Chapter 12 of The Castle Of The Shadows is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Castle Of The Shadows is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STAND AND DELIVER! The Marchese Loria had always been lucky in games of chance. In this biggest game of all Fortune still stood behind him and, with a guiding finger, pointed out the cards to play. There were no delays in his programme. His ship arrived in port precisely at the appointed hour.
Chapter 12 of The Castle Of The Shadows is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “In this biggest game of all Fortune still stood behind him and, with a guiding finger, pointed out the cards to play.”
plural of “delay” — time during which some action is awaited
From this reading “There were no delays in his programme.”
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “STAND AND DELIVER!”
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “The Marchese Loria had always been lucky in games of chance.”
exerting control or influence
From this reading “In this biggest game of all Fortune still stood behind him and, with a guiding finger, pointed out the cards to play.”
occurring by chance
From this reading “The Marchese Loria had always been lucky in games of chance.”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “His ship arrived in port precisely at the appointed hour.”
an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event
From this reading “There were no delays in his programme.”
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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 In this biggest game of all Fortune still stood behind him and, with a guiding finger, pointed out the cards to play.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading In this biggest game of all Fortune still stood behind him and, with a guiding finger, pointed out the cards to play.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The Marchese Loria had always been lucky in games of chance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STAND AND DELIVER!
subject to appointment
From this reading His ship arrived in port precisely at the appointed hour.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading His ship arrived in port precisely at the appointed hour.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His ship arrived in port precisely at the appointed hour.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Marchese Loria had always been lucky in games of chance.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading In this biggest game of all Fortune still stood behind him and, with a guiding finger, pointed out the cards to play.
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In this biggest game of all Fortune still stood behind him and, with a guiding finger, pointed out the cards to play.
a game played with playing cards
From this reading In this biggest game of all Fortune still stood behind him and, with a guiding finger, pointed out the cards to play.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading The Marchese Loria had always been lucky in games of chance.
plural of “delay” — time during which some action is awaited
From this reading There were no delays in his programme.
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading STAND AND DELIVER!
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading In this biggest game of all Fortune still stood behind him and, with a guiding finger, pointed out the cards to play.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading In this biggest game of all Fortune still stood behind him and, with a guiding finger, pointed out the cards to play.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading In this biggest game of all Fortune still stood behind him and, with a guiding finger, pointed out the cards to play.
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading The Marchese Loria had always been lucky in games of chance.
exerting control or influence
From this reading In this biggest game of all Fortune still stood behind him and, with a guiding finger, pointed out the cards to play.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Marchese Loria had always been lucky in games of chance.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In this biggest game of all Fortune still stood behind him and, with a guiding finger, pointed out the cards to play.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There were no delays in his programme.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading His ship arrived in port precisely at the appointed hour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Marchese Loria had always been lucky in games of chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Marchese Loria had always been lucky in games of chance.
occurring by chance
From this reading The Marchese Loria had always been lucky in games of chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Marchese Loria had always been lucky in games of chance.
not any; not one
From this reading There were no delays in his programme.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Marchese Loria had always been lucky in games of chance.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In this biggest game of all Fortune still stood behind him and, with a guiding finger, pointed out the cards to play.
participate in games or sport
From this reading In this biggest game of all Fortune still stood behind him and, with a guiding finger, pointed out the cards to play.
having a point
From this reading In this biggest game of all Fortune still stood behind him and, with a guiding finger, pointed out the cards to play.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading His ship arrived in port precisely at the appointed hour.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading His ship arrived in port precisely at the appointed hour.
an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event
From this reading There were no delays in his programme.
transport commercially
From this reading His ship arrived in port precisely at the appointed hour.
be standing; be upright
From this reading STAND AND DELIVER!
not in physical motion
From this reading In this biggest game of all Fortune still stood behind him and, with a guiding finger, pointed out the cards to play.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading In this biggest game of all Fortune still stood behind him and, with a guiding finger, pointed out the cards to play.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Marchese Loria had always been lucky in games of chance.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were no delays in his programme.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this biggest game of all Fortune still stood behind him and, with a guiding finger, pointed out the cards to play.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In this biggest game of all Fortune still stood behind him and, with a guiding finger, pointed out the cards to play.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no delays in his programme.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In this biggest game of all Fortune still stood behind him and, with a guiding finger, pointed out the cards to play.
Chapter 12 of The Castle Of The Shadows by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson holds 260 sentences, grouped into 52 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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