Chapter 8 of Alone is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Alone is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He broke off with another weary smile. "You have had malaria," I suggested. "Often." The fact was patent, not only from his sallow face, but from the peculiar manner.... They brought in a deserter that very afternoon.
Chapter 8 of Alone is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “They brought in a deserter that very afternoon.”
lacking funds
From this reading “He broke off with another weary smile.”
a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
From this reading “They brought in a deserter that very afternoon.”
an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever
From this reading “"You have had malaria," I suggested.”
obtain a patent for
From this reading “The fact was patent, not only from his sallow face, but from the peculiar manner....”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “The fact was patent, not only from his sallow face, but from the peculiar manner....”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"You have had malaria," I suggested.”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “He broke off with another weary smile.”
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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 They brought in a deserter that very afternoon.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading They brought in a deserter that very afternoon.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading He broke off with another weary smile.
lacking funds
From this reading He broke off with another weary smile.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading They brought in a deserter that very afternoon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The fact was patent, not only from his sallow face, but from the peculiar manner....
a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
From this reading They brought in a deserter that very afternoon.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The fact was patent, not only from his sallow face, but from the peculiar manner....
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The fact was patent, not only from his sallow face, but from the peculiar manner....
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The fact was patent, not only from his sallow face, but from the peculiar manner....
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You have had malaria," I suggested.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have had malaria," I suggested.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He broke off with another weary smile.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The fact was patent, not only from his sallow face, but from the peculiar manner....
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You have had malaria," I suggested.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They brought in a deserter that very afternoon.
an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever
From this reading "You have had malaria," I suggested.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The fact was patent, not only from his sallow face, but from the peculiar manner....
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fact was patent, not only from his sallow face, but from the peculiar manner....
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He broke off with another weary smile.
many times at short intervals
From this reading "Often."
and nothing more
From this reading The fact was patent, not only from his sallow face, but from the peculiar manner....
obtain a patent for
From this reading The fact was patent, not only from his sallow face, but from the peculiar manner....
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading The fact was patent, not only from his sallow face, but from the peculiar manner....
unhealthy looking
From this reading The fact was patent, not only from his sallow face, but from the peculiar manner....
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He broke off with another weary smile.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "You have had malaria," I suggested.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They brought in a deserter that very afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fact was patent, not only from his sallow face, but from the peculiar manner....
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They brought in a deserter that very afternoon.
precisely as stated
From this reading They brought in a deserter that very afternoon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact was patent, not only from his sallow face, but from the peculiar manner....
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading He broke off with another weary smile.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He broke off with another weary smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have had malaria," I suggested.
Chapter 8 of Alone by Norman Douglas holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 8 holds 419 sentences of Alone, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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