Chapter 24 of Till the Clock Stops is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Till the Clock Stops is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Never a heavy sleeper, Mrs. Lancaster was fully aware of her daughter's entrance before Doris reached her bedside. She affected neither drowsiness nor ignorance of the latter's quest. "You ought not to have got up so early, Doris," she said. "Why, it's not eight yet. Not that light--the far away one, if you insist.
Chapter 24 of Till the Clock Stops is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading “Never a heavy sleeper, Mrs. Lancaster was fully aware of her daughter's entrance before Doris reached her bedside.”
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading “Never a heavy sleeper, Mrs. Lancaster was fully aware of her daughter's entrance before Doris reached her bedside.”
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading “Never a heavy sleeper, Mrs. Lancaster was fully aware of her daughter's entrance before Doris reached her bedside.”
a very sleepy state
From this reading “She affected neither drowsiness nor ignorance of the latter's quest.”
a city in northwestern England
From this reading “Never a heavy sleeper, Mrs. Lancaster was fully aware of her daughter's entrance before Doris reached her bedside.”
possessive form of “latter” — the second of two or the second mentioned of two
From this reading “She affected neither drowsiness nor ignorance of the latter's quest.”
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading “She affected neither drowsiness nor ignorance of the latter's quest.”
a rester who is sleeping
From this reading “Never a heavy sleeper, Mrs. Lancaster was fully aware of her daughter's entrance before Doris reached her bedside.”
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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 Never a heavy sleeper, Mrs. Lancaster was fully aware of her daughter's entrance before Doris reached her bedside.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading She affected neither drowsiness nor ignorance of the latter's quest.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading Never a heavy sleeper, Mrs. Lancaster was fully aware of her daughter's entrance before Doris reached her bedside.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Not that light--the far away one, if you insist.
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading Never a heavy sleeper, Mrs. Lancaster was fully aware of her daughter's entrance before Doris reached her bedside.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Never a heavy sleeper, Mrs. Lancaster was fully aware of her daughter's entrance before Doris reached her bedside.
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading Never a heavy sleeper, Mrs. Lancaster was fully aware of her daughter's entrance before Doris reached her bedside.
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading Never a heavy sleeper, Mrs. Lancaster was fully aware of her daughter's entrance before Doris reached her bedside.
a very sleepy state
From this reading She affected neither drowsiness nor ignorance of the latter's quest.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading "You ought not to have got up so early, Doris," she said.
being one more than seven
From this reading "Why, it's not eight yet.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading Never a heavy sleeper, Mrs. Lancaster was fully aware of her daughter's entrance before Doris reached her bedside.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Not that light--the far away one, if you insist.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading Never a heavy sleeper, Mrs. Lancaster was fully aware of her daughter's entrance before Doris reached her bedside.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You ought not to have got up so early, Doris," she said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You ought not to have got up so early, Doris," she said.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Never a heavy sleeper, Mrs. Lancaster was fully aware of her daughter's entrance before Doris reached her bedside.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Never a heavy sleeper, Mrs. Lancaster was fully aware of her daughter's entrance before Doris reached her bedside.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Not that light--the far away one, if you insist.
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading She affected neither drowsiness nor ignorance of the latter's quest.
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading Not that light--the far away one, if you insist.
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From this reading "Why, it's not eight yet.
a city in northwestern England
From this reading Never a heavy sleeper, Mrs. Lancaster was fully aware of her daughter's entrance before Doris reached her bedside.
possessive form of “latter” — the second of two or the second mentioned of two
From this reading She affected neither drowsiness nor ignorance of the latter's quest.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Not that light--the far away one, if you insist.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Never a heavy sleeper, Mrs. Lancaster was fully aware of her daughter's entrance before Doris reached her bedside.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading She affected neither drowsiness nor ignorance of the latter's quest.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never a heavy sleeper, Mrs. Lancaster was fully aware of her daughter's entrance before Doris reached her bedside.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She affected neither drowsiness nor ignorance of the latter's quest.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You ought not to have got up so early, Doris," she said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Never a heavy sleeper, Mrs. Lancaster was fully aware of her daughter's entrance before Doris reached her bedside.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not that light--the far away one, if you insist.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "You ought not to have got up so early, Doris," she said.
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading She affected neither drowsiness nor ignorance of the latter's quest.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Never a heavy sleeper, Mrs. Lancaster was fully aware of her daughter's entrance before Doris reached her bedside.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You ought not to have got up so early, Doris," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She affected neither drowsiness nor ignorance of the latter's quest.
a rester who is sleeping
From this reading Never a heavy sleeper, Mrs. Lancaster was fully aware of her daughter's entrance before Doris reached her bedside.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You ought not to have got up so early, Doris," she said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that light--the far away one, if you insist.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She affected neither drowsiness nor ignorance of the latter's quest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You ought not to have got up so early, Doris," she said.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "You ought not to have got up so early, Doris," she said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Never a heavy sleeper, Mrs. Lancaster was fully aware of her daughter's entrance before Doris reached her bedside.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, it's not eight yet.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Why, it's not eight yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You ought not to have got up so early, Doris," she said.
Chapter 24 of Till the Clock Stops by J. J. (John Joy) Bell 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.
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