Chapter 5 of The Voice in the Fog is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Voice in the Fog is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Outside he found himself in a kind of court. He ran about wildly, like a rat in a trap. He plumped into the alley, accidentally. Down this he fled, into the street. A voice called out peremptorily to him to stop, but he went on all the faster, swift as a hare.
Chapter 5 of The Voice in the Fog is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without advance planning
From this reading “He plumped into the alley, accidentally.”
a narrow street with walls on both sides
From this reading “He plumped into the alley, accidentally.”
more quickly
From this reading “A voice called out peremptorily to him to stop, but he went on all the faster, swift as a hare.”
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading “A voice called out peremptorily to him to stop, but he went on all the faster, swift as a hare.”
past form of “plump” — drop sharply
From this reading “He plumped into the alley, accidentally.”
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading “He ran about wildly, like a rat in a trap.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “He ran about wildly, like a rat in a trap.”
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading “He ran about wildly, like a rat in a trap.”
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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 Outside he found himself in a kind of court.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He ran about wildly, like a rat in a trap.
without advance planning
From this reading He plumped into the alley, accidentally.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading A voice called out peremptorily to him to stop, but he went on all the faster, swift as a hare.
a narrow street with walls on both sides
From this reading He plumped into the alley, accidentally.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A voice called out peremptorily to him to stop, but he went on all the faster, swift as a hare.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A voice called out peremptorily to him to stop, but he went on all the faster, swift as a hare.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A voice called out peremptorily to him to stop, but he went on all the faster, swift as a hare.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Outside he found himself in a kind of court.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down this he fled, into the street.
more quickly
From this reading A voice called out peremptorily to him to stop, but he went on all the faster, swift as a hare.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading Down this he fled, into the street.
set up or found
From this reading Outside he found himself in a kind of court.
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading A voice called out peremptorily to him to stop, but he went on all the faster, swift as a hare.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Outside he found himself in a kind of court.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A voice called out peremptorily to him to stop, but he went on all the faster, swift as a hare.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Outside he found himself in a kind of court.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Outside he found himself in a kind of court.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He plumped into the alley, accidentally.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Outside he found himself in a kind of court.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He ran about wildly, like a rat in a trap.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Outside he found himself in a kind of court.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A voice called out peremptorily to him to stop, but he went on all the faster, swift as a hare.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A voice called out peremptorily to him to stop, but he went on all the faster, swift as a hare.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside he found himself in a kind of court.
in an imperative and commanding manner
From this reading A voice called out peremptorily to him to stop, but he went on all the faster, swift as a hare.
past form of “plump” — drop sharply
From this reading He plumped into the alley, accidentally.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He ran about wildly, like a rat in a trap.
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading He ran about wildly, like a rat in a trap.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading A voice called out peremptorily to him to stop, but he went on all the faster, swift as a hare.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Down this he fled, into the street.
moving very fast
From this reading A voice called out peremptorily to him to stop, but he went on all the faster, swift as a hare.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He plumped into the alley, accidentally.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Down this he fled, into the street.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A voice called out peremptorily to him to stop, but he went on all the faster, swift as a hare.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading He ran about wildly, like a rat in a trap.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading A voice called out peremptorily to him to stop, but he went on all the faster, swift as a hare.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A voice called out peremptorily to him to stop, but he went on all the faster, swift as a hare.
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading He ran about wildly, like a rat in a trap.
Chapter 5 of The Voice in the Fog by Harold MacGrath holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 5 holds 159 sentences of The Voice in the Fog, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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