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The Dark Road
The Dark Road

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of The Dark Road is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 8 of The Dark Road by Gaston Leroux holds 276 sentences, grouped into 56 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.

What does chapter 8 of The Dark Road contain?

Chapter 8 holds 276 sentences of The Dark Road, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 8 of The Dark Road by Gaston Leroux exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 276 sentences, grouped into 56 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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Vocabulary met early in The Dark Road

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Dark Road, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Goldsmith
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Publishing
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Scorching
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Beach
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THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.
The bar was an establishment similar to those, called _albacen_, which are to be found in the forest solitudes of Gran Chaco.
Here everything was sold that could be of use to the worker in the forest--tools, provisions, preserves, tinware, clothes, arms, munitions and every variety of alcohol.
It was at once a bar and a grocer's shop.
It was likewise a gaming-house.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Dark Road

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of The Dark Road is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/56 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.
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The bar was an establishment similar to those, called _albacen_, which are to be found in the forest solitudes of Gran Chaco.
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Here everything was sold that could be of use to the worker in the forest--tools, provisions, preserves, tinware, clothes, arms, munitions and every variety of alcohol.
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It was at once a bar and a grocer's shop.
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It was likewise a gaming-house.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Here everything was sold that could be of use to the worker in the forest--tools, provisions, preserves, tinware, clothes, arms, munitions and every variety of alcohol.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Here everything was sold that could be of use to the worker in the forest--tools, provisions, preserves, tinware, clothes, arms, munitions and every variety of alcohol.”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “Here everything was sold that could be of use to the worker in the forest--tools, provisions, preserves, tinware, clothes, arms, munitions and every variety of alcohol.”

Itself pronoun US /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading “THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.”

Stood verb US /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “The bar was an establishment similar to those, called _albacen_, which are to be found in the forest solitudes of Gran Chaco.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

albacen

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From this reading The bar was an establishment similar to those, called _albacen_, which are to be found in the forest solitudes of Gran Chaco.

alcohol

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From this reading Here everything was sold that could be of use to the worker in the forest--tools, provisions, preserves, tinware, clothes, arms, munitions and every variety of alcohol.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The bar was an establishment similar to those, called _albacen_, which are to be found in the forest solitudes of Gran Chaco.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The bar was an establishment similar to those, called _albacen_, which are to be found in the forest solitudes of Gran Chaco.

arms

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From this reading Here everything was sold that could be of use to the worker in the forest--tools, provisions, preserves, tinware, clothes, arms, munitions and every variety of alcohol.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was at once a bar and a grocer's shop.

banks

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From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

bar

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From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The bar was an establishment similar to those, called _albacen_, which are to be found in the forest solitudes of Gran Chaco.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

Brazil

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From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

called

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From this reading The bar was an establishment similar to those, called _albacen_, which are to be found in the forest solitudes of Gran Chaco.

Chaco

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From this reading The bar was an establishment similar to those, called _albacen_, which are to be found in the forest solitudes of Gran Chaco.

clothes

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From this reading Here everything was sold that could be of use to the worker in the forest--tools, provisions, preserves, tinware, clothes, arms, munitions and every variety of alcohol.

constituted

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From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Here everything was sold that could be of use to the worker in the forest--tools, provisions, preserves, tinware, clothes, arms, munitions and every variety of alcohol.

days

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From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

district

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From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

emptied

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From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

establishment

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From this reading The bar was an establishment similar to those, called _albacen_, which are to be found in the forest solitudes of Gran Chaco.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Here everything was sold that could be of use to the worker in the forest--tools, provisions, preserves, tinware, clothes, arms, munitions and every variety of alcohol.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Here everything was sold that could be of use to the worker in the forest--tools, provisions, preserves, tinware, clothes, arms, munitions and every variety of alcohol.

farther

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From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

forest

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From this reading The bar was an establishment similar to those, called _albacen_, which are to be found in the forest solitudes of Gran Chaco.

found

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From this reading The bar was an establishment similar to those, called _albacen_, which are to be found in the forest solitudes of Gran Chaco.

French

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From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

frontier

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From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

gaming-house

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From this reading It was likewise a gaming-house.

gold-prospecting

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From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

GOLD-SEEKERS

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From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

Gran

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From this reading The bar was an establishment similar to those, called _albacen_, which are to be found in the forest solitudes of Gran Chaco.

grocer's

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From this reading It was at once a bar and a grocer's shop.

Guiana

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From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

heart

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From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

Here

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From this reading Here everything was sold that could be of use to the worker in the forest--tools, provisions, preserves, tinware, clothes, arms, munitions and every variety of alcohol.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was at once a bar and a grocer's shop.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

likewise

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From this reading It was likewise a gaming-house.

march

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From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

munitions

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From this reading Here everything was sold that could be of use to the worker in the forest--tools, provisions, preserves, tinware, clothes, arms, munitions and every variety of alcohol.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

once

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From this reading It was at once a bar and a grocer's shop.

Oyapok

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From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

preserves

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From this reading Here everything was sold that could be of use to the worker in the forest--tools, provisions, preserves, tinware, clothes, arms, munitions and every variety of alcohol.

provisions

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From this reading Here everything was sold that could be of use to the worker in the forest--tools, provisions, preserves, tinware, clothes, arms, munitions and every variety of alcohol.

river

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From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

Sanda

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From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

set

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From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

Señor

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From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

shop

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From this reading It was at once a bar and a grocer's shop.

similar

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From this reading The bar was an establishment similar to those, called _albacen_, which are to be found in the forest solitudes of Gran Chaco.

sold

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From this reading Here everything was sold that could be of use to the worker in the forest--tools, provisions, preserves, tinware, clothes, arms, munitions and every variety of alcohol.

solitudes

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From this reading The bar was an establishment similar to those, called _albacen_, which are to be found in the forest solitudes of Gran Chaco.

some

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From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

store

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From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

stream

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From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Here everything was sold that could be of use to the worker in the forest--tools, provisions, preserves, tinware, clothes, arms, munitions and every variety of alcohol.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading The bar was an establishment similar to those, called _albacen_, which are to be found in the forest solitudes of Gran Chaco.

three

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From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

tinware

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From this reading Here everything was sold that could be of use to the worker in the forest--tools, provisions, preserves, tinware, clothes, arms, munitions and every variety of alcohol.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The bar was an establishment similar to those, called _albacen_, which are to be found in the forest solitudes of Gran Chaco.

tools

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From this reading Here everything was sold that could be of use to the worker in the forest--tools, provisions, preserves, tinware, clothes, arms, munitions and every variety of alcohol.

up

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From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

use

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From this reading Here everything was sold that could be of use to the worker in the forest--tools, provisions, preserves, tinware, clothes, arms, munitions and every variety of alcohol.

variety

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From this reading Here everything was sold that could be of use to the worker in the forest--tools, provisions, preserves, tinware, clothes, arms, munitions and every variety of alcohol.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The bar was an establishment similar to those, called _albacen_, which are to be found in the forest solitudes of Gran Chaco.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading THE GOLD-SEEKERS The bar and store which Señor Sanda had set up in the heart of the gold-prospecting district stood on the banks of a stream which, some three days' march farther on emptied itself into the Oyapok, a river which constituted the frontier between French Guiana and Brazil.

worker

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From this reading Here everything was sold that could be of use to the worker in the forest--tools, provisions, preserves, tinware, clothes, arms, munitions and every variety of alcohol.