Chapter 32 of Charles Rex is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 32 of Charles Rex is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VILLAIN SCORES "Now, sir!" said Saltash, and turned. His tone was brief; the smile had gone from his face. He came to Jake with a certain haughtiness, and stood before him. Jake squared his shoulders. "So--you've married her!" he said.
Chapter 32 of Charles Rex is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of short duration or distance
From this reading “His tone was brief; the smile had gone from his face.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “"So--you've married her!" he said.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “THE VILLAIN SCORES "Now, sir!" said Saltash, and turned.”
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading “Jake squared his shoulders.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “His tone was brief; the smile had gone from his face.”
having been made square
From this reading “Jake squared his shoulders.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “His tone was brief; the smile had gone from his face.”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “THE VILLAIN SCORES "Now, sir!" said Saltash, and turned.”
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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 He came to Jake with a certain haughtiness, and stood before him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VILLAIN SCORES "Now, sir!" said Saltash, and turned.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He came to Jake with a certain haughtiness, and stood before him.
of short duration or distance
From this reading His tone was brief; the smile had gone from his face.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came to Jake with a certain haughtiness, and stood before him.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading He came to Jake with a certain haughtiness, and stood before him.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His tone was brief; the smile had gone from his face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His tone was brief; the smile had gone from his face.
destroyed or killed
From this reading His tone was brief; the smile had gone from his face.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His tone was brief; the smile had gone from his face.
overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
From this reading He came to Jake with a certain haughtiness, and stood before him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came to Jake with a certain haughtiness, and stood before him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "So--you've married her!" he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He came to Jake with a certain haughtiness, and stood before him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His tone was brief; the smile had gone from his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He came to Jake with a certain haughtiness, and stood before him.
joined in matrimony
From this reading "So--you've married her!" he said.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE VILLAIN SCORES "Now, sir!" said Saltash, and turned.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE VILLAIN SCORES "Now, sir!" said Saltash, and turned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VILLAIN SCORES "Now, sir!" said Saltash, and turned.
a large number or amount
From this reading THE VILLAIN SCORES "Now, sir!" said Saltash, and turned.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Jake squared his shoulders.
term of address for a man
From this reading THE VILLAIN SCORES "Now, sir!" said Saltash, and turned.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading His tone was brief; the smile had gone from his face.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So--you've married her!" he said.
having been made square
From this reading Jake squared his shoulders.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He came to Jake with a certain haughtiness, and stood before him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VILLAIN SCORES "Now, sir!" said Saltash, and turned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He came to Jake with a certain haughtiness, and stood before him.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading His tone was brief; the smile had gone from his face.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading THE VILLAIN SCORES "Now, sir!" said Saltash, and turned.
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading THE VILLAIN SCORES "Now, sir!" said Saltash, and turned.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His tone was brief; the smile had gone from his face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He came to Jake with a certain haughtiness, and stood before him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So--you've married her!" he said.
Chapter 32 of Charles Rex by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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 32 holds 191 sentences of Charles Rex, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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