Chapter 7 of Dead Men Tell No Tales is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Dead Men Tell No Tales is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The night after I consulted the specialist I was quite determined to sleep. I had laid in a bundle of the daily papers. No country cottage was advertised to let but I knew of it by evening, and about all the likely ones I had already written. The scheme occupied my thoughts. Trout-fishing was a desideratum.
Chapter 7 of Dead Men Tell No Tales is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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called to public attention
From this reading “No country cottage was advertised to let but I knew of it by evening, and about all the likely ones I had already written.”
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “I had laid in a bundle of the daily papers.”
past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading “The night after I consulted the specialist I was quite determined to sleep.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “No country cottage was advertised to let but I knew of it by evening, and about all the likely ones I had already written.”
every day; without missing a day
From this reading “I had laid in a bundle of the daily papers.”
held or filled or in use
From this reading “The scheme occupied my thoughts.”
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading “The scheme occupied my thoughts.”
an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
From this reading “The night after I consulted the specialist I was quite determined to sleep.”
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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 I had laid in a bundle of the daily papers.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading No country cottage was advertised to let but I knew of it by evening, and about all the likely ones I had already written.
called to public attention
From this reading No country cottage was advertised to let but I knew of it by evening, and about all the likely ones I had already written.
later than; following
From this reading The night after I consulted the specialist I was quite determined to sleep.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading No country cottage was advertised to let but I knew of it by evening, and about all the likely ones I had already written.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading No country cottage was advertised to let but I knew of it by evening, and about all the likely ones I had already written.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No country cottage was advertised to let but I knew of it by evening, and about all the likely ones I had already written.
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading I had laid in a bundle of the daily papers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No country cottage was advertised to let but I knew of it by evening, and about all the likely ones I had already written.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No country cottage was advertised to let but I knew of it by evening, and about all the likely ones I had already written.
past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading The night after I consulted the specialist I was quite determined to sleep.
a small house with a single story
From this reading No country cottage was advertised to let but I knew of it by evening, and about all the likely ones I had already written.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading No country cottage was advertised to let but I knew of it by evening, and about all the likely ones I had already written.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading I had laid in a bundle of the daily papers.
something desired as a necessity
From this reading Trout-fishing was a desideratum.
characterized by great determination
From this reading The night after I consulted the specialist I was quite determined to sleep.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading No country cottage was advertised to let but I knew of it by evening, and about all the likely ones I had already written.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had laid in a bundle of the daily papers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The night after I consulted the specialist I was quite determined to sleep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had laid in a bundle of the daily papers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No country cottage was advertised to let but I knew of it by evening, and about all the likely ones I had already written.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading No country cottage was advertised to let but I knew of it by evening, and about all the likely ones I had already written.
set down according to a plan
From this reading I had laid in a bundle of the daily papers.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading No country cottage was advertised to let but I knew of it by evening, and about all the likely ones I had already written.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading No country cottage was advertised to let but I knew of it by evening, and about all the likely ones I had already written.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The scheme occupied my thoughts.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night after I consulted the specialist I was quite determined to sleep.
not any; not one
From this reading No country cottage was advertised to let but I knew of it by evening, and about all the likely ones I had already written.
held or filled or in use
From this reading The scheme occupied my thoughts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had laid in a bundle of the daily papers.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading No country cottage was advertised to let but I knew of it by evening, and about all the likely ones I had already written.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading I had laid in a bundle of the daily papers.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The night after I consulted the specialist I was quite determined to sleep.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading The scheme occupied my thoughts.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The night after I consulted the specialist I was quite determined to sleep.
an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
From this reading The night after I consulted the specialist I was quite determined to sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night after I consulted the specialist I was quite determined to sleep.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The scheme occupied my thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The night after I consulted the specialist I was quite determined to sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trout-fishing was a desideratum.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night after I consulted the specialist I was quite determined to sleep.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading No country cottage was advertised to let but I knew of it by evening, and about all the likely ones I had already written.
Chapter 7 of Dead Men Tell No Tales by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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.
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