Chapter 8 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 8 of Captains of souls is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Here genius broods," she laughed quietly, "what a humbug you are, Ronnie! I don't believe you write a thousand words a month!" He smiled indulgently. "And there is your wicked Anthony! He looks worse by artificial light.
Chapter 8 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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Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “"And there is your wicked Anthony!”
contrived by art rather than nature
From this reading “He looks worse by artificial light.”
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading “"Here genius broods," she laughed quietly, "what a humbug you are, Ronnie!”
pretentious or silly talk or writing
From this reading “"Here genius broods," she laughed quietly, "what a humbug you are, Ronnie!”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “I don't believe you write a thousand words a month!"”
with low volume
From this reading “"Here genius broods," she laughed quietly, "what a humbug you are, Ronnie!”
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading “"And there is your wicked Anthony!”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “He looks worse by artificial light.”
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.
In this reading “He smiled indulgently.”
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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 "Here genius broods," she laughed quietly, "what a humbug you are, Ronnie!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And there is your wicked Anthony!
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading "And there is your wicked Anthony!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Here genius broods," she laughed quietly, "what a humbug you are, Ronnie!
contrived by art rather than nature
From this reading He looks worse by artificial light.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I don't believe you write a thousand words a month!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here genius broods," she laughed quietly, "what a humbug you are, Ronnie!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He looks worse by artificial light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't believe you write a thousand words a month!"
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading "Here genius broods," she laughed quietly, "what a humbug you are, Ronnie!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smiled indulgently.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here genius broods," she laughed quietly, "what a humbug you are, Ronnie!
pretentious or silly talk or writing
From this reading "Here genius broods," she laughed quietly, "what a humbug you are, Ronnie!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't believe you write a thousand words a month!"
in an indulgent manner
From this reading He smiled indulgently.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And there is your wicked Anthony!
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Here genius broods," she laughed quietly, "what a humbug you are, Ronnie!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading He looks worse by artificial light.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading He looks worse by artificial light.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I don't believe you write a thousand words a month!"
with low volume
From this reading "Here genius broods," she laughed quietly, "what a humbug you are, Ronnie!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here genius broods," she laughed quietly, "what a humbug you are, Ronnie!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Here genius broods," she laughed quietly, "what a humbug you are, Ronnie!
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He smiled indulgently.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "And there is your wicked Anthony!
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading I don't believe you write a thousand words a month!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Here genius broods," she laughed quietly, "what a humbug you are, Ronnie!
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading "And there is your wicked Anthony!
the words that are spoken
From this reading I don't believe you write a thousand words a month!"
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading He looks worse by artificial light.
produce a literary work
From this reading I don't believe you write a thousand words a month!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Here genius broods," she laughed quietly, "what a humbug you are, Ronnie!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And there is your wicked Anthony!
Chapter 8 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 8 holds 414 sentences of Captains of souls, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Captains of souls by Edgar Wallace exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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