Chapter 18 of Captains of souls is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Captains of souls is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Did you come alone?" he asked. She hesitated. "No, I brought a friend. A gentleman. I used to know him when I was a child."
Chapter 18 of Captains of souls is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “"Did you come alone?" he asked.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"Did you come alone?" he asked.”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “"No, I brought a friend.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “I used to know him when I was a child."”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “"No, I brought a friend.”
a man of refinement
From this reading “A gentleman.”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “She hesitated.”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “I used to know him when I was a child."”
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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 "No, I brought a friend.
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Did you come alone?" he asked.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Did you come alone?" he asked.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "No, I brought a friend.
a young person of either sex
From this reading I used to know him when I was a child."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Did you come alone?" he asked.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you come alone?" he asked.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "No, I brought a friend.
a man of refinement
From this reading A gentleman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Did you come alone?" he asked.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading She hesitated.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I used to know him when I was a child."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, I brought a friend.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I used to know him when I was a child."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I brought a friend.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She hesitated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I used to know him when I was a child."
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading I used to know him when I was a child."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I used to know him when I was a child."
at the time that
From this reading I used to know him when I was a child."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you come alone?" he asked.
Chapter 18 of Captains of souls by Edgar Wallace holds 412 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 18 holds 412 sentences of Captains of souls, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of Captains of souls by Edgar Wallace exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 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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