Chapter 5 of Raffles is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Raffles is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It will mean your letting me loose for an hour or two under cloud of this very night. To-morrow’s Sunday, the Jubilee’s on Tuesday, and old Theobald’s coming back for it.” “It doesn’t much matter whether he’s back or not if you go late enough.” “I mustn’t be late. They don’t keep open.
Chapter 5 of Raffles is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make overcast or cloudy
From this reading ““It will mean your letting me loose for an hour or two under cloud of this very night.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “To-morrow’s Sunday, the Jubilee’s on Tuesday, and old Theobald’s coming back for it.””
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading ““It doesn’t much matter whether he’s back or not if you go late enough.””
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading ““It will mean your letting me loose for an hour or two under cloud of this very night.”
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading ““It will mean your letting me loose for an hour or two under cloud of this very night.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “To-morrow’s Sunday, the Jubilee’s on Tuesday, and old Theobald’s coming back for it.””
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading “To-morrow’s Sunday, the Jubilee’s on Tuesday, and old Theobald’s coming back for it.””
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading ““It doesn’t much matter whether he’s back or not if you go late enough.””
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “It will mean your letting me loose for an hour or two under cloud of this very night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To-morrow’s Sunday, the Jubilee’s on Tuesday, and old Theobald’s coming back for it.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading To-morrow’s Sunday, the Jubilee’s on Tuesday, and old Theobald’s coming back for it.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I mustn’t be late.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “It will mean your letting me loose for an hour or two under cloud of this very night.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading To-morrow’s Sunday, the Jubilee’s on Tuesday, and old Theobald’s coming back for it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It doesn’t much matter whether he’s back or not if you go late enough.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They don’t keep open.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “It doesn’t much matter whether he’s back or not if you go late enough.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It will mean your letting me loose for an hour or two under cloud of this very night.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “It doesn’t much matter whether he’s back or not if you go late enough.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It doesn’t much matter whether he’s back or not if you go late enough.”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “It will mean your letting me loose for an hour or two under cloud of this very night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I mustn’t be late.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “It doesn’t much matter whether he’s back or not if you go late enough.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It will mean your letting me loose for an hour or two under cloud of this very night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-morrow’s Sunday, the Jubilee’s on Tuesday, and old Theobald’s coming back for it.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading They don’t keep open.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “It doesn’t much matter whether he’s back or not if you go late enough.”
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading “It will mean your letting me loose for an hour or two under cloud of this very night.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading “It will mean your letting me loose for an hour or two under cloud of this very night.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “It doesn’t much matter whether he’s back or not if you go late enough.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It will mean your letting me loose for an hour or two under cloud of this very night.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “It will mean your letting me loose for an hour or two under cloud of this very night.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “It doesn’t much matter whether he’s back or not if you go late enough.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I mustn’t be late.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “It will mean your letting me loose for an hour or two under cloud of this very night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It doesn’t much matter whether he’s back or not if you go late enough.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It will mean your letting me loose for an hour or two under cloud of this very night.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading To-morrow’s Sunday, the Jubilee’s on Tuesday, and old Theobald’s coming back for it.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To-morrow’s Sunday, the Jubilee’s on Tuesday, and old Theobald’s coming back for it.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They don’t keep open.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “It will mean your letting me loose for an hour or two under cloud of this very night.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading To-morrow’s Sunday, the Jubilee’s on Tuesday, and old Theobald’s coming back for it.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To-morrow’s Sunday, the Jubilee’s on Tuesday, and old Theobald’s coming back for it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-morrow’s Sunday, the Jubilee’s on Tuesday, and old Theobald’s coming back for it.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They don’t keep open.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “It will mean your letting me loose for an hour or two under cloud of this very night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-morrow’s Sunday, the Jubilee’s on Tuesday, and old Theobald’s coming back for it.”
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading To-morrow’s Sunday, the Jubilee’s on Tuesday, and old Theobald’s coming back for it.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “It will mean your letting me loose for an hour or two under cloud of this very night.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “It will mean your letting me loose for an hour or two under cloud of this very night.
precisely as stated
From this reading “It will mean your letting me loose for an hour or two under cloud of this very night.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “It doesn’t much matter whether he’s back or not if you go late enough.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “It will mean your letting me loose for an hour or two under cloud of this very night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It doesn’t much matter whether he’s back or not if you go late enough.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It will mean your letting me loose for an hour or two under cloud of this very night.
Chapter 5 of Raffles by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 191 sentences of Raffles, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Raffles by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
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