Chapter 35 of A Son of Ishmael: A Novel is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of A Son of Ishmael: A Novel is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WAGES. The moment Rowton spoke Long John rapped his hand loudly on the board. He rose and spoke in a clear and penetrating voice. “Silence, men,” he said, “I have something to say.” Every tongue was instantly arrested.
Chapter 35 of A Son of Ishmael: A Novel is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading “Every tongue was instantly arrested.”
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “The moment Rowton spoke Long John rapped his hand loudly on the board.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “Every tongue was instantly arrested.”
with relatively high volume
From this reading “The moment Rowton spoke Long John rapped his hand loudly on the board.”
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading “He rose and spoke in a clear and penetrating voice.”
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading “The moment Rowton spoke Long John rapped his hand loudly on the board.”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “Every tongue was instantly arrested.”
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading “WAGES.”
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In this reading “He rose and spoke in a clear and penetrating voice.”
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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 rose and spoke in a clear and penetrating voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He rose and spoke in a clear and penetrating voice.
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading Every tongue was instantly arrested.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading The moment Rowton spoke Long John rapped his hand loudly on the board.
rid of obstructions
From this reading He rose and spoke in a clear and penetrating voice.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every tongue was instantly arrested.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The moment Rowton spoke Long John rapped his hand loudly on the board.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Silence, men,” he said, “I have something to say.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rose and spoke in a clear and penetrating voice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The moment Rowton spoke Long John rapped his hand loudly on the board.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Silence, men,” he said, “I have something to say.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He rose and spoke in a clear and penetrating voice.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Every tongue was instantly arrested.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading The moment Rowton spoke Long John rapped his hand loudly on the board.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The moment Rowton spoke Long John rapped his hand loudly on the board.
with relatively high volume
From this reading The moment Rowton spoke Long John rapped his hand loudly on the board.
the force of workers available
From this reading “Silence, men,” he said, “I have something to say.”
a particular point in time
From this reading The moment Rowton spoke Long John rapped his hand loudly on the board.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The moment Rowton spoke Long John rapped his hand loudly on the board.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading He rose and spoke in a clear and penetrating voice.
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading The moment Rowton spoke Long John rapped his hand loudly on the board.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading He rose and spoke in a clear and penetrating voice.
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From this reading The moment Rowton spoke Long John rapped his hand loudly on the board.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Silence, men,” he said, “I have something to say.”
express in words
From this reading “Silence, men,” he said, “I have something to say.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Silence, men,” he said, “I have something to say.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Silence, men,” he said, “I have something to say.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The moment Rowton spoke Long John rapped his hand loudly on the board.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moment Rowton spoke Long John rapped his hand loudly on the board.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Silence, men,” he said, “I have something to say.”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Every tongue was instantly arrested.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He rose and spoke in a clear and penetrating voice.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading WAGES.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every tongue was instantly arrested.
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