Chapter 21 of El Diablo is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of El Diablo is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GRAY GHOST Ready to clear for Diablo at last! Gregory's lieutenants had done their work well. The gear from the ship-chandlers had arrived on the morning train. Also the remittance from Farnsworth. Dickie Lang had outfitted the fishing-boats in record time.
Chapter 21 of El Diablo is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading “Dickie Lang had outfitted the fishing-boats in record time.”
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
From this reading “The gear from the ship-chandlers had arrived on the morning train.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “THE GRAY GHOST Ready to clear for Diablo at last!”
possessive form of “gregory” — (Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)
From this reading “Gregory's lieutenants had done their work well.”
plural of “lieutenant” — a commissioned military officer
From this reading “Gregory's lieutenants had done their work well.”
furnished with essential equipment for a particular occupation or undertaking occupation
From this reading “Dickie Lang had outfitted the fishing-boats in record time.”
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading “Dickie Lang had outfitted the fishing-boats in record time.”
a payment of money sent to a person in another place
From this reading “Also the remittance from Farnsworth.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in addition
From this reading Also the remittance from Farnsworth.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The gear from the ship-chandlers had arrived on the morning train.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GRAY GHOST Ready to clear for Diablo at last!
rid of obstructions
From this reading THE GRAY GHOST Ready to clear for Diablo at last!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GRAY GHOST Ready to clear for Diablo at last!
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading Dickie Lang had outfitted the fishing-boats in record time.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Gregory's lieutenants had done their work well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Also the remittance from Farnsworth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dickie Lang had outfitted the fishing-boats in record time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE GRAY GHOST Ready to clear for Diablo at last!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The gear from the ship-chandlers had arrived on the morning train.
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
From this reading The gear from the ship-chandlers had arrived on the morning train.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading THE GRAY GHOST Ready to clear for Diablo at last!
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading THE GRAY GHOST Ready to clear for Diablo at last!
possessive form of “gregory” — (Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)
From this reading Gregory's lieutenants had done their work well.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gregory's lieutenants had done their work well.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dickie Lang had outfitted the fishing-boats in record time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dickie Lang had outfitted the fishing-boats in record time.
immediately past
From this reading THE GRAY GHOST Ready to clear for Diablo at last!
plural of “lieutenant” — a commissioned military officer
From this reading Gregory's lieutenants had done their work well.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The gear from the ship-chandlers had arrived on the morning train.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The gear from the ship-chandlers had arrived on the morning train.
furnished with essential equipment for a particular occupation or undertaking occupation
From this reading Dickie Lang had outfitted the fishing-boats in record time.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading THE GRAY GHOST Ready to clear for Diablo at last!
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading Dickie Lang had outfitted the fishing-boats in record time.
a payment of money sent to a person in another place
From this reading Also the remittance from Farnsworth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gear from the ship-chandlers had arrived on the morning train.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GRAY GHOST Ready to clear for Diablo at last!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Gregory's lieutenants had done their work well.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Dickie Lang had outfitted the fishing-boats in record time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GRAY GHOST Ready to clear for Diablo at last!
create by training and teaching
From this reading The gear from the ship-chandlers had arrived on the morning train.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Gregory's lieutenants had done their work well.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Gregory's lieutenants had done their work well.
Chapter 21 of El Diablo by Brayton Norton holds 299 sentences, grouped into 60 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 21 holds 299 sentences of El Diablo, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
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