Chapter 14 of Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CONFESSION I caught the wicked, snaky gleam of the Creole's eyes. All his early suspicion of me had revived instantly. "At the landing," he hastened to explain. "How could I tell? He said he knew you, M'sieur."
Chapter 14 of Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “THE CONFESSION I caught the wicked, snaky gleam of the Creole's eyes.”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “"At the landing," he hastened to explain.”
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading “THE CONFESSION I caught the wicked, snaky gleam of the Creole's eyes.”
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading “"At the landing," he hastened to explain.”
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading “"At the landing," he hastened to explain.”
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
From this reading “All his early suspicion of me had revived instantly.”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “All his early suspicion of me had revived instantly.”
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading “THE CONFESSION I caught the wicked, snaky gleam of the Creole's eyes.”
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(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 All his early suspicion of me had revived instantly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At the landing," he hastened to explain.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading THE CONFESSION I caught the wicked, snaky gleam of the Creole's eyes.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading THE CONFESSION I caught the wicked, snaky gleam of the Creole's eyes.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "How could I tell?
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From this reading THE CONFESSION I caught the wicked, snaky gleam of the Creole's eyes.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading All his early suspicion of me had revived instantly.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "At the landing," he hastened to explain.
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE CONFESSION I caught the wicked, snaky gleam of the Creole's eyes.
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading THE CONFESSION I caught the wicked, snaky gleam of the Creole's eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All his early suspicion of me had revived instantly.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading "At the landing," he hastened to explain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "At the landing," he hastened to explain.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All his early suspicion of me had revived instantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How could I tell?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE CONFESSION I caught the wicked, snaky gleam of the Creole's eyes.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading All his early suspicion of me had revived instantly.
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 He said he knew you, M'sieur."
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading "At the landing," he hastened to explain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He said he knew you, M'sieur."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All his early suspicion of me had revived instantly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CONFESSION I caught the wicked, snaky gleam of the Creole's eyes.
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
From this reading All his early suspicion of me had revived instantly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said he knew you, M'sieur."
resembling a serpent in form
From this reading THE CONFESSION I caught the wicked, snaky gleam of the Creole's eyes.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading All his early suspicion of me had revived instantly.
express in words
From this reading "How could I tell?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONFESSION I caught the wicked, snaky gleam of the Creole's eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "At the landing," he hastened to explain.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading THE CONFESSION I caught the wicked, snaky gleam of the Creole's eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He said he knew you, M'sieur."
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