Chapter 8 of Out Like a Light is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Out Like a Light is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He checked Boyd's room after a while. But his partner wasn't home. _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_. He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd. But he didn't waste any time with it.
Chapter 8 of Out Like a Light is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
From this reading “He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.”
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading “He checked Boyd's room after a while.”
-ing form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.”
plural of “evil” — morally objectionable behavior
From this reading “He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.”
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)
From this reading “_Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.”
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “But his partner wasn't home.”
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading “He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.”
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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 checked Boyd's room after a while.
later than; following
From this reading He checked Boyd's room after a while.
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But he didn't waste any time with it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He checked Boyd's room after a while.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his partner wasn't home.
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading He checked Boyd's room after a while.
recognizable; marked
From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
-ing form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he didn't waste any time with it.
plural of “evil” — morally objectionable behavior
From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He checked Boyd's room after a while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But his partner wasn't home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading But his partner wasn't home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.
English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)
From this reading _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading But his partner wasn't home.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He checked Boyd's room after a while.
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But he didn't waste any time with it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But his partner wasn't home.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading But he didn't waste any time with it.
during the time that
From this reading He checked Boyd's room after a while.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But he didn't waste any time with it.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.
Chapter 8 of Out Like a Light by Randall Garrett holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 402 sentences of Out Like a Light, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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