Chapter 8 of The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Let it speak,” Haas grinned. “Maybe it will silence Hanover.” The laughter died away as they saw Breen, the object poised in his hand, visibly thinking. And in the silence they saw him achieve his concept of action. “Very well,” he said.
Chapter 8 of The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to gain with effort
From this reading “And in the silence they saw him achieve his concept of action.”
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
From this reading “And in the silence they saw him achieve his concept of action.”
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading ““Let it speak,” Haas grinned.”
a port city in northwestern Germany; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League
From this reading ““Maybe it will silence Hanover.””
the sound of laughing
From this reading “The laughter died away as they saw Breen, the object poised in his hand, visibly thinking.”
by chance
From this reading ““Maybe it will silence Hanover.””
marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action
From this reading “The laughter died away as they saw Breen, the object poised in his hand, visibly thinking.”
in a visible manner
From this reading “The laughter died away as they saw Breen, the object poised in his hand, visibly thinking.”
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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become less in amount or intensity
In this reading “The laughter died away as they saw Breen, the object poised in his hand, visibly thinking.”
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to gain with effort
From this reading And in the silence they saw him achieve his concept of action.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading And in the silence they saw him achieve his concept of action.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And in the silence they saw him achieve his concept of action.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The laughter died away as they saw Breen, the object poised in his hand, visibly thinking.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The laughter died away as they saw Breen, the object poised in his hand, visibly thinking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The laughter died away as they saw Breen, the object poised in his hand, visibly thinking.
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
From this reading And in the silence they saw him achieve his concept of action.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The laughter died away as they saw Breen, the object poised in his hand, visibly thinking.
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading “Let it speak,” Haas grinned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let it speak,” Haas grinned.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The laughter died away as they saw Breen, the object poised in his hand, visibly thinking.
a port city in northwestern Germany; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League
From this reading “Maybe it will silence Hanover.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Very well,” he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And in the silence they saw him achieve his concept of action.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The laughter died away as they saw Breen, the object poised in his hand, visibly thinking.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The laughter died away as they saw Breen, the object poised in his hand, visibly thinking.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Let it speak,” Haas grinned.
the sound of laughing
From this reading The laughter died away as they saw Breen, the object poised in his hand, visibly thinking.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let it speak,” Haas grinned.
by chance
From this reading “Maybe it will silence Hanover.”
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading The laughter died away as they saw Breen, the object poised in his hand, visibly thinking.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And in the silence they saw him achieve his concept of action.
marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action
From this reading The laughter died away as they saw Breen, the object poised in his hand, visibly thinking.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Very well,” he said.
cut with a saw
From this reading The laughter died away as they saw Breen, the object poised in his hand, visibly thinking.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Maybe it will silence Hanover.”
express in speech
From this reading “Let it speak,” Haas grinned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The laughter died away as they saw Breen, the object poised in his hand, visibly thinking.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The laughter died away as they saw Breen, the object poised in his hand, visibly thinking.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading The laughter died away as they saw Breen, the object poised in his hand, visibly thinking.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very well,” he said.
in a visible manner
From this reading The laughter died away as they saw Breen, the object poised in his hand, visibly thinking.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Very well,” he said.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Maybe it will silence Hanover.”
Chapter 8 of The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. by Jack London holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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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