Chapter 10 of The Yellow Typhoon is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Yellow Typhoon is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mathison accepted the blow quietly. He had the air of a spent athlete, but that was all. He was a good loser. To have rushed about, sending out alarms, advising the Secret Service, all would have been a waste of time. The damage was complete, irremediable.
Chapter 10 of The Yellow Typhoon is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “advise” — give advice to
From this reading “To have rushed about, sending out alarms, advising the Secret Service, all would have been a waste of time.”
plural of “alarm” — fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “To have rushed about, sending out alarms, advising the Secret Service, all would have been a waste of time.”
a person trained to compete in sports
From this reading “He had the air of a spent athlete, but that was all.”
the occurrence of a change for the worse
From this reading “The damage was complete, irremediable.”
impossible to remedy or correct or redress
From this reading “The damage was complete, irremediable.”
a contestant who loses the contest
From this reading “He was a good loser.”
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading “To have rushed about, sending out alarms, advising the Secret Service, all would have been a waste of time.”
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading “To have rushed about, sending out alarms, advising the Secret Service, all would have been a waste of time.”
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the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securities and documents
In this reading “To have rushed about, sending out alarms, advising the Secret Service, all would have been a waste of time.”
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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 He had the air of a spent athlete, but that was all.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading To have rushed about, sending out alarms, advising the Secret Service, all would have been a waste of time.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Mathison accepted the blow quietly.
-ing form of “advise” — give advice to
From this reading To have rushed about, sending out alarms, advising the Secret Service, all would have been a waste of time.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He had the air of a spent athlete, but that was all.
plural of “alarm” — fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading To have rushed about, sending out alarms, advising the Secret Service, all would have been a waste of time.
(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 He had the air of a spent athlete, but that was all.
a person trained to compete in sports
From this reading He had the air of a spent athlete, but that was all.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To have rushed about, sending out alarms, advising the Secret Service, all would have been a waste of time.
exhale hard
From this reading Mathison accepted the blow quietly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had the air of a spent athlete, but that was all.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading The damage was complete, irremediable.
the occurrence of a change for the worse
From this reading The damage was complete, irremediable.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He was a good loser.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had the air of a spent athlete, but that was all.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To have rushed about, sending out alarms, advising the Secret Service, all would have been a waste of time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had the air of a spent athlete, but that was all.
impossible to remedy or correct or redress
From this reading The damage was complete, irremediable.
a contestant who loses the contest
From this reading He was a good loser.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mathison accepted the blow quietly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had the air of a spent athlete, but that was all.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading To have rushed about, sending out alarms, advising the Secret Service, all would have been a waste of time.
with low volume
From this reading Mathison accepted the blow quietly.
done under pressure
From this reading To have rushed about, sending out alarms, advising the Secret Service, all would have been a waste of time.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading To have rushed about, sending out alarms, advising the Secret Service, all would have been a waste of time.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading To have rushed about, sending out alarms, advising the Secret Service, all would have been a waste of time.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading To have rushed about, sending out alarms, advising the Secret Service, all would have been a waste of time.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading He had the air of a spent athlete, but that was all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had the air of a spent athlete, but that was all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mathison accepted the blow quietly.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading To have rushed about, sending out alarms, advising the Secret Service, all would have been a waste of time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To have rushed about, sending out alarms, advising the Secret Service, all would have been a waste of time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had the air of a spent athlete, but that was all.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading To have rushed about, sending out alarms, advising the Secret Service, all would have been a waste of time.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To have rushed about, sending out alarms, advising the Secret Service, all would have been a waste of time.
Chapter 10 of The Yellow Typhoon by Harold MacGrath holds 242 sentences, grouped into 49 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 10 holds 242 sentences of The Yellow Typhoon, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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