Chapter 13 of Raffles is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Raffles is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You know he knocks, and it’s long past his time.” The electric bell rang again, but now as though it never would stop. “You go, Bunny,” said Raffles, with decision. His eyes were sparkling. His smile was firm.
Chapter 13 of Raffles is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading ““You go, Bunny,” said Raffles, with decision.”
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading ““You go, Bunny,” said Raffles, with decision.”
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading “The electric bell rang again, but now as though it never would stop.”
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading “His smile was firm.”
plural of “knock” — the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading ““You know he knocks, and it’s long past his time.””
British colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826)
From this reading ““You go, Bunny,” said Raffles, with decision.”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “The electric bell rang again, but now as though it never would stop.”
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading “His eyes were sparkling.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading The electric bell rang again, but now as though it never would stop.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You know he knocks, and it’s long past his time.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The electric bell rang again, but now as though it never would stop.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading The electric bell rang again, but now as though it never would stop.
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading “You go, Bunny,” said Raffles, with decision.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The electric bell rang again, but now as though it never would stop.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “You go, Bunny,” said Raffles, with decision.
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading The electric bell rang again, but now as though it never would stop.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes were sparkling.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading His smile was firm.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “You go, Bunny,” said Raffles, with decision.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You know he knocks, and it’s long past his time.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “You know he knocks, and it’s long past his time.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The electric bell rang again, but now as though it never would stop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You know he knocks, and it’s long past his time.”
plural of “knock” — the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading “You know he knocks, and it’s long past his time.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “You know he knocks, and it’s long past his time.”
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 “You know he knocks, and it’s long past his time.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The electric bell rang again, but now as though it never would stop.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The electric bell rang again, but now as though it never would stop.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “You know he knocks, and it’s long past his time.”
British colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826)
From this reading “You go, Bunny,” said Raffles, with decision.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The electric bell rang again, but now as though it never would stop.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You go, Bunny,” said Raffles, with decision.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading His smile was firm.
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading His eyes were sparkling.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading The electric bell rang again, but now as though it never would stop.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The electric bell rang again, but now as though it never would stop.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The electric bell rang again, but now as though it never would stop.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “You know he knocks, and it’s long past his time.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His smile was firm.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His eyes were sparkling.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You go, Bunny,” said Raffles, with decision.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The electric bell rang again, but now as though it never would stop.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You know he knocks, and it’s long past his time.”
Chapter 13 of Raffles by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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 13 holds 198 sentences of Raffles, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Raffles by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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 40 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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