Chapter 4 of The Unknown Wrestler is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Unknown Wrestler is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SECRET PLANS "Hello! what's the rush?" Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him. "Oh, it's you, Garton, is it? I didn't see you." "You certainly didn't.
Chapter 4 of The Unknown Wrestler is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cheerful and bright
From this reading “Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.”
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading “Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.”
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading “Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “SECRET PLANS "Hello! what's the rush?"”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “SECRET PLANS "Hello! what's the rush?"”
move hurridly
From this reading “SECRET PLANS "Hello! what's the rush?"”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “SECRET PLANS "Hello! what's the rush?"”
United States suffragist and feminist; called for reform of the practices that perpetuated sexual inequality (1815-1902)
From this reading “Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.”
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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 Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.
cheerful and bright
From this reading Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "You certainly didn't.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn't see you."
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, it's you, Garton, is it?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.
an expression of greeting
From this reading SECRET PLANS "Hello! what's the rush?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn't see you."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, it's you, Garton, is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, it's you, Garton, is it?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, it's you, Garton, is it?
spread across or over
From this reading Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading SECRET PLANS "Hello! what's the rush?"
move hurridly
From this reading SECRET PLANS "Hello! what's the rush?"
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading SECRET PLANS "Hello! what's the rush?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I didn't see you."
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.
having a supporting base
From this reading Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.
United States suffragist and feminist; called for reform of the practices that perpetuated sexual inequality (1815-1902)
From this reading Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SECRET PLANS "Hello! what's the rush?"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Douglas Stanton stopped short, and a smile overspread his face as he turned it upon the beaming countenance of the man standing before him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SECRET PLANS "Hello! what's the rush?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, it's you, Garton, is it?
Chapter 4 of The Unknown Wrestler by H. A. (Hiram Alfred) Cody holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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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