Chapter 13 of Satan: A Romance of the Bahamas is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Satan: A Romance of the Bahamas is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PROBLEMS The sun was nearly touching the horizon when he dropped into his boat and rowed off. “Look here!” said Ratcliffe. “Are you in earnest with that chap?” “I sure am,” said Satan. “Going to take him down to Lone Reef?”
Chapter 13 of Satan: A Romance of the Bahamas is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a boy or man
From this reading ““Are you in earnest with that chap?””
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading “PROBLEMS The sun was nearly touching the horizon when he dropped into his boat and rowed off.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading ““Going to take him down to Lone Reef?””
plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading “PROBLEMS The sun was nearly touching the horizon when he dropped into his boat and rowed off.”
a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
From this reading ““Going to take him down to Lone Reef?””
past form of “row” — propel with oars
From this reading “PROBLEMS The sun was nearly touching the horizon when he dropped into his boat and rowed off.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading ““I sure am,” said Satan.”
arousing affect
From this reading “PROBLEMS The sun was nearly touching the horizon when he dropped into his boat and rowed off.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “PROBLEMS The sun was nearly touching the horizon when he dropped into his boat and rowed off.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I sure am,” said Satan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PROBLEMS The sun was nearly touching the horizon when he dropped into his boat and rowed off.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you in earnest with that chap?”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading PROBLEMS The sun was nearly touching the horizon when he dropped into his boat and rowed off.
a boy or man
From this reading “Are you in earnest with that chap?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Going to take him down to Lone Reef?”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading PROBLEMS The sun was nearly touching the horizon when he dropped into his boat and rowed off.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading “Are you in earnest with that chap?”
the act of departing
From this reading “Going to take him down to Lone Reef?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PROBLEMS The sun was nearly touching the horizon when he dropped into his boat and rowed off.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Look here!” said Ratcliffe.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Going to take him down to Lone Reef?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PROBLEMS The sun was nearly touching the horizon when he dropped into his boat and rowed off.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading PROBLEMS The sun was nearly touching the horizon when he dropped into his boat and rowed off.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I sure am,” said Satan.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Are you in earnest with that chap?”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading PROBLEMS The sun was nearly touching the horizon when he dropped into his boat and rowed off.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “Going to take him down to Lone Reef?”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look here!” said Ratcliffe.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading PROBLEMS The sun was nearly touching the horizon when he dropped into his boat and rowed off.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading PROBLEMS The sun was nearly touching the horizon when he dropped into his boat and rowed off.
plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading PROBLEMS The sun was nearly touching the horizon when he dropped into his boat and rowed off.
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From this reading “Look here!” said Ratcliffe.
a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
From this reading “Going to take him down to Lone Reef?”
past form of “row” — propel with oars
From this reading PROBLEMS The sun was nearly touching the horizon when he dropped into his boat and rowed off.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Look here!” said Ratcliffe.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “I sure am,” said Satan.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading PROBLEMS The sun was nearly touching the horizon when he dropped into his boat and rowed off.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “I sure am,” said Satan.
carry out
From this reading “Going to take him down to Lone Reef?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Are you in earnest with that chap?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PROBLEMS The sun was nearly touching the horizon when he dropped into his boat and rowed off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Going to take him down to Lone Reef?”
arousing affect
From this reading PROBLEMS The sun was nearly touching the horizon when he dropped into his boat and rowed off.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PROBLEMS The sun was nearly touching the horizon when he dropped into his boat and rowed off.
at the time that
From this reading PROBLEMS The sun was nearly touching the horizon when he dropped into his boat and rowed off.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Are you in earnest with that chap?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you in earnest with that chap?”
Chapter 13 of Satan: A Romance of the Bahamas by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 88 sentences, grouped into 18 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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