Chapter 29 of Jack O' Judgment is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Jack O' Judgment is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him. He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered. "So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him. "You can keep all that talk for another time," he said. "They've taken Phillopolis!"
Chapter 29 of Jack O' Judgment is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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expected hopefully
From this reading “THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.”
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.”
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.”
a spotted or calico horse or pony
From this reading “"So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.”
the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil
From this reading “He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.”
a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
From this reading “He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.”
the forest trees growing in a country or region
From this reading “THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.”
evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated
From this reading “"So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.”
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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 He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.
(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 "You can keep all that talk for another time," he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "You can keep all that talk for another time," he said.
expected hopefully
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can keep all that talk for another time," he said.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading "So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "You can keep all that talk for another time," he said.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.
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From this reading "They've taken Phillopolis!"
a spotted or calico horse or pony
From this reading "So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.
the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil
From this reading He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You can keep all that talk for another time," he said.
a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
From this reading He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.
the forest trees growing in a country or region
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated
From this reading "So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "They've taken Phillopolis!"
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "You can keep all that talk for another time," he said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You can keep all that talk for another time," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They've taken Phillopolis!"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "You can keep all that talk for another time," he said.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.
Chapter 29 of Jack O' Judgment by Edgar Wallace holds 211 sentences, grouped into 43 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 29 holds 211 sentences of Jack O' Judgment, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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