Chapter 1 of Devil's Dice is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Devil's Dice is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Devil's Dice, by William Le Queux. ________________________________________________________________________ DEVIL'S DICE, BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX. CHAPTER ONE. QUEEN OF THE UNKNOWN. Let me gaze down the vista of the tristful past.
Chapter 1 of Devil's Dice is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “Devil's Dice, by William Le Queux.”
a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading “Devil's Dice, by William Le Queux.”
a long fixed look
From this reading “Let me gaze down the vista of the tristful past.”
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “Let me gaze down the vista of the tristful past.”
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “QUEEN OF THE UNKNOWN.”
not known
From this reading “QUEEN OF THE UNKNOWN.”
the visual percept of a region
From this reading “Let me gaze down the vista of the tristful past.”
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading Devil's Dice, by William Le Queux.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Devil's Dice, by William Le Queux.
a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading Devil's Dice, by William Le Queux.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Let me gaze down the vista of the tristful past.
a long fixed look
From this reading Let me gaze down the vista of the tristful past.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Devil's Dice, by William Le Queux.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me gaze down the vista of the tristful past.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me gaze down the vista of the tristful past.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading QUEEN OF THE UNKNOWN.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Let me gaze down the vista of the tristful past.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading QUEEN OF THE UNKNOWN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Devil's Dice, by William Le Queux.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading QUEEN OF THE UNKNOWN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let me gaze down the vista of the tristful past.
not known
From this reading QUEEN OF THE UNKNOWN.
the visual percept of a region
From this reading Let me gaze down the vista of the tristful past.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Devil's Dice, by William Le Queux.
Chapter 1 of Devil's Dice by William Le Queux holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 1 holds 399 sentences of Devil's Dice, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Devil's Dice by William Le Queux exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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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