Chapter 7 of Captains of souls is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Captains of souls is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Will you do as I ask?" "Of course, Ronnie darling. I'll tell her that I've given you up. But she is terribly sharp and I must be careful. I sleep in the same room, ours is a very small house.
Chapter 7 of Captains of souls is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"Will you do as I ask?"”
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “But she is terribly sharp and I must be careful.”
a special loved one
From this reading “"Of course, Ronnie darling.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “I'll tell her that I've given you up.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “I sleep in the same room, ours is a very small house.”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “But she is terribly sharp and I must be careful.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “I sleep in the same room, ours is a very small house.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “But she is terribly sharp and I must be careful.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
as might be expected
In this reading “"Of course, Ronnie darling.”
In this reading “I sleep in the same room, ours is a very small house.”
In this reading “I sleep in the same room, ours is a very small house.”
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 I sleep in the same room, ours is a very small house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But she is terribly sharp and I must be careful.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Will you do as I ask?"
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Will you do as I ask?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But she is terribly sharp and I must be careful.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she is terribly sharp and I must be careful.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading But she is terribly sharp and I must be careful.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course, Ronnie darling.
a special loved one
From this reading "Of course, Ronnie darling.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Will you do as I ask?"
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I'll tell her that I've given you up.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I'll tell her that I've given you up.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I sleep in the same room, ours is a very small house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Will you do as I ask?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll tell her that I've given you up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll tell her that I've given you up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I sleep in the same room, ours is a very small house.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But she is terribly sharp and I must be careful.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But she is terribly sharp and I must be careful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course, Ronnie darling.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading I sleep in the same room, ours is a very small house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of course, Ronnie darling.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I sleep in the same room, ours is a very small house.
Identical; not different.
From this reading I sleep in the same room, ours is a very small house.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading But she is terribly sharp and I must be careful.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she is terribly sharp and I must be careful.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I sleep in the same room, ours is a very small house.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I sleep in the same room, ours is a very small house.
express in words
From this reading I'll tell her that I've given you up.
used as intensifiers
From this reading But she is terribly sharp and I must be careful.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'll tell her that I've given you up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I sleep in the same room, ours is a very small house.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I'll tell her that I've given you up.
precisely as stated
From this reading I sleep in the same room, ours is a very small house.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you do as I ask?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you do as I ask?"
Chapter 7 of Captains of souls by Edgar Wallace holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 414 sentences of Captains of souls, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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