Chapter 10 of The Comstock Club is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Comstock Club is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
With the lighting of the pipes the next night Miller said: "All your royal people so far, though not perfect men, have had redeeming traits. I once knew one who had not a single characteristic, except, perhaps, some pluck. My man was simply a royal liar. In Western parlance, 'he was a boss.'
Chapter 10 of The Comstock Club is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “In Western parlance, 'he was a boss.'”
a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading “My man was simply a royal liar.”
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading “With the lighting of the pipes the next night Miller said:”
a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
From this reading “In Western parlance, 'he was a boss.'”
plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “With the lighting of the pipes the next night Miller said:”
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading “I once knew one who had not a single characteristic, except, perhaps, some pluck.”
bringing about salvation or redemption from sin
From this reading “"All your royal people so far, though not perfect men, have had redeeming traits.”
plural of “trait” — a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
From this reading “"All your royal people so far, though not perfect men, have had redeeming traits.”
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 “With the lighting of the pipes the next night Miller said:”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I once knew one who had not a single characteristic, except, perhaps, some pluck.
(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 "All your royal people so far, though not perfect men, have had redeeming traits.
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading In Western parlance, 'he was a boss.'
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading I once knew one who had not a single characteristic, except, perhaps, some pluck.
apart from; not including
From this reading I once knew one who had not a single characteristic, except, perhaps, some pluck.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "All your royal people so far, though not perfect men, have had redeeming traits.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "All your royal people so far, though not perfect men, have had redeeming traits.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "All your royal people so far, though not perfect men, have had redeeming traits.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In Western parlance, 'he was a boss.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I once knew one who had not a single characteristic, except, perhaps, some pluck.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Western parlance, 'he was a boss.'
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I once knew one who had not a single characteristic, except, perhaps, some pluck.
a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading My man was simply a royal liar.
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading With the lighting of the pipes the next night Miller said:
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading My man was simply a royal liar.
the force of workers available
From this reading "All your royal people so far, though not perfect men, have had redeeming traits.
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading With the lighting of the pipes the next night Miller said:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My man was simply a royal liar.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading With the lighting of the pipes the next night Miller said:
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading With the lighting of the pipes the next night Miller said:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "All your royal people so far, though not perfect men, have had redeeming traits.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the lighting of the pipes the next night Miller said:
on one occasion
From this reading I once knew one who had not a single characteristic, except, perhaps, some pluck.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I once knew one who had not a single characteristic, except, perhaps, some pluck.
a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
From this reading In Western parlance, 'he was a boss.'
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "All your royal people so far, though not perfect men, have had redeeming traits.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading "All your royal people so far, though not perfect men, have had redeeming traits.
by chance
From this reading I once knew one who had not a single characteristic, except, perhaps, some pluck.
plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading With the lighting of the pipes the next night Miller said:
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading I once knew one who had not a single characteristic, except, perhaps, some pluck.
bringing about salvation or redemption from sin
From this reading "All your royal people so far, though not perfect men, have had redeeming traits.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading "All your royal people so far, though not perfect men, have had redeeming traits.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading With the lighting of the pipes the next night Miller said:
and nothing more
From this reading My man was simply a royal liar.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading I once knew one who had not a single characteristic, except, perhaps, some pluck.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "All your royal people so far, though not perfect men, have had redeeming traits.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I once knew one who had not a single characteristic, except, perhaps, some pluck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the lighting of the pipes the next night Miller said:
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "All your royal people so far, though not perfect men, have had redeeming traits.
plural of “trait” — a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
From this reading "All your royal people so far, though not perfect men, have had redeeming traits.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My man was simply a royal liar.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading In Western parlance, 'he was a boss.'
which person or people
From this reading I once knew one who had not a single characteristic, except, perhaps, some pluck.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the lighting of the pipes the next night Miller said:
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "All your royal people so far, though not perfect men, have had redeeming traits.
Chapter 10 of The Comstock Club by C. C. (Charles Carroll) Goodwin holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 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 10 holds 225 sentences of The Comstock Club, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Comstock Club by C. C. (Charles Carroll) Goodwin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 225 sentences, grouped into 45 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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