Chapter 18 of The wrong letter is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The wrong letter is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Wrong Letter In the stillness of the night the sound of a car was heard. Sinclair went to the door and waited. Out of the blackness the car emerged, and came to rest at the door. From the inside issued Sanders. His face was set and grim.
Chapter 18 of The wrong letter is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading “Out of the blackness the car emerged, and came to rest at the door.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “The Wrong Letter In the stillness of the night the sound of a car was heard.”
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading “Out of the blackness the car emerged, and came to rest at the door.”
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading “His face was set and grim.”
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading “From the inside issued Sanders.”
plural of “sander” — a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor
From this reading “From the inside issued Sanders.”
United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968)
From this reading “Sinclair went to the door and waited.”
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading “The Wrong Letter In the stillness of the night the sound of a car was heard.”
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 “Out of the blackness the car emerged, and came to rest at the door.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The Wrong Letter In the stillness of the night the sound of a car was heard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sinclair went to the door and waited.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Out of the blackness the car emerged, and came to rest at the door.
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading Out of the blackness the car emerged, and came to rest at the door.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Out of the blackness the car emerged, and came to rest at the door.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The Wrong Letter In the stillness of the night the sound of a car was heard.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Sinclair went to the door and waited.
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading Out of the blackness the car emerged, and came to rest at the door.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face was set and grim.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the inside issued Sanders.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading His face was set and grim.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The Wrong Letter In the stillness of the night the sound of a car was heard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face was set and grim.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Wrong Letter In the stillness of the night the sound of a car was heard.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading From the inside issued Sanders.
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading From the inside issued Sanders.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The Wrong Letter In the stillness of the night the sound of a car was heard.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The Wrong Letter In the stillness of the night the sound of a car was heard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Wrong Letter In the stillness of the night the sound of a car was heard.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out of the blackness the car emerged, and came to rest at the door.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Out of the blackness the car emerged, and came to rest at the door.
plural of “sander” — a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor
From this reading From the inside issued Sanders.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading His face was set and grim.
United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968)
From this reading Sinclair went to the door and waited.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The Wrong Letter In the stillness of the night the sound of a car was heard.
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading The Wrong Letter In the stillness of the night the sound of a car was heard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Wrong Letter In the stillness of the night the sound of a car was heard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sinclair went to the door and waited.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Sinclair went to the door and waited.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Wrong Letter In the stillness of the night the sound of a car was heard.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Sinclair went to the door and waited.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading The Wrong Letter In the stillness of the night the sound of a car was heard.
Chapter 18 of The wrong letter by Walter S. (Walter Sidney) Masterman holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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 18 holds 188 sentences of The wrong letter, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of The wrong letter by Walter S. (Walter Sidney) Masterman exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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 38 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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