Chapter 7 of The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“New norms, new norms,” Lucoville blurted in. “New norms ever appearing in successive and dissimilar evolutions.” “The norm itself!” Hanover cried triumphantly. “Have you considered that?
Chapter 7 of The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
From this reading ““New norms ever appearing in successive and dissimilar evolutions.””
past form of “blurt” — utter impulsively
From this reading ““New norms, new norms,” Lucoville blurted in.”
not similar
From this reading ““New norms ever appearing in successive and dissimilar evolutions.””
a port city in northwestern Germany; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League
From this reading “Hanover cried triumphantly.”
a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
From this reading ““The norm itself!””
plural of “norm” — a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
From this reading ““New norms, new norms,” Lucoville blurted in.”
in regular succession without gaps
From this reading ““New norms ever appearing in successive and dissimilar evolutions.””
in a triumphant manner
From this reading “Hanover cried triumphantly.”
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In this reading “Hanover cried triumphantly.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “New norms ever appearing in successive and dissimilar evolutions.”
formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
From this reading “New norms ever appearing in successive and dissimilar evolutions.”
past form of “blurt” — utter impulsively
From this reading “New norms, new norms,” Lucoville blurted in.
carefully weighed
From this reading “Have you considered that?
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Hanover cried triumphantly.
not similar
From this reading “New norms ever appearing in successive and dissimilar evolutions.”
at any time
From this reading “New norms ever appearing in successive and dissimilar evolutions.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “New norms ever appearing in successive and dissimilar evolutions.”
a port city in northwestern Germany; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League
From this reading Hanover cried triumphantly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you considered that?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “New norms, new norms,” Lucoville blurted in.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The norm itself!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “New norms, new norms,” Lucoville blurted in.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “New norms, new norms,” Lucoville blurted in.
a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
From this reading “The norm itself!”
plural of “norm” — a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
From this reading “New norms, new norms,” Lucoville blurted in.
in regular succession without gaps
From this reading “New norms ever appearing in successive and dissimilar evolutions.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Have you considered that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The norm itself!”
in a triumphant manner
From this reading Hanover cried triumphantly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you considered that?
Chapter 7 of The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. by Jack London holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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 7 holds 438 sentences of The Assassination Bureau, Ltd., unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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