Chapter 5 of Red Masquerade is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Red Masquerade is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Prince Victor uttered with dry accent: “Why?” “Thought you might care to have a talk with him, sir.” “I have.” “Oh!” Mr. Karslake exclaimed—“I didn’t know.”
Chapter 5 of Red Masquerade is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading “Prince Victor uttered with dry accent: “Why?””
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading ““Thought you might care to have a talk with him, sir.””
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading “Prince Victor uttered with dry accent: “Why?””
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Mr. Karslake exclaimed—“I didn’t know.””
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “Prince Victor uttered with dry accent: “Why?””
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading ““Thought you might care to have a talk with him, sir.””
communicated in words
From this reading “Prince Victor uttered with dry accent: “Why?””
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading “Prince Victor uttered with dry accent: “Why?””
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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 “Thought you might care to have a talk with him, sir.”
distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading Prince Victor uttered with dry accent: “Why?”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Thought you might care to have a talk with him, sir.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Karslake exclaimed—“I didn’t know.”
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Prince Victor uttered with dry accent: “Why?”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Mr. Karslake exclaimed—“I didn’t know.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Thought you might care to have a talk with him, sir.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Thought you might care to have a talk with him, sir.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Karslake exclaimed—“I didn’t know.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Mr. Karslake exclaimed—“I didn’t know.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Thought you might care to have a talk with him, sir.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Karslake exclaimed—“I didn’t know.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh!”
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Prince Victor uttered with dry accent: “Why?”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Thought you might care to have a talk with him, sir.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Thought you might care to have a talk with him, sir.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Thought you might care to have a talk with him, sir.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Thought you might care to have a talk with him, sir.”
communicated in words
From this reading Prince Victor uttered with dry accent: “Why?”
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading Prince Victor uttered with dry accent: “Why?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Prince Victor uttered with dry accent: “Why?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Prince Victor uttered with dry accent: “Why?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Thought you might care to have a talk with him, sir.”
Chapter 5 of Red Masquerade by Louis Joseph Vance 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 5 holds 402 sentences of Red Masquerade, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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