Chapter 28 of List, Ye Landsmen! A Romance of Incident is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 28 of List, Ye Landsmen! A Romance of Incident is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I SCHEME. Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release. And why? Because the _schatz_--the treasure--the dollars and I were one. All plans of escape provided that I left my dollars behind me.
Chapter 28 of List, Ye Landsmen! A Romance of Incident is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading “Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.”
superlative of “pale” — very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “All plans of escape provided that I left my dollars behind me.”
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “All plans of escape provided that I left my dollars behind me.”
release, as from one's grip
From this reading “Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.”
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading “I SCHEME.”
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “Because the _schatz_--the treasure--the dollars and I were one.”
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.”
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In this reading “Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.”
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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 Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.
(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 Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.
for the reason that
From this reading Because the _schatz_--the treasure--the dollars and I were one.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading All plans of escape provided that I left my dollars behind me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Because the _schatz_--the treasure--the dollars and I were one.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading All plans of escape provided that I left my dollars behind me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I SCHEME.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading All plans of escape provided that I left my dollars behind me.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All plans of escape provided that I left my dollars behind me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.
on one occasion
From this reading Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Because the _schatz_--the treasure--the dollars and I were one.
superlative of “pale” — very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading All plans of escape provided that I left my dollars behind me.
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading All plans of escape provided that I left my dollars behind me.
release, as from one's grip
From this reading Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.
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From this reading Because the _schatz_--the treasure--the dollars and I were one.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading I SCHEME.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All plans of escape provided that I left my dollars behind me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading Because the _schatz_--the treasure--the dollars and I were one.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Because the _schatz_--the treasure--the dollars and I were one.
during the time that
From this reading Never once in all this while, and my story is covering many days, was I visited by the palest shadow of a scheme of release.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading And why?
Chapter 28 of List, Ye Landsmen! A Romance of Incident by William Clark Russell holds 382 sentences, grouped into 77 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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