Chapter 28 of Rogues and Vagabonds is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Rogues and Vagabonds is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. SETH PREENE EXECUTES A LITTLE COMMISSION. Marston was supremely happy when he was with Ruth, but when he was alone he was perpetually haunted by fears and misgivings. Twenty times over he would have cast his share of the gold robbery away, if with it he could have got rid of Heckett. He had no fear of the others.
Chapter 28 of Rogues and Vagabonds is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading “SETH PREENE EXECUTES A LITTLE COMMISSION.”
third-person singular of “execute” — kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
From this reading “SETH PREENE EXECUTES A LITTLE COMMISSION.”
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading “Marston was supremely happy when he was with Ruth, but when he was alone he was perpetually haunted by fears and misgivings.”
plural of “misgiving” — uneasiness about the fitness of an action
From this reading “Marston was supremely happy when he was with Ruth, but when he was alone he was perpetually haunted by fears and misgivings.”
everlastingly; for all time
From this reading “Marston was supremely happy when he was with Ruth, but when he was alone he was perpetually haunted by fears and misgivings.”
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading “Twenty times over he would have cast his share of the gold robbery away, if with it he could have got rid of Heckett.”
(Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel
From this reading “SETH PREENE EXECUTES A LITTLE COMMISSION.”
to the maximum degree
From this reading “Marston was supremely happy when he was with Ruth, but when he was alone he was perpetually haunted by fears and misgivings.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Marston was supremely happy when he was with Ruth, but when he was alone he was perpetually haunted by fears and misgivings.”
In this reading “Twenty times over he would have cast his share of the gold robbery away, if with it he could have got rid of Heckett.”
do away with
In this reading “Twenty times over he would have cast his share of the gold robbery away, if with it he could have got rid of Heckett.”
In this reading “Twenty times over he would have cast his share of the gold robbery away, if with it he could have got rid of Heckett.”
In this reading “He had no fear of the others.”
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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 SETH PREENE EXECUTES A LITTLE COMMISSION.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Marston was supremely happy when he was with Ruth, but when he was alone he was perpetually haunted by fears and misgivings.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marston was supremely happy when he was with Ruth, but when he was alone he was perpetually haunted by fears and misgivings.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Twenty times over he would have cast his share of the gold robbery away, if with it he could have got rid of Heckett.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Marston was supremely happy when he was with Ruth, but when he was alone he was perpetually haunted by fears and misgivings.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Marston was supremely happy when he was with Ruth, but when he was alone he was perpetually haunted by fears and misgivings.
put or send forth
From this reading Twenty times over he would have cast his share of the gold robbery away, if with it he could have got rid of Heckett.
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading SETH PREENE EXECUTES A LITTLE COMMISSION.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Twenty times over he would have cast his share of the gold robbery away, if with it he could have got rid of Heckett.
third-person singular of “execute” — kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
From this reading SETH PREENE EXECUTES A LITTLE COMMISSION.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading He had no fear of the others.
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading Marston was supremely happy when he was with Ruth, but when he was alone he was perpetually haunted by fears and misgivings.
coins made of gold
From this reading Twenty times over he would have cast his share of the gold robbery away, if with it he could have got rid of Heckett.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Twenty times over he would have cast his share of the gold robbery away, if with it he could have got rid of Heckett.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no fear of the others.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Marston was supremely happy when he was with Ruth, but when he was alone he was perpetually haunted by fears and misgivings.
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading Marston was supremely happy when he was with Ruth, but when he was alone he was perpetually haunted by fears and misgivings.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Twenty times over he would have cast his share of the gold robbery away, if with it he could have got rid of Heckett.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marston was supremely happy when he was with Ruth, but when he was alone he was perpetually haunted by fears and misgivings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Twenty times over he would have cast his share of the gold robbery away, if with it he could have got rid of Heckett.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Twenty times over he would have cast his share of the gold robbery away, if with it he could have got rid of Heckett.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Twenty times over he would have cast his share of the gold robbery away, if with it he could have got rid of Heckett.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Twenty times over he would have cast his share of the gold robbery away, if with it he could have got rid of Heckett.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading SETH PREENE EXECUTES A LITTLE COMMISSION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marston was supremely happy when he was with Ruth, but when he was alone he was perpetually haunted by fears and misgivings.
plural of “misgiving” — uneasiness about the fitness of an action
From this reading Marston was supremely happy when he was with Ruth, but when he was alone he was perpetually haunted by fears and misgivings.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
not any; not one
From this reading He had no fear of the others.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Twenty times over he would have cast his share of the gold robbery away, if with it he could have got rid of Heckett.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had no fear of the others.
above and across; more than
From this reading Twenty times over he would have cast his share of the gold robbery away, if with it he could have got rid of Heckett.
everlastingly; for all time
From this reading Marston was supremely happy when he was with Ruth, but when he was alone he was perpetually haunted by fears and misgivings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SETH PREENE EXECUTES A LITTLE COMMISSION.
relieve from
From this reading Twenty times over he would have cast his share of the gold robbery away, if with it he could have got rid of Heckett.
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading Twenty times over he would have cast his share of the gold robbery away, if with it he could have got rid of Heckett.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Marston was supremely happy when he was with Ruth, but when he was alone he was perpetually haunted by fears and misgivings.
(Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel
From this reading SETH PREENE EXECUTES A LITTLE COMMISSION.
have in common
From this reading Twenty times over he would have cast his share of the gold robbery away, if with it he could have got rid of Heckett.
to the maximum degree
From this reading Marston was supremely happy when he was with Ruth, but when he was alone he was perpetually haunted by fears and misgivings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Twenty times over he would have cast his share of the gold robbery away, if with it he could have got rid of Heckett.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Twenty times over he would have cast his share of the gold robbery away, if with it he could have got rid of Heckett.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Twenty times over he would have cast his share of the gold robbery away, if with it he could have got rid of Heckett.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marston was supremely happy when he was with Ruth, but when he was alone he was perpetually haunted by fears and misgivings.
at the time that
From this reading Marston was supremely happy when he was with Ruth, but when he was alone he was perpetually haunted by fears and misgivings.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Marston was supremely happy when he was with Ruth, but when he was alone he was perpetually haunted by fears and misgivings.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Twenty times over he would have cast his share of the gold robbery away, if with it he could have got rid of Heckett.
Chapter 28 of Rogues and Vagabonds by George R. (George Robert) Sims holds 271 sentences, grouped into 55 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.
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