Chapter 24 of The Terriford mystery is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
Chapter 24 of The Terriford mystery is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
With a loud cry of “What is it? What’s the matter?” Jean, in the pitch darkness, sat up in her narrow pallet bed, and listened. For a moment or two she didn’t know where she was, and fear clutched at her heart. And then, though memory soon came back, it was accompanied by icy waves of terror, and it was with a trembling hand that she lit a candle.
Chapter 24 of The Terriford mystery is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/57 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading “And then, though memory soon came back, it was accompanied by icy waves of terror, and it was with a trembling hand that she lit a candle.”
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “For a moment or two she didn’t know where she was, and fear clutched at her heart.”
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading “And then, though memory soon came back, it was accompanied by icy waves of terror, and it was with a trembling hand that she lit a candle.”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “Jean, in the pitch darkness, sat up in her narrow pallet bed, and listened.”
provided with artificial light
From this reading “And then, though memory soon came back, it was accompanied by icy waves of terror, and it was with a trembling hand that she lit a candle.”
the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art
From this reading “Jean, in the pitch darkness, sat up in her narrow pallet bed, and listened.”
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading “Jean, in the pitch darkness, sat up in her narrow pallet bed, and listened.”
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “And then, though memory soon came back, it was accompanied by icy waves of terror, and it was with a trembling hand that she lit a candle.”
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 “Jean, in the pitch darkness, sat up in her narrow pallet bed, and listened.”
In this reading “And then, though memory soon came back, it was accompanied by icy waves of terror, and it was with a trembling hand that she lit a candle.”
be restored
In this reading “And then, though memory soon came back, it was accompanied by icy waves of terror, and it was with a trembling hand that she lit a candle.”
temporarily
In this reading “For a moment or two she didn’t know where she was, and fear clutched at her heart.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a loud cry of “What is it?
having companions or an escort
From this reading And then, though memory soon came back, it was accompanied by icy waves of terror, and it was with a trembling hand that she lit a candle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jean, in the pitch darkness, sat up in her narrow pallet bed, and listened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a moment or two she didn’t know where she was, and fear clutched at her heart.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And then, though memory soon came back, it was accompanied by icy waves of terror, and it was with a trembling hand that she lit a candle.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Jean, in the pitch darkness, sat up in her narrow pallet bed, and listened.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And then, though memory soon came back, it was accompanied by icy waves of terror, and it was with a trembling hand that she lit a candle.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And then, though memory soon came back, it was accompanied by icy waves of terror, and it was with a trembling hand that she lit a candle.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading And then, though memory soon came back, it was accompanied by icy waves of terror, and it was with a trembling hand that she lit a candle.
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading For a moment or two she didn’t know where she was, and fear clutched at her heart.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading With a loud cry of “What is it?
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Jean, in the pitch darkness, sat up in her narrow pallet bed, and listened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a moment or two she didn’t know where she was, and fear clutched at her heart.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading For a moment or two she didn’t know where she was, and fear clutched at her heart.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment or two she didn’t know where she was, and fear clutched at her heart.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And then, though memory soon came back, it was accompanied by icy waves of terror, and it was with a trembling hand that she lit a candle.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading For a moment or two she didn’t know where she was, and fear clutched at her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jean, in the pitch darkness, sat up in her narrow pallet bed, and listened.
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading And then, though memory soon came back, it was accompanied by icy waves of terror, and it was with a trembling hand that she lit a candle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jean, in the pitch darkness, sat up in her narrow pallet bed, and listened.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With a loud cry of “What is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With a loud cry of “What is it?
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading Jean, in the pitch darkness, sat up in her narrow pallet bed, and listened.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading For a moment or two she didn’t know where she was, and fear clutched at her heart.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Jean, in the pitch darkness, sat up in her narrow pallet bed, and listened.
provided with artificial light
From this reading And then, though memory soon came back, it was accompanied by icy waves of terror, and it was with a trembling hand that she lit a candle.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading With a loud cry of “What is it?
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What’s the matter?”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading And then, though memory soon came back, it was accompanied by icy waves of terror, and it was with a trembling hand that she lit a candle.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment or two she didn’t know where she was, and fear clutched at her heart.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading Jean, in the pitch darkness, sat up in her narrow pallet bed, and listened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a loud cry of “What is it?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a moment or two she didn’t know where she was, and fear clutched at her heart.
the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art
From this reading Jean, in the pitch darkness, sat up in her narrow pallet bed, and listened.
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading Jean, in the pitch darkness, sat up in her narrow pallet bed, and listened.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Jean, in the pitch darkness, sat up in her narrow pallet bed, and listened.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment or two she didn’t know where she was, and fear clutched at her heart.
in the near future
From this reading And then, though memory soon came back, it was accompanied by icy waves of terror, and it was with a trembling hand that she lit a candle.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading And then, though memory soon came back, it was accompanied by icy waves of terror, and it was with a trembling hand that she lit a candle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then, though memory soon came back, it was accompanied by icy waves of terror, and it was with a trembling hand that she lit a candle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What’s the matter?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, though memory soon came back, it was accompanied by icy waves of terror, and it was with a trembling hand that she lit a candle.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And then, though memory soon came back, it was accompanied by icy waves of terror, and it was with a trembling hand that she lit a candle.
a shaky motion
From this reading And then, though memory soon came back, it was accompanied by icy waves of terror, and it was with a trembling hand that she lit a candle.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For a moment or two she didn’t know where she was, and fear clutched at her heart.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Jean, in the pitch darkness, sat up in her narrow pallet bed, and listened.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a moment or two she didn’t know where she was, and fear clutched at her heart.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading And then, though memory soon came back, it was accompanied by icy waves of terror, and it was with a trembling hand that she lit a candle.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading With a loud cry of “What is it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What’s the matter?”
in or at the place that
From this reading For a moment or two she didn’t know where she was, and fear clutched at her heart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a loud cry of “What is it?
Chapter 24 of The Terriford mystery by Marie Belloc Lowndes holds 285 sentences, grouped into 57 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 24 holds 285 sentences of The Terriford mystery, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 24 of The Terriford mystery by Marie Belloc Lowndes exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 285 sentences, grouped into 57 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 57 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 57 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 24 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Terriford mystery by Marie Belloc Lowndes on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 0 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #? are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #?, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 5 minutes of reading across 0 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Terriford mystery section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 0 chapters of The Terriford mystery to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Terriford mystery, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
