Chapter 8 of Devil Stories: An Anthology is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Devil Stories: An Anthology is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MADAM LUCIFER[27] BY RICHARD GARNETT [27] Taken by permission from _The Twilight of the Gods_, by Richard Garnett. Published by John Lane Co., New York. Lucifer sat playing chess with Man for his soul. The game was evidently going ill for Man. He had but pawns left, few and struggling.
Chapter 8 of Devil Stories: An Anthology is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
From this reading “Lucifer sat playing chess with Man for his soul.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “Published by John Lane Co., New York.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “MADAM LUCIFER[27] BY RICHARD GARNETT [27] Taken by permission from _The Twilight of the Gods_, by Richard Garnett.”
plural of “pawn” — an article deposited as security
From this reading “He had but pawns left, few and struggling.”
approval to do something
From this reading “MADAM LUCIFER[27] BY RICHARD GARNETT [27] Taken by permission from _The Twilight of the Gods_, by Richard Garnett.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “Published by John Lane Co., New York.”
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading “He had but pawns left, few and struggling.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “MADAM LUCIFER[27] BY RICHARD GARNETT [27] Taken by permission from _The Twilight of the Gods_, by Richard Garnett.”
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.
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In this reading “Lucifer sat playing chess with Man for his soul.”
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From this reading MADAM LUCIFER[27] BY RICHARD GARNETT [27] Taken by permission from _The Twilight of the Gods_, by Richard Garnett.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had but pawns left, few and struggling.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had but pawns left, few and struggling.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MADAM LUCIFER[27] BY RICHARD GARNETT [27] Taken by permission from _The Twilight of the Gods_, by Richard Garnett.
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
From this reading Lucifer sat playing chess with Man for his soul.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Published by John Lane Co., New York.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading The game was evidently going ill for Man.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He had but pawns left, few and struggling.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lucifer sat playing chess with Man for his soul.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MADAM LUCIFER[27] BY RICHARD GARNETT [27] Taken by permission from _The Twilight of the Gods_, by Richard Garnett.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading The game was evidently going ill for Man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MADAM LUCIFER[27] BY RICHARD GARNETT [27] Taken by permission from _The Twilight of the Gods_, by Richard Garnett.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading MADAM LUCIFER[27] BY RICHARD GARNETT [27] Taken by permission from _The Twilight of the Gods_, by Richard Garnett.
the act of departing
From this reading The game was evidently going ill for Man.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had but pawns left, few and struggling.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had but pawns left, few and struggling.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucifer sat playing chess with Man for his soul.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading The game was evidently going ill for Man.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Published by John Lane Co., New York.
a narrow way or road
From this reading Published by John Lane Co., New York.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He had but pawns left, few and struggling.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading MADAM LUCIFER[27] BY RICHARD GARNETT [27] Taken by permission from _The Twilight of the Gods_, by Richard Garnett.
a woman of refinement
From this reading MADAM LUCIFER[27] BY RICHARD GARNETT [27] Taken by permission from _The Twilight of the Gods_, by Richard Garnett.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Lucifer sat playing chess with Man for his soul.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Published by John Lane Co., New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MADAM LUCIFER[27] BY RICHARD GARNETT [27] Taken by permission from _The Twilight of the Gods_, by Richard Garnett.
plural of “pawn” — an article deposited as security
From this reading He had but pawns left, few and struggling.
approval to do something
From this reading MADAM LUCIFER[27] BY RICHARD GARNETT [27] Taken by permission from _The Twilight of the Gods_, by Richard Garnett.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading Lucifer sat playing chess with Man for his soul.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published by John Lane Co., New York.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MADAM LUCIFER[27] BY RICHARD GARNETT [27] Taken by permission from _The Twilight of the Gods_, by Richard Garnett.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Lucifer sat playing chess with Man for his soul.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Lucifer sat playing chess with Man for his soul.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading He had but pawns left, few and struggling.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading MADAM LUCIFER[27] BY RICHARD GARNETT [27] Taken by permission from _The Twilight of the Gods_, by Richard Garnett.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MADAM LUCIFER[27] BY RICHARD GARNETT [27] Taken by permission from _The Twilight of the Gods_, by Richard Garnett.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading MADAM LUCIFER[27] BY RICHARD GARNETT [27] Taken by permission from _The Twilight of the Gods_, by Richard Garnett.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The game was evidently going ill for Man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lucifer sat playing chess with Man for his soul.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Published by John Lane Co., New York.
Chapter 8 of Devil Stories: An Anthology by Maximilian J. (Maximilian Josef)[Editor] Rudwin holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 8 holds 409 sentences of Devil Stories: An Anthology, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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