Chapter 10 of The Weapons of Mystery is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Weapons of Mystery is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COMING OF THE NIGHT Directly after breakfast I went away alone. I wanted to get rid of an awful weight which oppressed me. I walked rapidly, for the morning was cold. I had scarcely reached the park gates, however, when a hand touched me. I turned and saw Kaffar.
Chapter 10 of The Weapons of Mystery is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “I wanted to get rid of an awful weight which oppressed me.”
without deviation
From this reading “THE COMING OF THE NIGHT Directly after breakfast I went away alone.”
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading “I had scarcely reached the park gates, however, when a hand touched me.”
burdened psychologically or mentally
From this reading “I wanted to get rid of an awful weight which oppressed me.”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “I had scarcely reached the park gates, however, when a hand touched me.”
with speed
From this reading “I walked rapidly, for the morning was cold.”
relieve from
From this reading “I wanted to get rid of an awful weight which oppressed me.”
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading “I wanted to get rid of an awful weight which oppressed me.”
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 I had scarcely reached the park gates, however, when a hand touched me.
later than; following
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT Directly after breakfast I went away alone.
Having no one else present.
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT Directly after breakfast I went away alone.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I wanted to get rid of an awful weight which oppressed me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I turned and saw Kaffar.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT Directly after breakfast I went away alone.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading I wanted to get rid of an awful weight which oppressed me.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT Directly after breakfast I went away alone.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading I walked rapidly, for the morning was cold.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT Directly after breakfast I went away alone.
without deviation
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT Directly after breakfast I went away alone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I walked rapidly, for the morning was cold.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading I had scarcely reached the park gates, however, when a hand touched me.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I wanted to get rid of an awful weight which oppressed me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had scarcely reached the park gates, however, when a hand touched me.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I had scarcely reached the park gates, however, when a hand touched me.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I had scarcely reached the park gates, however, when a hand touched me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT Directly after breakfast I went away alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I turned and saw Kaffar.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wanted to get rid of an awful weight which oppressed me.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I walked rapidly, for the morning was cold.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT Directly after breakfast I went away alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT Directly after breakfast I went away alone.
burdened psychologically or mentally
From this reading I wanted to get rid of an awful weight which oppressed me.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading I had scarcely reached the park gates, however, when a hand touched me.
with speed
From this reading I walked rapidly, for the morning was cold.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading I had scarcely reached the park gates, however, when a hand touched me.
relieve from
From this reading I wanted to get rid of an awful weight which oppressed me.
cut with a saw
From this reading I turned and saw Kaffar.
only a very short time before
From this reading I had scarcely reached the park gates, however, when a hand touched me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT Directly after breakfast I went away alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wanted to get rid of an awful weight which oppressed me.
having come into contact
From this reading I had scarcely reached the park gates, however, when a hand touched me.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I turned and saw Kaffar.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading I walked rapidly, for the morning was cold.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I wanted to get rid of an awful weight which oppressed me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I walked rapidly, for the morning was cold.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading I wanted to get rid of an awful weight which oppressed me.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT Directly after breakfast I went away alone.
at the time that
From this reading I had scarcely reached the park gates, however, when a hand touched me.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I wanted to get rid of an awful weight which oppressed me.
Chapter 10 of The Weapons of Mystery by Joseph Hocking holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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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