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Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.
For who has not felt the shadow's influence in dealing with such as have the Spark?
Napoleon spoke of stars, being Corsican and a mystic.
Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.
Noticeable is the influence of the Shadow in the process of money-making.
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Bones in London

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Bones in London is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.
/ə diːl ɪn dʒuːt ɪt ɪz ə ˈriːzənəbəl ˈθɪri ðæt ˈevəri mæn ʌv ˈdʒiːnjəs ɪz tuː men wʌn ˈvɪzəbəl wʌn ənˈsiːn ənd ˈɔːfən ˌʌnsəˈspektɪd baɪ hɪz ˈkaʊntərpɑːrt/
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For who has not felt the shadow's influence in dealing with such as have the Spark?
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Napoleon spoke of stars, being Corsican and a mystic.
/nəˈpoʊliən spoʊk ʌv stɑːrz ˈbiːɪŋ ˈkɔːrsəkən ənd ə ˈmɪstɪk/
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Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.
/ðoʊz huː met hɪm ɪn hɪz læst deɪz wɜːr əˈniːzəli ˈkɑːnʃəs ðæt ðə ˈsekənd ˈboʊnəpɑːrt hæd daɪd ɑːn ðə iːv ʌv ˈwɔːtərluː ˈliːvɪŋ ˈderəlɪkt hɪz ˈbrʌðər ə staʊt ənd ˈkɑːmənpleɪs mæn huː wɑːz ɪn tɜːrn ˌsɪkəˈfæntɪk ˈkɑːlərɪk ənd pəˈθetɪk bʌt ˈnevər ɡreɪt/
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Noticeable is the influence of the Shadow in the process of money-making.

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choleric adjective US /ˈkɑːlərɪk/

easily moved to anger

From this reading “Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.”

Corsican adjective US /ˈkɔːrsəkən/

of or relating to or characteristic of Corsica or its people

From this reading “Napoleon spoke of stars, being Corsican and a mystic.”

counterpart noun US /ˈkaʊntərpɑːrt/

a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another

From this reading “A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.”

derelict adjective US /ˈderəlɪkt/

worn and broken down by hard use

From this reading “Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.”

jute noun US /dʒuːt/

a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks

From this reading “A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.”

sycophantic adjective US /ˌsɪkəˈfæntɪk/

attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

From this reading “Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.”

unsuspected adjective US /ˌʌnsəˈspektɪd/

not suspected or believed likely

From this reading “A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.”

Waterloo noun US /ˈwɔːtərluː/

a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat

From this reading “Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.”

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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 A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading For who has not felt the shadow's influence in dealing with such as have the Spark?

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Napoleon spoke of stars, being Corsican and a mystic.

BonapartenounUS /ˈboʊnəpɑːrt/

French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.

cholericadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːlərɪk/

easily moved to anger

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

commonplaceadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmənpleɪs/

completely ordinary and unremarkable

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

consciousadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnʃəs/

intentionally conceived

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

CorsicanadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːrsəkən/

of or relating to or characteristic of Corsica or its people

From this reading Napoleon spoke of stars, being Corsican and a mystic.

counterpartnounUS /ˈkaʊntərpɑːrt/

a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another

From this reading A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

DEALverbUS /diːl/

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.

dealingnounUS /ˈdiːlɪŋ/

method or manner of conduct in relation to others

From this reading For who has not felt the shadow's influence in dealing with such as have the Spark?

derelictadjectiveUS /ˈderəlɪkt/

worn and broken down by hard use

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

diedverbUS /daɪd/

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

evenounUS /iːv/

(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading For who has not felt the shadow's influence in dealing with such as have the Spark?

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For who has not felt the shadow's influence in dealing with such as have the Spark?

geniusnounUS /ˈdʒiːnjəs/

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

From this reading A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading For who has not felt the shadow's influence in dealing with such as have the Spark?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading For who has not felt the shadow's influence in dealing with such as have the Spark?

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.

influencenounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading For who has not felt the shadow's influence in dealing with such as have the Spark?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.

JUTEnounUS /dʒuːt/

a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks

From this reading A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

money-making

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

From this reading Noticeable is the influence of the Shadow in the process of money-making.

mysticadjectiveUS /ˈmɪstɪk/

having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding

From this reading Napoleon spoke of stars, being Corsican and a mystic.

NapoleonnounUS /nəˈpoʊliən/

French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)

From this reading Napoleon spoke of stars, being Corsican and a mystic.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading For who has not felt the shadow's influence in dealing with such as have the Spark?

NoticeableadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəsəbəl/

capable or worthy of being noticed

From this reading Noticeable is the influence of the Shadow in the process of money-making.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.

oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.

patheticadjectiveUS /pəˈθetɪk/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

processverbUS /ˈprɑːses/

subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition

From this reading Noticeable is the influence of the Shadow in the process of money-making.

reasonableadjectiveUS /ˈriːzənəbəl/

showing reason or sound judgment

From this reading A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.

secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

ShadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading Noticeable is the influence of the Shadow in the process of money-making.

shadow's

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

From this reading For who has not felt the shadow's influence in dealing with such as have the Spark?

SparknounUS /spɑːrk/

a momentary flash of light

From this reading For who has not felt the shadow's influence in dealing with such as have the Spark?

spokenounUS /spoʊk/

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading Napoleon spoke of stars, being Corsican and a mystic.

starsnounUS /stɑːrz/

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading Napoleon spoke of stars, being Corsican and a mystic.

stoutadjectiveUS /staʊt/

dependable

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading For who has not felt the shadow's influence in dealing with such as have the Spark?

sycophanticadjectiveUS /ˌsɪkəˈfæntɪk/

attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading For who has not felt the shadow's influence in dealing with such as have the Spark?

theorynounUS /ˈθɪri/

a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

From this reading A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.

ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

turnverbUS /tɜːrn/

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.

uneasilyadverbUS /əˈniːzəli/

with anxiety or apprehension

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

unseenadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːn/

not seen or perceived

From this reading A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.

unsuspectedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnsəˈspektɪd/

not suspected or believed likely

From this reading A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.

visibleadjectiveUS /ˈvɪzəbəl/

capable of being seen; or open to easy view

From this reading A DEAL IN JUTE It is a reasonable theory that every man of genius is two men, one visible, one unseen and often unsuspected by his counterpart.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

WaterloonounUS /ˈwɔːtərluː/

a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Those who met him in his last days were uneasily conscious that the second Bonaparte had died on the eve of Waterloo, leaving derelict his brother, a stout and commonplace man who was in turn sycophantic, choleric, and pathetic, but never great.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading For who has not felt the shadow's influence in dealing with such as have the Spark?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading For who has not felt the shadow's influence in dealing with such as have the Spark?

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