Chapter 15 of Running Sands is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Running Sands is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I fancied he would guess," said he: "I intended that he should." "But he will follow!" "No doubt." "You--you--why do you speak so?" "He can't get a convenient train from Marseilles, so he will probably come the whole way by motor."
Chapter 15 of Running Sands is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading “"He can't get a convenient train from Marseilles, so he will probably come the whole way by motor."”
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading “"I fancied he would guess," said he: "I intended that he should."”
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “"But he will follow!"”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"I fancied he would guess," said he: "I intended that he should."”
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading “"I fancied he would guess," said he: "I intended that he should."”
a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
From this reading “"He can't get a convenient train from Marseilles, so he will probably come the whole way by motor."”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “"He can't get a convenient train from Marseilles, so he will probably come the whole way by motor."”
create by training and teaching
From this reading “"He can't get a convenient train from Marseilles, so he will probably come the whole way by motor."”
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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 can't get a convenient train from Marseilles, so he will probably come the whole way by motor."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But he will follow!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "He can't get a convenient train from Marseilles, so he will probably come the whole way by motor."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He can't get a convenient train from Marseilles, so he will probably come the whole way by motor."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "He can't get a convenient train from Marseilles, so he will probably come the whole way by motor."
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading "He can't get a convenient train from Marseilles, so he will probably come the whole way by motor."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You--you--why do you speak so?"
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading "No doubt."
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading "I fancied he would guess," said he: "I intended that he should."
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "But he will follow!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "He can't get a convenient train from Marseilles, so he will probably come the whole way by motor."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "He can't get a convenient train from Marseilles, so he will probably come the whole way by motor."
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I fancied he would guess," said he: "I intended that he should."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I fancied he would guess," said he: "I intended that he should."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I fancied he would guess," said he: "I intended that he should."
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading "I fancied he would guess," said he: "I intended that he should."
a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
From this reading "He can't get a convenient train from Marseilles, so he will probably come the whole way by motor."
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading "He can't get a convenient train from Marseilles, so he will probably come the whole way by motor."
not any; not one
From this reading "No doubt."
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading "He can't get a convenient train from Marseilles, so he will probably come the whole way by motor."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I fancied he would guess," said he: "I intended that he should."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I fancied he would guess," said he: "I intended that he should."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You--you--why do you speak so?"
express in speech
From this reading "You--you--why do you speak so?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I fancied he would guess," said he: "I intended that he should."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He can't get a convenient train from Marseilles, so he will probably come the whole way by motor."
create by training and teaching
From this reading "He can't get a convenient train from Marseilles, so he will probably come the whole way by motor."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "He can't get a convenient train from Marseilles, so he will probably come the whole way by motor."
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "He can't get a convenient train from Marseilles, so he will probably come the whole way by motor."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "You--you--why do you speak so?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "But he will follow!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I fancied he would guess," said he: "I intended that he should."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You--you--why do you speak so?"
Chapter 15 of Running Sands by Reginald Wright Kauffman holds 335 sentences, grouped into 67 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 15 holds 335 sentences of Running Sands, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.
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