Chapter 36 of Rogues and Vagabonds is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of Rogues and Vagabonds is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LATE VISITOR FOR MR. EGERTON. Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address. It was then close on midnight. He was playing a desperate game in venturing thus into the lion’s den, but it was the last chance left him.
Chapter 36 of Rogues and Vagabonds is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading “Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.”
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.”
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading “He was playing a desperate game in venturing thus into the lion’s den, but it was the last chance left him.”
practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
From this reading “Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.”
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.”
possessive form of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
-ing form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading “He was playing a desperate game in venturing thus into the lion’s den, but it was the last chance left him.”
someone who visits
From this reading “A LATE VISITOR FOR MR.”
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In this reading “Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.”
In this reading “He was playing a desperate game in venturing thus into the lion’s den, but it was the last chance left him.”
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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 A LATE VISITOR FOR MR.
speak to
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
anew
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was playing a desperate game in venturing thus into the lion’s den, but it was the last chance left him.
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading He was playing a desperate game in venturing thus into the lion’s den, but it was the last chance left him.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading It was then close on midnight.
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading He was playing a desperate game in venturing thus into the lion’s den, but it was the last chance left him.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading He was playing a desperate game in venturing thus into the lion’s den, but it was the last chance left him.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EGERTON.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A LATE VISITOR FOR MR.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading He was playing a desperate game in venturing thus into the lion’s den, but it was the last chance left him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was playing a desperate game in venturing thus into the lion’s den, but it was the last chance left him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was then close on midnight.
immediately past
From this reading He was playing a desperate game in venturing thus into the lion’s den, but it was the last chance left him.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading A LATE VISITOR FOR MR.
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
possessive form of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading He was playing a desperate game in venturing thus into the lion’s den, but it was the last chance left him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading It was then close on midnight.
a form of address for a man
From this reading A LATE VISITOR FOR MR.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was then close on midnight.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading He was playing a desperate game in venturing thus into the lion’s den, but it was the last chance left him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It was then close on midnight.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading He was playing a desperate game in venturing thus into the lion’s den, but it was the last chance left him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
-ing form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading He was playing a desperate game in venturing thus into the lion’s den, but it was the last chance left him.
someone who visits
From this reading A LATE VISITOR FOR MR.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was then close on midnight.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
at the time that
From this reading Squire Heritage, or Edward Marston, as we may now again call him, leapt into a cab when he left Preene, and bade the man drive to Birnie’s address.
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