Chapter 8 of Idols is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Idols is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“He saved Gerard’s life? What nonsense! If he had, I should have heard about it.” Irene spoke warmly. The person she addressed was Harroway, an elderly solicitor, an intimate friend of Hugh and the Merriams.
Chapter 8 of Idols is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading “The person she addressed was Harroway, an elderly solicitor, an intimate friend of Hugh and the Merriams.”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “The person she addressed was Harroway, an elderly solicitor, an intimate friend of Hugh and the Merriams.”
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading “The person she addressed was Harroway, an elderly solicitor, an intimate friend of Hugh and the Merriams.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “What nonsense!”
a human being
From this reading “The person she addressed was Harroway, an elderly solicitor, an intimate friend of Hugh and the Merriams.”
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading ““He saved Gerard’s life?”
a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
From this reading “The person she addressed was Harroway, an elderly solicitor, an intimate friend of Hugh and the Merriams.”
in a hearty manner
From this reading “Irene spoke warmly.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The person she addressed was Harroway, an elderly solicitor, an intimate friend of Hugh and the Merriams.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading If he had, I should have heard about it.”
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading The person she addressed was Harroway, an elderly solicitor, an intimate friend of Hugh and the Merriams.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The person she addressed was Harroway, an elderly solicitor, an intimate friend of Hugh and the Merriams.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The person she addressed was Harroway, an elderly solicitor, an intimate friend of Hugh and the Merriams.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading The person she addressed was Harroway, an elderly solicitor, an intimate friend of Hugh and the Merriams.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The person she addressed was Harroway, an elderly solicitor, an intimate friend of Hugh and the Merriams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He saved Gerard’s life?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If he had, I should have heard about it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The person she addressed was Harroway, an elderly solicitor, an intimate friend of Hugh and the Merriams.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he had, I should have heard about it.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He saved Gerard’s life?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading If he had, I should have heard about it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The person she addressed was Harroway, an elderly solicitor, an intimate friend of Hugh and the Merriams.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If he had, I should have heard about it.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had, I should have heard about it.”
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading The person she addressed was Harroway, an elderly solicitor, an intimate friend of Hugh and the Merriams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Irene spoke warmly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If he had, I should have heard about it.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “He saved Gerard’s life?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The person she addressed was Harroway, an elderly solicitor, an intimate friend of Hugh and the Merriams.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading What nonsense!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The person she addressed was Harroway, an elderly solicitor, an intimate friend of Hugh and the Merriams.
a human being
From this reading The person she addressed was Harroway, an elderly solicitor, an intimate friend of Hugh and the Merriams.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading “He saved Gerard’s life?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The person she addressed was Harroway, an elderly solicitor, an intimate friend of Hugh and the Merriams.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If he had, I should have heard about it.”
a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
From this reading The person she addressed was Harroway, an elderly solicitor, an intimate friend of Hugh and the Merriams.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Irene spoke warmly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The person she addressed was Harroway, an elderly solicitor, an intimate friend of Hugh and the Merriams.
in a hearty manner
From this reading Irene spoke warmly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The person she addressed was Harroway, an elderly solicitor, an intimate friend of Hugh and the Merriams.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What nonsense!
Chapter 8 of Idols by William John Locke holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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 8 holds 166 sentences of Idols, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Idols by William John Locke exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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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