Chapter 25 of The Spoilers of the Valley is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Spoilers of the Valley is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Bank Robbery Phil was sound asleep in bed when a noise of some kind brought him partly back to sensibility. He turned uneasily. The noise came again. Someone was throwing gravel up at his window. He jumped out of bed, pulled out the sliding screen-window and looked over.
Chapter 25 of The Spoilers of the Valley is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rock fragments and pebbles
From this reading “Someone was throwing gravel up at his window.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “He jumped out of bed, pulled out the sliding screen-window and looked over.”
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading “The Bank Robbery Phil was sound asleep in bed when a noise of some kind brought him partly back to sensibility.”
mental responsiveness and awareness
From this reading “The Bank Robbery Phil was sound asleep in bed when a noise of some kind brought him partly back to sensibility.”
being a smooth continuous motion
From this reading “He jumped out of bed, pulled out the sliding screen-window and looked over.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Someone was throwing gravel up at his window.”
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “Someone was throwing gravel up at his window.”
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “He turned uneasily.”
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 Bank Robbery Phil was sound asleep in bed when a noise of some kind brought him partly back to sensibility.
anew
From this reading The noise came again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He jumped out of bed, pulled out the sliding screen-window and looked over.
in a state of sleep
From this reading The Bank Robbery Phil was sound asleep in bed when a noise of some kind brought him partly back to sensibility.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Someone was throwing gravel up at his window.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The Bank Robbery Phil was sound asleep in bed when a noise of some kind brought him partly back to sensibility.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading The Bank Robbery Phil was sound asleep in bed when a noise of some kind brought him partly back to sensibility.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The Bank Robbery Phil was sound asleep in bed when a noise of some kind brought him partly back to sensibility.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The Bank Robbery Phil was sound asleep in bed when a noise of some kind brought him partly back to sensibility.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The noise came again.
rock fragments and pebbles
From this reading Someone was throwing gravel up at his window.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned uneasily.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Bank Robbery Phil was sound asleep in bed when a noise of some kind brought him partly back to sensibility.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Someone was throwing gravel up at his window.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Bank Robbery Phil was sound asleep in bed when a noise of some kind brought him partly back to sensibility.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He jumped out of bed, pulled out the sliding screen-window and looked over.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading The Bank Robbery Phil was sound asleep in bed when a noise of some kind brought him partly back to sensibility.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He jumped out of bed, pulled out the sliding screen-window and looked over.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading The Bank Robbery Phil was sound asleep in bed when a noise of some kind brought him partly back to sensibility.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Bank Robbery Phil was sound asleep in bed when a noise of some kind brought him partly back to sensibility.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He jumped out of bed, pulled out the sliding screen-window and looked over.
above and across; more than
From this reading He jumped out of bed, pulled out the sliding screen-window and looked over.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading The Bank Robbery Phil was sound asleep in bed when a noise of some kind brought him partly back to sensibility.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Bank Robbery Phil was sound asleep in bed when a noise of some kind brought him partly back to sensibility.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading He jumped out of bed, pulled out the sliding screen-window and looked over.
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading The Bank Robbery Phil was sound asleep in bed when a noise of some kind brought him partly back to sensibility.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He jumped out of bed, pulled out the sliding screen-window and looked over.
mental responsiveness and awareness
From this reading The Bank Robbery Phil was sound asleep in bed when a noise of some kind brought him partly back to sensibility.
being a smooth continuous motion
From this reading He jumped out of bed, pulled out the sliding screen-window and looked over.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The Bank Robbery Phil was sound asleep in bed when a noise of some kind brought him partly back to sensibility.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone was throwing gravel up at his window.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The Bank Robbery Phil was sound asleep in bed when a noise of some kind brought him partly back to sensibility.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Bank Robbery Phil was sound asleep in bed when a noise of some kind brought him partly back to sensibility.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Someone was throwing gravel up at his window.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Bank Robbery Phil was sound asleep in bed when a noise of some kind brought him partly back to sensibility.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned uneasily.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading He turned uneasily.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Someone was throwing gravel up at his window.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Bank Robbery Phil was sound asleep in bed when a noise of some kind brought him partly back to sensibility.
at the time that
From this reading The Bank Robbery Phil was sound asleep in bed when a noise of some kind brought him partly back to sensibility.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Someone was throwing gravel up at his window.
Chapter 25 of The Spoilers of the Valley by Robert Watson holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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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