Chapter 4 of Fantastic Fables is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 4 of Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce holds 233 sentences, grouped into 47 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 4 holds 233 sentences of Fantastic Fables, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Fantastic Fables is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Mind Reader made a wager that he would be buried alive and remain so for six months, then be dug up alive. In order to secure the grave against secret disturbance, it was sown with thistles. At the end of three months, the Mind Reader lost his money. He had come up to eat the thistles. The Shadow of the Leader
Chapter 4 of Fantastic Fables is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “A Mind Reader made a wager that he would be buried alive and remain so for six months, then be dug up alive.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “In order to secure the grave against secret disturbance, it was sown with thistles.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “The Shadow of the Leader”
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From this reading A Mind Reader made a wager that he would be buried alive and remain so for six months, then be dug up alive.
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From this reading In order to secure the grave against secret disturbance, it was sown with thistles.
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From this reading A Mind Reader made a wager that he would be buried alive and remain so for six months, then be dug up alive.
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From this reading A Mind Reader made a wager that he would be buried alive and remain so for six months, then be dug up alive.
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From this reading At the end of three months, the Mind Reader lost his money.
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From this reading A Mind Reader made a wager that he would be buried alive and remain so for six months, then be dug up alive.
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From this reading A Mind Reader made a wager that he would be buried alive and remain so for six months, then be dug up alive.
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From this reading He had come up to eat the thistles.
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From this reading In order to secure the grave against secret disturbance, it was sown with thistles.
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From this reading A Mind Reader made a wager that he would be buried alive and remain so for six months, then be dug up alive.
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From this reading He had come up to eat the thistles.
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From this reading At the end of three months, the Mind Reader lost his money.
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From this reading A Mind Reader made a wager that he would be buried alive and remain so for six months, then be dug up alive.
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From this reading In order to secure the grave against secret disturbance, it was sown with thistles.
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From this reading He had come up to eat the thistles.
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From this reading A Mind Reader made a wager that he would be buried alive and remain so for six months, then be dug up alive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the end of three months, the Mind Reader lost his money.
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From this reading In order to secure the grave against secret disturbance, it was sown with thistles.
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From this reading In order to secure the grave against secret disturbance, it was sown with thistles.
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From this reading The Shadow of the Leader
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From this reading At the end of three months, the Mind Reader lost his money.
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From this reading A Mind Reader made a wager that he would be buried alive and remain so for six months, then be dug up alive.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading A Mind Reader made a wager that he would be buried alive and remain so for six months, then be dug up alive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the end of three months, the Mind Reader lost his money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Mind Reader made a wager that he would be buried alive and remain so for six months, then be dug up alive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the end of three months, the Mind Reader lost his money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In order to secure the grave against secret disturbance, it was sown with thistles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Mind Reader made a wager that he would be buried alive and remain so for six months, then be dug up alive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Mind Reader made a wager that he would be buried alive and remain so for six months, then be dug up alive.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading In order to secure the grave against secret disturbance, it was sown with thistles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In order to secure the grave against secret disturbance, it was sown with thistles.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The Shadow of the Leader
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Mind Reader made a wager that he would be buried alive and remain so for six months, then be dug up alive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Mind Reader made a wager that he would be buried alive and remain so for six months, then be dug up alive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In order to secure the grave against secret disturbance, it was sown with thistles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Mind Reader made a wager that he would be buried alive and remain so for six months, then be dug up alive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In order to secure the grave against secret disturbance, it was sown with thistles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Mind Reader made a wager that he would be buried alive and remain so for six months, then be dug up alive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In order to secure the grave against secret disturbance, it was sown with thistles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the end of three months, the Mind Reader lost his money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In order to secure the grave against secret disturbance, it was sown with thistles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Mind Reader made a wager that he would be buried alive and remain so for six months, then be dug up alive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Mind Reader made a wager that he would be buried alive and remain so for six months, then be dug up alive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In order to secure the grave against secret disturbance, it was sown with thistles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In order to secure the grave against secret disturbance, it was sown with thistles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Mind Reader made a wager that he would be buried alive and remain so for six months, then be dug up alive.
