Chapter 9 of The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade is here in full — 590 sentences across 118 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade is here in full — 590 sentences across 118 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE. "Mexico? Molino del Rey? Resaca de la Palma?" "Resaca de la _Tomba_!"
Chapter 9 of The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade is here in full — 590 sentences across 118 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.”
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading “"Mexico?”
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.”
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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 A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Resaca de la Palma?"
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From this reading Molino del Rey?
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Resaca de la Palma?"
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading "Mexico?
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From this reading Molino del Rey?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.
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From this reading Resaca de la Palma?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Resaca de la Palma?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Molino del Rey?
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Resaca de la _Tomba_!"
Chapter 9 of The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade by Herman Melville holds 590 sentences, grouped into 118 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 9 holds 590 sentences of The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade, unabridged, divided into 118 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade by Herman Melville exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 590 sentences, grouped into 118 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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