Chapter 8 of An African Millionaire is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of An African Millionaire is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes," the lady answered, looking up at him with a charming smile. ("I know that smile," Charles whispered to me. "I have succumbed to it too often.") "We're stopping at the inn, and my husband is doing a little geology on the hill here. I hope Sir Charles Vandrift won't come and catch us. He's so down upon trespassers.
Chapter 8 of An African Millionaire is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “I hope Sir Charles Vandrift won't come and catch us.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “("I know that smile," Charles whispered to me.”
pleasing or delighting
From this reading “"Yes," the lady answered, looking up at him with a charming smile.”
a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
From this reading “"I have succumbed to it too often.") "We're stopping at the inn, and my husband is doing a little geology on the hill here.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “"I have succumbed to it too often.") "We're stopping at the inn, and my husband is doing a little geology on the hill here.”
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading “"I have succumbed to it too often.") "We're stopping at the inn, and my husband is doing a little geology on the hill here.”
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading “"I have succumbed to it too often.") "We're stopping at the inn, and my husband is doing a little geology on the hill here.”
past form of “succumb” — consent reluctantly
From this reading “"I have succumbed to it too often.") "We're stopping at the inn, and my husband is doing a little geology on the hill here.”
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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 "Yes," the lady answered, looking up at him with a charming smile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have succumbed to it too often.") "We're stopping at the inn, and my husband is doing a little geology on the hill here.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes," the lady answered, looking up at him with a charming smile.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes," the lady answered, looking up at him with a charming smile.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading I hope Sir Charles Vandrift won't come and catch us.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading ("I know that smile," Charles whispered to me.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading "Yes," the lady answered, looking up at him with a charming smile.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I hope Sir Charles Vandrift won't come and catch us.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "I have succumbed to it too often.") "We're stopping at the inn, and my husband is doing a little geology on the hill here.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He's so down upon trespassers.
a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
From this reading "I have succumbed to it too often.") "We're stopping at the inn, and my husband is doing a little geology on the hill here.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have succumbed to it too often.") "We're stopping at the inn, and my husband is doing a little geology on the hill here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's so down upon trespassers.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I have succumbed to it too often.") "We're stopping at the inn, and my husband is doing a little geology on the hill here.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "I have succumbed to it too often.") "We're stopping at the inn, and my husband is doing a little geology on the hill here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes," the lady answered, looking up at him with a charming smile.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope Sir Charles Vandrift won't come and catch us.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "I have succumbed to it too often.") "We're stopping at the inn, and my husband is doing a little geology on the hill here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ("I know that smile," Charles whispered to me.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading "I have succumbed to it too often.") "We're stopping at the inn, and my husband is doing a little geology on the hill here.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I have succumbed to it too often.") "We're stopping at the inn, and my husband is doing a little geology on the hill here.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I have succumbed to it too often.") "We're stopping at the inn, and my husband is doing a little geology on the hill here.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading ("I know that smile," Charles whispered to me.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Yes," the lady answered, looking up at him with a charming smile.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I have succumbed to it too often.") "We're stopping at the inn, and my husband is doing a little geology on the hill here.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Yes," the lady answered, looking up at him with a charming smile.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ("I know that smile," Charles whispered to me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have succumbed to it too often.") "We're stopping at the inn, and my husband is doing a little geology on the hill here.
many times at short intervals
From this reading "I have succumbed to it too often.") "We're stopping at the inn, and my husband is doing a little geology on the hill here.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I have succumbed to it too often.") "We're stopping at the inn, and my husband is doing a little geology on the hill here.
term of address for a man
From this reading I hope Sir Charles Vandrift won't come and catch us.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Yes," the lady answered, looking up at him with a charming smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He's so down upon trespassers.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading "I have succumbed to it too often.") "We're stopping at the inn, and my husband is doing a little geology on the hill here.
past form of “succumb” — consent reluctantly
From this reading "I have succumbed to it too often.") "We're stopping at the inn, and my husband is doing a little geology on the hill here.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ("I know that smile," Charles whispered to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes," the lady answered, looking up at him with a charming smile.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ("I know that smile," Charles whispered to me.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "I have succumbed to it too often.") "We're stopping at the inn, and my husband is doing a little geology on the hill here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's so down upon trespassers.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Yes," the lady answered, looking up at him with a charming smile.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He's so down upon trespassers.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I hope Sir Charles Vandrift won't come and catch us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope Sir Charles Vandrift won't come and catch us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have succumbed to it too often.") "We're stopping at the inn, and my husband is doing a little geology on the hill here.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading ("I know that smile," Charles whispered to me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes," the lady answered, looking up at him with a charming smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope Sir Charles Vandrift won't come and catch us.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," the lady answered, looking up at him with a charming smile.
Chapter 8 of An African Millionaire by Grant Allen holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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