Chapter 7 of Brigands of the Moon is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Brigands of the Moon is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Why, what was this? Not George Prince? A masquerader, yet so like George Prince. "Gregg don't you know me?" Clinging to me.
Chapter 7 of Brigands of the Moon is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading “Clinging to me.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “Not George Prince?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “"Gregg don't you know me?"”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “A masquerader, yet so like George Prince.”
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “Not George Prince?”
but in spite of that
From this reading “A masquerader, yet so like George Prince.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A masquerader, yet so like George Prince.
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading Clinging to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gregg don't you know me?"
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Not George Prince?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gregg don't you know me?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Gregg don't you know me?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A masquerader, yet so like George Prince.
a participant in a masquerade
From this reading A masquerader, yet so like George Prince.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Gregg don't you know me?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not George Prince?
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Not George Prince?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A masquerader, yet so like George Prince.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why, what was this?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clinging to me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, what was this?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Why, what was this?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, what was this?
but in spite of that
From this reading A masquerader, yet so like George Prince.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Gregg don't you know me?"
Chapter 7 of Brigands of the Moon by Ray Cummings holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 7 holds 408 sentences of Brigands of the Moon, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Brigands of the Moon by Ray Cummings exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 408 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 82 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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