Chapter 8 of Japonette is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Japonette is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes—tearing ’em to tatters, the way you demolished Mr. Edgerton just now," he said grimly. "Well, I’ll begin the scandal bee. Where did you know Mr. Inwood?" "In Keno, Nevada," she said coolly, wondering what was impending. "Know him long?"
Chapter 8 of Japonette is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading “"In Keno, Nevada," she said coolly, wondering what was impending.”
torn down and broken up
From this reading “"Yes—tearing ’em to tatters, the way you demolished Mr. Edgerton just now," he said grimly.”
close in time; about to occur
From this reading “"In Keno, Nevada," she said coolly, wondering what was impending.”
a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
From this reading “"In Keno, Nevada," she said coolly, wondering what was impending.”
a state in the western United States
From this reading “"In Keno, Nevada," she said coolly, wondering what was impending.”
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading “"Well, I’ll begin the scandal bee.”
plural of “tatter” — a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading “"Yes—tearing ’em to tatters, the way you demolished Mr. Edgerton just now," he said grimly.”
shedding tears
From this reading “"Yes—tearing ’em to tatters, the way you demolished Mr. Edgerton just now," he said grimly.”
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any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading "Well, I’ll begin the scandal bee.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Well, I’ll begin the scandal bee.
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading "In Keno, Nevada," she said coolly, wondering what was impending.
torn down and broken up
From this reading "Yes—tearing ’em to tatters, the way you demolished Mr. Edgerton just now," he said grimly.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Where did you know Mr. Inwood?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes—tearing ’em to tatters, the way you demolished Mr. Edgerton just now," he said grimly.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Yes—tearing ’em to tatters, the way you demolished Mr. Edgerton just now," he said grimly.
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading "Yes—tearing ’em to tatters, the way you demolished Mr. Edgerton just now," he said grimly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes—tearing ’em to tatters, the way you demolished Mr. Edgerton just now," he said grimly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Know him long?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I’ll begin the scandal bee.
close in time; about to occur
From this reading "In Keno, Nevada," she said coolly, wondering what was impending.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In Keno, Nevada," she said coolly, wondering what was impending.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where did you know Mr. Inwood?"
and nothing more
From this reading "Yes—tearing ’em to tatters, the way you demolished Mr. Edgerton just now," he said grimly.
a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
From this reading "In Keno, Nevada," she said coolly, wondering what was impending.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Where did you know Mr. Inwood?"
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Know him long?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Yes—tearing ’em to tatters, the way you demolished Mr. Edgerton just now," he said grimly.
a state in the western United States
From this reading "In Keno, Nevada," she said coolly, wondering what was impending.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Yes—tearing ’em to tatters, the way you demolished Mr. Edgerton just now," he said grimly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes—tearing ’em to tatters, the way you demolished Mr. Edgerton just now," he said grimly.
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading "Well, I’ll begin the scandal bee.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "In Keno, Nevada," she said coolly, wondering what was impending.
plural of “tatter” — a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading "Yes—tearing ’em to tatters, the way you demolished Mr. Edgerton just now," he said grimly.
shedding tears
From this reading "Yes—tearing ’em to tatters, the way you demolished Mr. Edgerton just now," he said grimly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes—tearing ’em to tatters, the way you demolished Mr. Edgerton just now," he said grimly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes—tearing ’em to tatters, the way you demolished Mr. Edgerton just now," he said grimly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "In Keno, Nevada," she said coolly, wondering what was impending.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Yes—tearing ’em to tatters, the way you demolished Mr. Edgerton just now," he said grimly.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I’ll begin the scandal bee.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "In Keno, Nevada," she said coolly, wondering what was impending.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where did you know Mr. Inwood?"
showing curiosity
From this reading "In Keno, Nevada," she said coolly, wondering what was impending.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes—tearing ’em to tatters, the way you demolished Mr. Edgerton just now," he said grimly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes—tearing ’em to tatters, the way you demolished Mr. Edgerton just now," he said grimly.
Chapter 8 of Japonette by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 422 sentences of Japonette, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Japonette by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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