Chapter 3 of Guns of the Gods: A Story of Yasmini's Youth is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Guns of the Gods: A Story of Yasmini's Youth is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"None of the servants is in there," she said, and sat down again, nodding in the direction of a gardener. "There's the nearest possible eavesdropper." Samson had made up his mind. This was not an occasion to be actually indiscreet, but a good chance to pretend to be. He was a judge of those matters.
Chapter 3 of Guns of the Gods: A Story of Yasmini's Youth is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in actual fact
From this reading “This was not an occasion to be actually indiscreet, but a good chance to pretend to be.”
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading “"None of the servants is in there," she said, and sat down again, nodding in the direction of a gardener.”
lacking discretion; injudicious
From this reading “This was not an occasion to be actually indiscreet, but a good chance to pretend to be.”
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading “"There's the nearest possible eavesdropper."”
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading “"None of the servants is in there," she said, and sat down again, nodding in the direction of a gardener.”
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading “This was not an occasion to be actually indiscreet, but a good chance to pretend to be.”
(Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah
From this reading “Samson had made up his mind.”
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “"None of the servants is in there," she said, and sat down again, nodding in the direction of a gardener.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "None of the servants is in there," she said, and sat down again, nodding in the direction of a gardener.
in actual fact
From this reading This was not an occasion to be actually indiscreet, but a good chance to pretend to be.
anew
From this reading "None of the servants is in there," she said, and sat down again, nodding in the direction of a gardener.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This was not an occasion to be actually indiscreet, but a good chance to pretend to be.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "None of the servants is in there," she said, and sat down again, nodding in the direction of a gardener.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This was not an occasion to be actually indiscreet, but a good chance to pretend to be.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This was not an occasion to be actually indiscreet, but a good chance to pretend to be.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading This was not an occasion to be actually indiscreet, but a good chance to pretend to be.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading "None of the servants is in there," she said, and sat down again, nodding in the direction of a gardener.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "None of the servants is in there," she said, and sat down again, nodding in the direction of a gardener.
a secret listener to private conversations
From this reading "There's the nearest possible eavesdropper."
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading "None of the servants is in there," she said, and sat down again, nodding in the direction of a gardener.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading This was not an occasion to be actually indiscreet, but a good chance to pretend to be.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Samson had made up his mind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a judge of those matters.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Samson had made up his mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "None of the servants is in there," she said, and sat down again, nodding in the direction of a gardener.
lacking discretion; injudicious
From this reading This was not an occasion to be actually indiscreet, but a good chance to pretend to be.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "None of the servants is in there," she said, and sat down again, nodding in the direction of a gardener.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading He was a judge of those matters.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Samson had made up his mind.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading He was a judge of those matters.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Samson had made up his mind.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading "There's the nearest possible eavesdropper."
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading "None of the servants is in there," she said, and sat down again, nodding in the direction of a gardener.
not one, and not any
From this reading "None of the servants is in there," she said, and sat down again, nodding in the direction of a gardener.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was not an occasion to be actually indiscreet, but a good chance to pretend to be.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading This was not an occasion to be actually indiscreet, but a good chance to pretend to be.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "None of the servants is in there," she said, and sat down again, nodding in the direction of a gardener.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading "There's the nearest possible eavesdropper."
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading This was not an occasion to be actually indiscreet, but a good chance to pretend to be.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "None of the servants is in there," she said, and sat down again, nodding in the direction of a gardener.
(Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah
From this reading Samson had made up his mind.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "None of the servants is in there," she said, and sat down again, nodding in the direction of a gardener.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading "None of the servants is in there," she said, and sat down again, nodding in the direction of a gardener.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "None of the servants is in there," she said, and sat down again, nodding in the direction of a gardener.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "None of the servants is in there," she said, and sat down again, nodding in the direction of a gardener.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "None of the servants is in there," she said, and sat down again, nodding in the direction of a gardener.
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From this reading "There's the nearest possible eavesdropper."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was not an occasion to be actually indiscreet, but a good chance to pretend to be.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He was a judge of those matters.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was not an occasion to be actually indiscreet, but a good chance to pretend to be.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Samson had made up his mind.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was not an occasion to be actually indiscreet, but a good chance to pretend to be.
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