Chapter 10 of The Starvel Hollow tragedy is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Starvel Hollow tragedy is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The sergeant hesitated, then climbed heavily out of the hole. “Well, look yourself, sir,” he invited. French jumped down, and as he gazed on the outline of the blanket covered object, his eyes grew round and something like consternation filled his mind. The sergeant was right! There was no mistaking that shape!
Chapter 10 of The Starvel Hollow tragedy is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “French jumped down, and as he gazed on the outline of the blanket covered object, his eyes grew round and something like consternation filled his mind.”
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “The sergeant hesitated, then climbed heavily out of the hole.”
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “French jumped down, and as he gazed on the outline of the blanket covered object, his eyes grew round and something like consternation filled his mind.”
to a considerable degree
From this reading “The sergeant hesitated, then climbed heavily out of the hole.”
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading ““Well, look yourself, sir,” he invited.”
putting the wrong interpretation on
From this reading “There was no mistaking that shape!”
the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading “French jumped down, and as he gazed on the outline of the blanket covered object, his eyes grew round and something like consternation filled his mind.”
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading “The sergeant hesitated, then climbed heavily out of the hole.”
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.
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In this reading “French jumped down, and as he gazed on the outline of the blanket covered object, his eyes grew round and something like consternation filled his mind.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading French jumped down, and as he gazed on the outline of the blanket covered object, his eyes grew round and something like consternation filled his mind.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading French jumped down, and as he gazed on the outline of the blanket covered object, his eyes grew round and something like consternation filled his mind.
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading French jumped down, and as he gazed on the outline of the blanket covered object, his eyes grew round and something like consternation filled his mind.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading The sergeant hesitated, then climbed heavily out of the hole.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading French jumped down, and as he gazed on the outline of the blanket covered object, his eyes grew round and something like consternation filled his mind.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading French jumped down, and as he gazed on the outline of the blanket covered object, his eyes grew round and something like consternation filled his mind.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading French jumped down, and as he gazed on the outline of the blanket covered object, his eyes grew round and something like consternation filled his mind.
opinion or judgment
From this reading French jumped down, and as he gazed on the outline of the blanket covered object, his eyes grew round and something like consternation filled his mind.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading French jumped down, and as he gazed on the outline of the blanket covered object, his eyes grew round and something like consternation filled his mind.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading French jumped down, and as he gazed on the outline of the blanket covered object, his eyes grew round and something like consternation filled his mind.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading French jumped down, and as he gazed on the outline of the blanket covered object, his eyes grew round and something like consternation filled his mind.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading French jumped down, and as he gazed on the outline of the blanket covered object, his eyes grew round and something like consternation filled his mind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, look yourself, sir,” he invited.
to a considerable degree
From this reading The sergeant hesitated, then climbed heavily out of the hole.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading The sergeant hesitated, then climbed heavily out of the hole.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading French jumped down, and as he gazed on the outline of the blanket covered object, his eyes grew round and something like consternation filled his mind.
an opening into or through something
From this reading The sergeant hesitated, then climbed heavily out of the hole.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading “Well, look yourself, sir,” he invited.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading French jumped down, and as he gazed on the outline of the blanket covered object, his eyes grew round and something like consternation filled his mind.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading French jumped down, and as he gazed on the outline of the blanket covered object, his eyes grew round and something like consternation filled his mind.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Well, look yourself, sir,” he invited.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading French jumped down, and as he gazed on the outline of the blanket covered object, his eyes grew round and something like consternation filled his mind.
putting the wrong interpretation on
From this reading There was no mistaking that shape!
not any; not one
From this reading There was no mistaking that shape!
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading French jumped down, and as he gazed on the outline of the blanket covered object, his eyes grew round and something like consternation filled his mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sergeant hesitated, then climbed heavily out of the hole.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading French jumped down, and as he gazed on the outline of the blanket covered object, his eyes grew round and something like consternation filled his mind.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The sergeant hesitated, then climbed heavily out of the hole.
the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading French jumped down, and as he gazed on the outline of the blanket covered object, his eyes grew round and something like consternation filled his mind.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The sergeant was right!
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading French jumped down, and as he gazed on the outline of the blanket covered object, his eyes grew round and something like consternation filled his mind.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading The sergeant hesitated, then climbed heavily out of the hole.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading There was no mistaking that shape!
term of address for a man
From this reading “Well, look yourself, sir,” he invited.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading French jumped down, and as he gazed on the outline of the blanket covered object, his eyes grew round and something like consternation filled his mind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no mistaking that shape!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sergeant hesitated, then climbed heavily out of the hole.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The sergeant hesitated, then climbed heavily out of the hole.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no mistaking that shape!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sergeant was right!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, look yourself, sir,” he invited.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Well, look yourself, sir,” he invited.
Chapter 10 of The Starvel Hollow tragedy by Freeman Wills Crofts holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 10 holds 417 sentences of The Starvel Hollow tragedy, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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