Chapter 14 of Cursed is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Cursed is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TWO OLD MEN “Yes, yes, it’s Dr. Filhiol!” the little old man made answer. “I’m Filhiol. And you—Yes, I’d know you anywhere. Captain Alpheus Briggs, so help me!” He took up a heavy walking-stick, and started to clamber down out of the buggy.
Chapter 14 of Cursed is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
react verbally
From this reading “TWO OLD MEN “Yes, yes, it’s Dr. Filhiol!” the little old man made answer.”
at or in or to any place
From this reading “And you—Yes, I’d know you anywhere.”
a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading “He took up a heavy walking-stick, and started to clamber down out of the buggy.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Captain Alpheus Briggs, so help me!””
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
From this reading “He took up a heavy walking-stick, and started to clamber down out of the buggy.”
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “He took up a heavy walking-stick, and started to clamber down out of the buggy.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Captain Alpheus Briggs, so help me!””
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “He took up a heavy walking-stick, and started to clamber down out of the buggy.”
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 took up a heavy walking-stick, and started to clamber down out of the buggy.”
a man who is very old
In this reading “TWO OLD MEN “Yes, yes, it’s Dr. Filhiol!” the little old man made answer.”
pursue or resume
In this reading “He took up a heavy walking-stick, and started to clamber down out of the buggy.”
In this reading “TWO OLD MEN “Yes, yes, it’s Dr. Filhiol!” the little old man made answer.”
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 He took up a heavy walking-stick, and started to clamber down out of the buggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Alpheus Briggs, so help me!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you—Yes, I’d know you anywhere.
react verbally
From this reading TWO OLD MEN “Yes, yes, it’s Dr. Filhiol!” the little old man made answer.
at or in or to any place
From this reading And you—Yes, I’d know you anywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Alpheus Briggs, so help me!”
a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading He took up a heavy walking-stick, and started to clamber down out of the buggy.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Alpheus Briggs, so help me!”
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
From this reading He took up a heavy walking-stick, and started to clamber down out of the buggy.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He took up a heavy walking-stick, and started to clamber down out of the buggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO OLD MEN “Yes, yes, it’s Dr. Filhiol!” the little old man made answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO OLD MEN “Yes, yes, it’s Dr. Filhiol!” the little old man made answer.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took up a heavy walking-stick, and started to clamber down out of the buggy.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading He took up a heavy walking-stick, and started to clamber down out of the buggy.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Captain Alpheus Briggs, so help me!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And you—Yes, I’d know you anywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m Filhiol.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO OLD MEN “Yes, yes, it’s Dr. Filhiol!” the little old man made answer.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And you—Yes, I’d know you anywhere.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading TWO OLD MEN “Yes, yes, it’s Dr. Filhiol!” the little old man made answer.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading TWO OLD MEN “Yes, yes, it’s Dr. Filhiol!” the little old man made answer.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading TWO OLD MEN “Yes, yes, it’s Dr. Filhiol!” the little old man made answer.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Captain Alpheus Briggs, so help me!”
the force of workers available
From this reading TWO OLD MEN “Yes, yes, it’s Dr. Filhiol!” the little old man made answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He took up a heavy walking-stick, and started to clamber down out of the buggy.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading TWO OLD MEN “Yes, yes, it’s Dr. Filhiol!” the little old man made answer.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He took up a heavy walking-stick, and started to clamber down out of the buggy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Captain Alpheus Briggs, so help me!”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He took up a heavy walking-stick, and started to clamber down out of the buggy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO OLD MEN “Yes, yes, it’s Dr. Filhiol!” the little old man made answer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He took up a heavy walking-stick, and started to clamber down out of the buggy.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took up a heavy walking-stick, and started to clamber down out of the buggy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO OLD MEN “Yes, yes, it’s Dr. Filhiol!” the little old man made answer.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He took up a heavy walking-stick, and started to clamber down out of the buggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took up a heavy walking-stick, and started to clamber down out of the buggy.
an affirmative
From this reading TWO OLD MEN “Yes, yes, it’s Dr. Filhiol!” the little old man made answer.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you—Yes, I’d know you anywhere.
Chapter 14 of Cursed by George Allan England holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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 14 holds 167 sentences of Cursed, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of Cursed by George Allan England exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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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