Chapter 12 of Whispering Wires is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Whispering Wires is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I got Morphy off the wire, Chief. I got Frick and then Frick got the warden. He's a good fellow. He listened to me, then he calls some guards and they drag Morphy through the prison and down to the coolers. I guess they're down in the ground, somewhere.
Chapter 12 of Whispering Wires is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading “He listened to me, then he calls some guards and they drag Morphy through the prison and down to the coolers.”
plural of “cooler” — a refrigerator for cooling liquids
From this reading “He listened to me, then he calls some guards and they drag Morphy through the prison and down to the coolers.”
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “He listened to me, then he calls some guards and they drag Morphy through the prison and down to the coolers.”
United States industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry (1849-1919)
From this reading “I got Frick and then Frick got the warden.”
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “He listened to me, then he calls some guards and they drag Morphy through the prison and down to the coolers.”
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading “He listened to me, then he calls some guards and they drag Morphy through the prison and down to the coolers.”
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading “I got Frick and then Frick got the warden.”
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “"I got Morphy off the wire, Chief.”
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 “He's a good fellow.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He's a good fellow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I got Frick and then Frick got the warden.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading He listened to me, then he calls some guards and they drag Morphy through the prison and down to the coolers.
a person who is in charge
From this reading "I got Morphy off the wire, Chief.
plural of “cooler” — a refrigerator for cooling liquids
From this reading He listened to me, then he calls some guards and they drag Morphy through the prison and down to the coolers.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He listened to me, then he calls some guards and they drag Morphy through the prison and down to the coolers.
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading He listened to me, then he calls some guards and they drag Morphy through the prison and down to the coolers.
a boy or man
From this reading He's a good fellow.
United States industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry (1849-1919)
From this reading I got Frick and then Frick got the warden.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He's a good fellow.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I got Morphy off the wire, Chief.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading I guess they're down in the ground, somewhere.
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading He listened to me, then he calls some guards and they drag Morphy through the prison and down to the coolers.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess they're down in the ground, somewhere.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He listened to me, then he calls some guards and they drag Morphy through the prison and down to the coolers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's a good fellow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I got Morphy off the wire, Chief.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I guess they're down in the ground, somewhere.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading He listened to me, then he calls some guards and they drag Morphy through the prison and down to the coolers.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He listened to me, then he calls some guards and they drag Morphy through the prison and down to the coolers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I got Morphy off the wire, Chief.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I got Morphy off the wire, Chief.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading He listened to me, then he calls some guards and they drag Morphy through the prison and down to the coolers.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He listened to me, then he calls some guards and they drag Morphy through the prison and down to the coolers.
in or at or to some place
From this reading I guess they're down in the ground, somewhere.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I got Morphy off the wire, Chief.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I got Frick and then Frick got the warden.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He listened to me, then he calls some guards and they drag Morphy through the prison and down to the coolers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I guess they're down in the ground, somewhere.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He listened to me, then he calls some guards and they drag Morphy through the prison and down to the coolers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He listened to me, then he calls some guards and they drag Morphy through the prison and down to the coolers.
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading I got Frick and then Frick got the warden.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading "I got Morphy off the wire, Chief.
Chapter 12 of Whispering Wires by Henry Leverage holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 12 holds 406 sentences of Whispering Wires, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Whispering Wires by Henry Leverage exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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