Chapter 7 of It Happened in Egypt is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of It Happened in Egypt is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand. "Sorry you wouldn't have one. You'll need it. But no time to change your mind. I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
Chapter 7 of It Happened in Egypt is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading “I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!”
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!”
a short mixed drink
From this reading “FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.”
marked by skill in deception
From this reading “FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.”
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading “FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.”
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.”
past form of “volunteer” — tell voluntarily
From this reading “FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.”
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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 FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no time to change your mind.
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading But no time to change your mind.
a short mixed drink
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
marked by skill in deception
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Sorry you wouldn't have one.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You'll need it.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But no time to change your mind.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading You'll need it.
not any; not one
From this reading But no time to change your mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Sorry you wouldn't have one.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Sorry you wouldn't have one.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But no time to change your mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But no time to change your mind.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
past form of “volunteer” — tell voluntarily
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
in the company of; together with
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sorry you wouldn't have one.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll need it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
Chapter 7 of It Happened in Egypt by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson holds 260 sentences, grouped into 52 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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