Chapter 26 of Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEW PERIL I laughed, but without paying him the compliment of looking at him. "I 've changed allegiance, that's all, Broussard. It's money which makes the mare go with all of us, eh? The Captain turned me loose last night." "You wif us?
Chapter 26 of Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
From this reading “"I 've changed allegiance, that's all, Broussard.”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “"I 've changed allegiance, that's all, Broussard.”
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading “THE NEW PERIL I laughed, but without paying him the compliment of looking at him.”
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading “The Captain turned me loose last night."”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “It's money which makes the mare go with all of us, eh?”
female equine animal
From this reading “It's money which makes the mare go with all of us, eh?”
yielding a fair profit
From this reading “THE NEW PERIL I laughed, but without paying him the compliment of looking at him.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “THE NEW PERIL I laughed, but without paying him the compliment of looking at him.”
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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 "I 've changed allegiance, that's all, Broussard.
the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
From this reading "I 've changed allegiance, that's all, Broussard.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE NEW PERIL I laughed, but without paying him the compliment of looking at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I 've changed allegiance, that's all, Broussard.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE NEW PERIL I laughed, but without paying him the compliment of looking at him.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The Captain turned me loose last night."
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading "I 've changed allegiance, that's all, Broussard.
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading THE NEW PERIL I laughed, but without paying him the compliment of looking at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's money which makes the mare go with all of us, eh?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It's money which makes the mare go with all of us, eh?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE NEW PERIL I laughed, but without paying him the compliment of looking at him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE NEW PERIL I laughed, but without paying him the compliment of looking at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's money which makes the mare go with all of us, eh?
immediately past
From this reading The Captain turned me loose last night."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading THE NEW PERIL I laughed, but without paying him the compliment of looking at him.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading THE NEW PERIL I laughed, but without paying him the compliment of looking at him.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading The Captain turned me loose last night."
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It's money which makes the mare go with all of us, eh?
female equine animal
From this reading It's money which makes the mare go with all of us, eh?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Captain turned me loose last night."
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading It's money which makes the mare go with all of us, eh?
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW PERIL I laughed, but without paying him the compliment of looking at him.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The Captain turned me loose last night."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NEW PERIL I laughed, but without paying him the compliment of looking at him.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading THE NEW PERIL I laughed, but without paying him the compliment of looking at him.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading THE NEW PERIL I laughed, but without paying him the compliment of looking at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I 've changed allegiance, that's all, Broussard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW PERIL I laughed, but without paying him the compliment of looking at him.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The Captain turned me loose last night."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's money which makes the mare go with all of us, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I 've changed allegiance, that's all, Broussard.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It's money which makes the mare go with all of us, eh?
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From this reading "You wif us?
in the company of; together with
From this reading It's money which makes the mare go with all of us, eh?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE NEW PERIL I laughed, but without paying him the compliment of looking at him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You wif us?
Chapter 26 of Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune by Randall Parrish holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
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