Chapter 1 of Guilty Bonds is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Guilty Bonds is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Guilty Bonds, by William Le Queux. ________________________________________________________________________ GUILTY BONDS, BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX. CHAPTER ONE. THE MYSTERY OF BEDFORD PLACE. "Come, have another hand, Burgoyne."
Chapter 1 of Guilty Bonds is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “"Come, have another hand, Burgoyne."”
plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading “Guilty Bonds, by William Le Queux.”
British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)
From this reading “"Come, have another hand, Burgoyne."”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading “Guilty Bonds, by William Le Queux.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “"Come, have another hand, Burgoyne."”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “THE MYSTERY OF BEDFORD PLACE.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “THE MYSTERY OF BEDFORD PLACE.”
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Come, have another hand, Burgoyne."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF BEDFORD PLACE.
plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading Guilty Bonds, by William Le Queux.
British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)
From this reading "Come, have another hand, Burgoyne."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Guilty Bonds, by William Le Queux.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, have another hand, Burgoyne."
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading Guilty Bonds, by William Le Queux.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Come, have another hand, Burgoyne."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Come, have another hand, Burgoyne."
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Guilty Bonds, by William Le Queux.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF BEDFORD PLACE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF BEDFORD PLACE.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF BEDFORD PLACE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Guilty Bonds, by William Le Queux.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF BEDFORD PLACE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Guilty Bonds, by William Le Queux.
Chapter 1 of Guilty Bonds by William Le Queux holds 453 sentences, grouped into 91 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 453 sentences of Guilty Bonds, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Guilty Bonds by William Le Queux exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 453 sentences, grouped into 91 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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