Chapter 5 of The Call of the Blood is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Call of the Blood is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And Maurice echoed it: "Buon riposo." As Gaspare went away round the angle of the cottage to his room near Tito's stable, Maurice added: "Buon riposo. It's an awfully nice way of saying good-night. I feel as if I'd said it before, somehow."
Chapter 5 of The Call of the Blood is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading “As Gaspare went away round the angle of the cottage to his room near Tito's stable, Maurice added:”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “It's an awfully nice way of saying good-night.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “As Gaspare went away round the angle of the cottage to his room near Tito's stable, Maurice added:”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “And Maurice echoed it: "Buon riposo."”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “It's an awfully nice way of saying good-night.”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “I feel as if I'd said it before, somehow."”
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading “As Gaspare went away round the angle of the cottage to his room near Tito's stable, Maurice added:”
possessive form of “tito” — Yugoslav statesman who led the resistance to German occupation during World War II and established a communist state after the war (1892-1980)
From this reading “As Gaspare went away round the angle of the cottage to his room near Tito's stable, Maurice added:”
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading As Gaspare went away round the angle of the cottage to his room near Tito's stable, Maurice added:
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It's an awfully nice way of saying good-night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Maurice echoed it: "Buon riposo."
the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading As Gaspare went away round the angle of the cottage to his room near Tito's stable, Maurice added:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Gaspare went away round the angle of the cottage to his room near Tito's stable, Maurice added:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As Gaspare went away round the angle of the cottage to his room near Tito's stable, Maurice added:
used as intensifiers
From this reading It's an awfully nice way of saying good-night.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I feel as if I'd said it before, somehow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Maurice echoed it: "Buon riposo."
a small house with a single story
From this reading As Gaspare went away round the angle of the cottage to his room near Tito's stable, Maurice added:
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading And Maurice echoed it: "Buon riposo."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel as if I'd said it before, somehow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Gaspare went away round the angle of the cottage to his room near Tito's stable, Maurice added:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's an awfully nice way of saying good-night.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Gaspare went away round the angle of the cottage to his room near Tito's stable, Maurice added:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I feel as if I'd said it before, somehow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I feel as if I'd said it before, somehow."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I feel as if I'd said it before, somehow."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And Maurice echoed it: "Buon riposo."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's an awfully nice way of saying good-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Maurice echoed it: "Buon riposo."
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading As Gaspare went away round the angle of the cottage to his room near Tito's stable, Maurice added:
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading It's an awfully nice way of saying good-night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Gaspare went away round the angle of the cottage to his room near Tito's stable, Maurice added:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Maurice echoed it: "Buon riposo."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading As Gaspare went away round the angle of the cottage to his room near Tito's stable, Maurice added:
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading As Gaspare went away round the angle of the cottage to his room near Tito's stable, Maurice added:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I feel as if I'd said it before, somehow."
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading It's an awfully nice way of saying good-night.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading I feel as if I'd said it before, somehow."
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading As Gaspare went away round the angle of the cottage to his room near Tito's stable, Maurice added:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Gaspare went away round the angle of the cottage to his room near Tito's stable, Maurice added:
possessive form of “tito” — Yugoslav statesman who led the resistance to German occupation during World War II and established a communist state after the war (1892-1980)
From this reading As Gaspare went away round the angle of the cottage to his room near Tito's stable, Maurice added:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Gaspare went away round the angle of the cottage to his room near Tito's stable, Maurice added:
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It's an awfully nice way of saying good-night.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As Gaspare went away round the angle of the cottage to his room near Tito's stable, Maurice added:
Chapter 5 of The Call of the Blood by Robert Hichens holds 415 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.
Chapter 5 holds 415 sentences of The Call of the Blood, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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