Chapter 14 of Messengers of Evil is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of Messengers of Evil is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In the same strangled voice, Jules managed to get out the words: "But it's not true!... I swear to you ..." Beard did not listen. "There's not one of our lot who would give me the lie!...
Chapter 14 of Messengers of Evil is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “Beard did not listen.”
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “"There's not one of our lot who would give me the lie!...”
hear with intention
From this reading “Beard did not listen.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “"There's not one of our lot who would give me the lie!...”
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “In the same strangled voice, Jules managed to get out the words:”
held in check with difficulty
From this reading “In the same strangled voice, Jules managed to get out the words:”
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “I swear to you ..."”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “"But it's not true!...”
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the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading Beard did not listen.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But it's not true!...
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Beard did not listen.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading In the same strangled voice, Jules managed to get out the words:
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "There's not one of our lot who would give me the lie!...
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I swear to you ..."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the same strangled voice, Jules managed to get out the words:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But it's not true!...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the same strangled voice, Jules managed to get out the words:
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading "There's not one of our lot who would give me the lie!...
hear with intention
From this reading Beard did not listen.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "There's not one of our lot who would give me the lie!...
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading In the same strangled voice, Jules managed to get out the words:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There's not one of our lot who would give me the lie!...
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But it's not true!...
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There's not one of our lot who would give me the lie!...
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There's not one of our lot who would give me the lie!...
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "There's not one of our lot who would give me the lie!...
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In the same strangled voice, Jules managed to get out the words:
Identical; not different.
From this reading In the same strangled voice, Jules managed to get out the words:
held in check with difficulty
From this reading In the same strangled voice, Jules managed to get out the words:
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading I swear to you ..."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the same strangled voice, Jules managed to get out the words:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's not one of our lot who would give me the lie!...
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the same strangled voice, Jules managed to get out the words:
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "But it's not true!...
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading In the same strangled voice, Jules managed to get out the words:
which person or people
From this reading "There's not one of our lot who would give me the lie!...
the words that are spoken
From this reading In the same strangled voice, Jules managed to get out the words:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "There's not one of our lot who would give me the lie!...
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I swear to you ..."
Chapter 14 of Messengers of Evil by Pierre Souvestre holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 14 holds 414 sentences of Messengers of Evil, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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