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A Bottle in the Smoke

Chapter XXXVI

Chapter 36 of A Bottle in the Smoke is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"This is horrible, Cheveril!" said Dr. Campbell, bending over his patient.
"Every bit of him is mangled except his head.
Poor chap, it seems like the work of a beast of prey."
"So it was, Campbell, a human beast of prey!
I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.
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A Bottle in the Smoke

Chapter XXXVI

Chapter 36 of A Bottle in the Smoke is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"This is horrible, Cheveril!" said Dr. Campbell, bending over his patient.
Line 2
"Every bit of him is mangled except his head.
/ˈevəri bɪt ʌv hɪm ɪz ˈmæŋɡəld ɪkˈsept hɪz hed/
Line 3
Poor chap, it seems like the work of a beast of prey."
/puːr tʃæp ɪt siːmz laɪk ðə wɜːrk ʌv ə biːst ʌv preɪ/
Line 4
"So it was, Campbell, a human beast of prey!
/soʊ ɪt wɑːz ˈkæmbəl ə ˈhjuːmən biːst ʌv preɪ/
Line 5
I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.

Learner Dictionary

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.

beast noun US /biːst/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading “Poor chap, it seems like the work of a beast of prey."”

bending noun US /ˈbendɪŋ/

movement that causes the formation of a curve

From this reading “"This is horrible, Cheveril!" said Dr. Campbell, bending over his patient.”

Campbell noun US /ˈkæmbəl/

United States mythologist (1904-1987)

From this reading “"This is horrible, Cheveril!" said Dr. Campbell, bending over his patient.”

chap noun US /tʃæp/

a boy or man

From this reading “Poor chap, it seems like the work of a beast of prey."”

knock verb US /nɑːk/

deliver a sharp blow or push

From this reading “I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.”

mangled adjective US /ˈmæŋɡəld/

having edges that are jagged from injury

From this reading “"Every bit of him is mangled except his head.”

prey noun US /preɪ/

a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

From this reading “Poor chap, it seems like the work of a beast of prey."”

trample verb US /ˈtræmpəl/

tread or stomp heavily or roughly

From this reading “I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Poor chap adjective + noun

In this reading “Poor chap, it seems like the work of a beast of prey."”

trample on verb + particle

In this reading “I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Poor chap, it seems like the work of a beast of prey."

actuallyadverbUS /ˈæktʃuːəli/

in actual fact

From this reading I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.

beastnounUS /biːst/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Poor chap, it seems like the work of a beast of prey."

bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/

movement that causes the formation of a curve

From this reading "This is horrible, Cheveril!" said Dr. Campbell, bending over his patient.

bitnounUS /bɪt/

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading "Every bit of him is mangled except his head.

bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.

CampbellnounUS /ˈkæmbəl/

United States mythologist (1904-1987)

From this reading "This is horrible, Cheveril!" said Dr. Campbell, bending over his patient.

chapnounUS /tʃæp/

a boy or man

From this reading Poor chap, it seems like the work of a beast of prey."

Cheveril

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "This is horrible, Cheveril!" said Dr. Campbell, bending over his patient.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.

Dr

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "This is horrible, Cheveril!" said Dr. Campbell, bending over his patient.

EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading "Every bit of him is mangled except his head.

exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading "Every bit of him is mangled except his head.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.

fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.

forcenounUS /fɔːrs/

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading "Every bit of him is mangled except his head.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Every bit of him is mangled except his head.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "This is horrible, Cheveril!" said Dr. Campbell, bending over his patient.

horribleadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəbəl/

provoking horror

From this reading "This is horrible, Cheveril!" said Dr. Campbell, bending over his patient.

horrornounUS /ˈhɔːrər/

intense and profound fear

From this reading I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.

horsenounUS /hɔːrs/

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.

humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/

characteristic of humanity

From this reading "So it was, Campbell, a human beast of prey!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "This is horrible, Cheveril!" said Dr. Campbell, bending over his patient.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Poor chap, it seems like the work of a beast of prey."

knockverbUS /nɑːk/

deliver a sharp blow or push

From this reading I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Poor chap, it seems like the work of a beast of prey."

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.

mangledadjectiveUS /ˈmæŋɡəld/

having edges that are jagged from injury

From this reading "Every bit of him is mangled except his head.

MarkverbUS /mɑːrk/

attach a tag or label to

From this reading I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Every bit of him is mangled except his head.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading "This is horrible, Cheveril!" said Dr. Campbell, bending over his patient.

patientnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənt/

a person who requires medical care

From this reading "This is horrible, Cheveril!" said Dr. Campbell, bending over his patient.

PooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Poor chap, it seems like the work of a beast of prey."

preynounUS /preɪ/

a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

From this reading Poor chap, it seems like the work of a beast of prey."

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "This is horrible, Cheveril!" said Dr. Campbell, bending over his patient.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.

scenenounUS /siːn/

the place where some action occurs

From this reading I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.

seemsverbUS /siːmz/

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Poor chap, it seems like the work of a beast of prey."

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "So it was, Campbell, a human beast of prey!

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Poor chap, it seems like the work of a beast of prey."

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "This is horrible, Cheveril!" said Dr. Campbell, bending over his patient.

trampleverbUS /ˈtræmpəl/

tread or stomp heavily or roughly

From this reading I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "So it was, Campbell, a human beast of prey!

whisperedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪspərd/

spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords

From this reading I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Poor chap, it seems like the work of a beast of prey."

Zynool

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I actually saw Zynool force his horse on him, knock him down, and make it trample on his fallen body," whispered Mark, his eyes still full of the horror of the scene.

Chapter 36 of A Bottle in the Smoke by Janet Milne Rae holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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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