
repeated heavy blows
From this reading Somebody had been pounding unheard at the office-door.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Luke saw the door bend and ran to it.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading "I’ve got to disturb you——" he began, and, though he shouted, his voice did not reach to where Betty stood against the wall.
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading Breil stood there, his revolver in his hand.
cut with a saw
From this reading Luke saw the door bend and ran to it.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "I’ve got to disturb you——" he began, and, though he shouted, his voice did not reach to where Betty stood against the wall.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Somebody had been pounding unheard at the office-door.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Breil stood there, his revolver in his hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Somebody had been pounding unheard at the office-door.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Breil stood there, his revolver in his hand.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I’ve got to disturb you——" he began, and, though he shouted, his voice did not reach to where Betty stood against the wall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Luke saw the door bend and ran to it.
not necessarily inaudible but not heard
From this reading Somebody had been pounding unheard at the office-door.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "I’ve got to disturb you——" he began, and, though he shouted, his voice did not reach to where Betty stood against the wall.
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 "I’ve got to disturb you——" he began, and, though he shouted, his voice did not reach to where Betty stood against the wall.
in or at the place that
From this reading "I’ve got to disturb you——" he began, and, though he shouted, his voice did not reach to where Betty stood against the wall.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading He flung it wide.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I’ve got to disturb you——" he began, and, though he shouted, his voice did not reach to where Betty stood against the wall.
Chapter 15 of The Spider's Web by Reginald Wright Kauffman holds 414 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.
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