Chapter 8 of The Day of Days: An Extravaganza is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The Day of Days: An Extravaganza is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
P. Sybarite pondered this in manifest doubt. "Are you sure?" he queried with his head thoughtfully to one side. "Am I sure?" she repeated, puzzled. "Rather! I tell you, I've finished with the Shaynons for good and all.
Chapter 8 of The Day of Days: An Extravaganza is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “P. Sybarite pondered this in manifest doubt.”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “I tell you, I've finished with the Shaynons for good and all.”
provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
From this reading “P. Sybarite pondered this in manifest doubt.”
past form of “ponder” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “P. Sybarite pondered this in manifest doubt.”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “"Am I sure?" she repeated, puzzled.”
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “"Are you sure?" he queried with his head thoughtfully to one side.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “"Am I sure?" she repeated, puzzled.”
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading “"Are you sure?" he queried with his head thoughtfully to one side.”
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(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 I tell you, I've finished with the Shaynons for good and all.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Am I sure?" she repeated, puzzled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I tell you, I've finished with the Shaynons for good and all.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you sure?" he queried with his head thoughtfully to one side.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading P. Sybarite pondered this in manifest doubt.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading I tell you, I've finished with the Shaynons for good and all.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I tell you, I've finished with the Shaynons for good and all.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I tell you, I've finished with the Shaynons for good and all.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Are you sure?" he queried with his head thoughtfully to one side.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Are you sure?" he queried with his head thoughtfully to one side.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Are you sure?" he queried with his head thoughtfully to one side.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Am I sure?" she repeated, puzzled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you, I've finished with the Shaynons for good and all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading P. Sybarite pondered this in manifest doubt.
provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
From this reading P. Sybarite pondered this in manifest doubt.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Are you sure?" he queried with his head thoughtfully to one side.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading P. Sybarite pondered this in manifest doubt.
past form of “ponder” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading P. Sybarite pondered this in manifest doubt.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading "Am I sure?" she repeated, puzzled.
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading "Are you sure?" he queried with his head thoughtfully to one side.
on the contrary
From this reading "Rather!
recurring again and again
From this reading "Am I sure?" she repeated, puzzled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you, I've finished with the Shaynons for good and all.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Am I sure?" she repeated, puzzled.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "Are you sure?" he queried with his head thoughtfully to one side.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Are you sure?" he queried with his head thoughtfully to one side.
a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
From this reading P. Sybarite pondered this in manifest doubt.
express in words
From this reading I tell you, I've finished with the Shaynons for good and all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I tell you, I've finished with the Shaynons for good and all.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading P. Sybarite pondered this in manifest doubt.
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading "Are you sure?" he queried with his head thoughtfully to one side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Are you sure?" he queried with his head thoughtfully to one side.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Are you sure?" he queried with his head thoughtfully to one side.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you sure?" he queried with his head thoughtfully to one side.
Chapter 8 of The Day of Days: An Extravaganza by Louis Joseph Vance holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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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