Chapter 23 of Captain Sparkle, Pirate is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 23 of Captain Sparkle, Pirate is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SUMMONS AT THE DOOR. The Frenchman meant what he said, too. There could be no doubt of that. Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands. For a moment Nick regarded him intently, and then he said:
Chapter 23 of Captain Sparkle, Pirate is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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represented graphically by sketch or design or lines
From this reading “Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.”
a person of French nationality
From this reading “The Frenchman meant what he said, too.”
with strained or eager attention
From this reading “For a moment Nick regarded him intently, and then he said:”
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading “Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.”
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading “Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.”
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading “Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.”
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading “Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.”
a request to be present
From this reading “THE SUMMONS AT THE DOOR.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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temporarily
In this reading “For a moment Nick regarded him intently, and then he said:”
In this reading “THE SUMMONS AT THE DOOR.”
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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 For a moment Nick regarded him intently, and then he said:
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SUMMONS AT THE DOOR.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There could be no doubt of that.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could be no doubt of that.
represented graphically by sketch or design or lines
From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE SUMMONS AT THE DOOR.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading There could be no doubt of that.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment Nick regarded him intently, and then he said:
a person of French nationality
From this reading The Frenchman meant what he said, too.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Frenchman meant what he said, too.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a moment Nick regarded him intently, and then he said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
with strained or eager attention
From this reading For a moment Nick regarded him intently, and then he said:
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading The Frenchman meant what he said, too.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment Nick regarded him intently, and then he said:
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading For a moment Nick regarded him intently, and then he said:
not any; not one
From this reading There could be no doubt of that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There could be no doubt of that.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading For a moment Nick regarded him intently, and then he said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The Frenchman meant what he said, too.
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
a request to be present
From this reading THE SUMMONS AT THE DOOR.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There could be no doubt of that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUMMONS AT THE DOOR.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For a moment Nick regarded him intently, and then he said:
in or at that place or location
From this reading There could be no doubt of that.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The Frenchman meant what he said, too.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Frenchman meant what he said, too.
Chapter 23 of Captain Sparkle, Pirate by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
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