Chapter 17 of The Yellow Crayon is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Yellow Crayon is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was for the moment a dead silence. The soft patter of cards no longer fell upon the table. The eyes of every one were turned upon the newcomers. And he, leaning upon his stick, looked only for one person, and having found her, took no heed of any one else. “Lucille!”
Chapter 17 of The Yellow Crayon is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a game played with playing cards
From this reading “The soft patter of cards no longer fell upon the table.”
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading “And he, leaning upon his stick, looked only for one person, and having found her, took no heed of any one else.”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading “And he, leaning upon his stick, looked only for one person, and having found her, took no heed of any one else.”
plural of “newcomer” — any new participant in some activity
From this reading “The eyes of every one were turned upon the newcomers.”
plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
From this reading “The soft patter of cards no longer fell upon the table.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “There was for the moment a dead silence.”
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “The soft patter of cards no longer fell upon the table.”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “And he, leaning upon his stick, looked only for one person, and having found her, took no heed of any one else.”
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 There was for the moment a dead silence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he, leaning upon his stick, looked only for one person, and having found her, took no heed of any one else.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading And he, leaning upon his stick, looked only for one person, and having found her, took no heed of any one else.
a game played with playing cards
From this reading The soft patter of cards no longer fell upon the table.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading There was for the moment a dead silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he, leaning upon his stick, looked only for one person, and having found her, took no heed of any one else.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The eyes of every one were turned upon the newcomers.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The eyes of every one were turned upon the newcomers.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The soft patter of cards no longer fell upon the table.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was for the moment a dead silence.
set up or found
From this reading And he, leaning upon his stick, looked only for one person, and having found her, took no heed of any one else.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading And he, leaning upon his stick, looked only for one person, and having found her, took no heed of any one else.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he, leaning upon his stick, looked only for one person, and having found her, took no heed of any one else.
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading And he, leaning upon his stick, looked only for one person, and having found her, took no heed of any one else.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And he, leaning upon his stick, looked only for one person, and having found her, took no heed of any one else.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And he, leaning upon his stick, looked only for one person, and having found her, took no heed of any one else.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading And he, leaning upon his stick, looked only for one person, and having found her, took no heed of any one else.
for more time
From this reading The soft patter of cards no longer fell upon the table.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading And he, leaning upon his stick, looked only for one person, and having found her, took no heed of any one else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Lucille!”
a particular point in time
From this reading There was for the moment a dead silence.
plural of “newcomer” — any new participant in some activity
From this reading The eyes of every one were turned upon the newcomers.
not any; not one
From this reading The soft patter of cards no longer fell upon the table.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The soft patter of cards no longer fell upon the table.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The eyes of every one were turned upon the newcomers.
and nothing more
From this reading And he, leaning upon his stick, looked only for one person, and having found her, took no heed of any one else.
plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
From this reading The soft patter of cards no longer fell upon the table.
a human being
From this reading And he, leaning upon his stick, looked only for one person, and having found her, took no heed of any one else.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was for the moment a dead silence.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The soft patter of cards no longer fell upon the table.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading And he, leaning upon his stick, looked only for one person, and having found her, took no heed of any one else.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The soft patter of cards no longer fell upon the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was for the moment a dead silence.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was for the moment a dead silence.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading And he, leaning upon his stick, looked only for one person, and having found her, took no heed of any one else.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The eyes of every one were turned upon the newcomers.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The soft patter of cards no longer fell upon the table.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was for the moment a dead silence.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The eyes of every one were turned upon the newcomers.
Chapter 17 of The Yellow Crayon by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 17 holds 156 sentences of The Yellow Crayon, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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