Chapter 8 of Red Masquerade is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Red Masquerade is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I may not. It is forbidden. Nature deals unkindly with those who violate her confidence. But—who knows?” He checked himself as if struck by a new turn of thought, and studied the girl’s face intently.
Chapter 8 of Red Masquerade is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading “He checked himself as if struck by a new turn of thought, and studied the girl’s face intently.”
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading “Nature deals unkindly with those who violate her confidence.”
plural of “deal” — a particular instance of buying or selling
From this reading “Nature deals unkindly with those who violate her confidence.”
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading “It is forbidden.”
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
with strained or eager attention
From this reading “He checked himself as if struck by a new turn of thought, and studied the girl’s face intently.”
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading “He checked himself as if struck by a new turn of thought, and studied the girl’s face intently.”
fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
From this reading “Nature deals unkindly with those who violate her confidence.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 himself as if struck by a new turn of thought, and studied the girl’s face intently.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He checked himself as if struck by a new turn of thought, and studied the girl’s face intently.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He checked himself as if struck by a new turn of thought, and studied the girl’s face intently.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But—who knows?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He checked himself as if struck by a new turn of thought, and studied the girl’s face intently.
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading He checked himself as if struck by a new turn of thought, and studied the girl’s face intently.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading Nature deals unkindly with those who violate her confidence.
plural of “deal” — a particular instance of buying or selling
From this reading Nature deals unkindly with those who violate her confidence.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He checked himself as if struck by a new turn of thought, and studied the girl’s face intently.
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading It is forbidden.
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading He checked himself as if struck by a new turn of thought, and studied the girl’s face intently.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He checked himself as if struck by a new turn of thought, and studied the girl’s face intently.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nature deals unkindly with those who violate her confidence.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He checked himself as if struck by a new turn of thought, and studied the girl’s face intently.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I may not.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He checked himself as if struck by a new turn of thought, and studied the girl’s face intently.
with strained or eager attention
From this reading He checked himself as if struck by a new turn of thought, and studied the girl’s face intently.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is forbidden.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is forbidden.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading But—who knows?”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I may not.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Nature deals unkindly with those who violate her confidence.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading He checked himself as if struck by a new turn of thought, and studied the girl’s face intently.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I may not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He checked himself as if struck by a new turn of thought, and studied the girl’s face intently.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading He checked himself as if struck by a new turn of thought, and studied the girl’s face intently.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading He checked himself as if struck by a new turn of thought, and studied the girl’s face intently.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He checked himself as if struck by a new turn of thought, and studied the girl’s face intently.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Nature deals unkindly with those who violate her confidence.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He checked himself as if struck by a new turn of thought, and studied the girl’s face intently.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading He checked himself as if struck by a new turn of thought, and studied the girl’s face intently.
lacking in sympathy and kindness
From this reading Nature deals unkindly with those who violate her confidence.
fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
From this reading Nature deals unkindly with those who violate her confidence.
which person or people
From this reading Nature deals unkindly with those who violate her confidence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nature deals unkindly with those who violate her confidence.
Chapter 8 of Red Masquerade by Louis Joseph Vance holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 410 sentences of Red Masquerade, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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