Chapter 18 of Cursed is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Cursed is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CAPTAIN COMMANDS The jitney stopped. “Oh, hello, Sam! That you?” asked Hal, recognizing the driver. “Horn spoon! Ef it ain’t Hal!” exclaimed the jitney-man.
Chapter 18 of Cursed is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “THE CAPTAIN COMMANDS The jitney stopped.”
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “That you?” asked Hal, recognizing the driver.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Oh, hello, Sam!”
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading ““Horn spoon!”
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
From this reading “THE CAPTAIN COMMANDS The jitney stopped.”
-ing form of “recognize” — accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading “That you?” asked Hal, recognizing the driver.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading ““Oh, hello, Sam!”
a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
From this reading ““Horn spoon!”
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 ““Horn spoon!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ef it ain’t Hal!” exclaimed the jitney-man.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading That you?” asked Hal, recognizing the driver.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE CAPTAIN COMMANDS The jitney stopped.
plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading THE CAPTAIN COMMANDS The jitney stopped.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading That you?” asked Hal, recognizing the driver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ef it ain’t Hal!” exclaimed the jitney-man.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Ef it ain’t Hal!” exclaimed the jitney-man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That you?” asked Hal, recognizing the driver.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Oh, hello, Sam!
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading “Horn spoon!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ef it ain’t Hal!” exclaimed the jitney-man.
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
From this reading THE CAPTAIN COMMANDS The jitney stopped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ef it ain’t Hal!” exclaimed the jitney-man.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, hello, Sam!
-ing form of “recognize” — accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading That you?” asked Hal, recognizing the driver.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “Oh, hello, Sam!
a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
From this reading “Horn spoon!
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading THE CAPTAIN COMMANDS The jitney stopped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That you?” asked Hal, recognizing the driver.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAPTAIN COMMANDS The jitney stopped.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That you?” asked Hal, recognizing the driver.
Chapter 18 of Cursed by George Allan England holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 183 sentences of Cursed, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of Cursed by George Allan England exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
Work through the 37 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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