Chapter 5 of The Yellow Claw is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Yellow Claw is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“On the left forearm, yes. Obviously self-administered. Oh, I don't deny the habit! But my point is this: the injection in the shoulder was NOT self-administered.” “Come, Helen,” said Cumberly, taking his daughter's arm; for she had drawn near, during the colloquy--“you must get to bed.”
Chapter 5 of The Yellow Claw is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a conversation especially a formal one
From this reading ““Come, Helen,” said Cumberly, taking his daughter's arm; for she had drawn near, during the colloquy--“you must get to bed.””
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading ““Come, Helen,” said Cumberly, taking his daughter's arm; for she had drawn near, during the colloquy--“you must get to bed.””
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “Oh, I don't deny the habit!”
the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist
From this reading ““On the left forearm, yes.”
an established custom
From this reading “Oh, I don't deny the habit!”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading ““Come, Helen,” said Cumberly, taking his daughter's arm; for she had drawn near, during the colloquy--“you must get to bed.””
the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure
From this reading “But my point is this: the injection in the shoulder was NOT self-administered.””
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “Obviously self-administered.”
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a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “Come, Helen,” said Cumberly, taking his daughter's arm; for she had drawn near, during the colloquy--“you must get to bed.”
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Come, Helen,” said Cumberly, taking his daughter's arm; for she had drawn near, during the colloquy--“you must get to bed.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But my point is this: the injection in the shoulder was NOT self-administered.”
a conversation especially a formal one
From this reading “Come, Helen,” said Cumberly, taking his daughter's arm; for she had drawn near, during the colloquy--“you must get to bed.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, Helen,” said Cumberly, taking his daughter's arm; for she had drawn near, during the colloquy--“you must get to bed.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come, Helen,” said Cumberly, taking his daughter's arm; for she had drawn near, during the colloquy--“you must get to bed.”
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading “Come, Helen,” said Cumberly, taking his daughter's arm; for she had drawn near, during the colloquy--“you must get to bed.”
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading Oh, I don't deny the habit!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, I don't deny the habit!
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading “Come, Helen,” said Cumberly, taking his daughter's arm; for she had drawn near, during the colloquy--“you must get to bed.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “Come, Helen,” said Cumberly, taking his daughter's arm; for she had drawn near, during the colloquy--“you must get to bed.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Come, Helen,” said Cumberly, taking his daughter's arm; for she had drawn near, during the colloquy--“you must get to bed.”
the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist
From this reading “On the left forearm, yes.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Come, Helen,” said Cumberly, taking his daughter's arm; for she had drawn near, during the colloquy--“you must get to bed.”
an established custom
From this reading Oh, I don't deny the habit!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Come, Helen,” said Cumberly, taking his daughter's arm; for she had drawn near, during the colloquy--“you must get to bed.”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “Come, Helen,” said Cumberly, taking his daughter's arm; for she had drawn near, during the colloquy--“you must get to bed.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Come, Helen,” said Cumberly, taking his daughter's arm; for she had drawn near, during the colloquy--“you must get to bed.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, I don't deny the habit!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But my point is this: the injection in the shoulder was NOT self-administered.”
the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure
From this reading But my point is this: the injection in the shoulder was NOT self-administered.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But my point is this: the injection in the shoulder was NOT self-administered.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “On the left forearm, yes.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Come, Helen,” said Cumberly, taking his daughter's arm; for she had drawn near, during the colloquy--“you must get to bed.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But my point is this: the injection in the shoulder was NOT self-administered.”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “Come, Helen,” said Cumberly, taking his daughter's arm; for she had drawn near, during the colloquy--“you must get to bed.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But my point is this: the injection in the shoulder was NOT self-administered.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Obviously self-administered.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, I don't deny the habit!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “On the left forearm, yes.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading But my point is this: the injection in the shoulder was NOT self-administered.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Come, Helen,” said Cumberly, taking his daughter's arm; for she had drawn near, during the colloquy--“you must get to bed.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Obviously self-administered.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Come, Helen,” said Cumberly, taking his daughter's arm; for she had drawn near, during the colloquy--“you must get to bed.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading But my point is this: the injection in the shoulder was NOT self-administered.”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “Come, Helen,” said Cumberly, taking his daughter's arm; for she had drawn near, during the colloquy--“you must get to bed.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “On the left forearm, yes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But my point is this: the injection in the shoulder was NOT self-administered.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Come, Helen,” said Cumberly, taking his daughter's arm; for she had drawn near, during the colloquy--“you must get to bed.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But my point is this: the injection in the shoulder was NOT self-administered.”
an affirmative
From this reading “On the left forearm, yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Come, Helen,” said Cumberly, taking his daughter's arm; for she had drawn near, during the colloquy--“you must get to bed.”
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