Chapter 8 of The dream detective is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The dream detective is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No thing!” answered Moris Klaw. “No thing, my good friend!” “Then what did he fire at?” “At the coach house!” I met the gaze of his peculiar eyes, fixed upon me through the pince-nez.
Chapter 8 of The dream detective is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading ““No thing!” answered Moris Klaw.”
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading ““At the coach house!””
start firing a weapon
From this reading ““Then what did he fire at?””
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading “I met the gaze of his peculiar eyes, fixed upon me through the pince-nez.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading ““No thing, my good friend!””
a long fixed look
From this reading “I met the gaze of his peculiar eyes, fixed upon me through the pince-nez.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “I met the gaze of his peculiar eyes, fixed upon me through the pince-nez.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “I met the gaze of his peculiar eyes, fixed upon me through the pince-nez.”
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 ““No thing, my good friend!””
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “No thing!” answered Moris Klaw.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Then what did he fire at?”
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading “At the coach house!”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Then what did he fire at?”
opinion or judgment
From this reading I met the gaze of his peculiar eyes, fixed upon me through the pince-nez.
start firing a weapon
From this reading “Then what did he fire at?”
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading I met the gaze of his peculiar eyes, fixed upon me through the pince-nez.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “No thing, my good friend!”
a long fixed look
From this reading I met the gaze of his peculiar eyes, fixed upon me through the pince-nez.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “No thing, my good friend!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Then what did he fire at?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I met the gaze of his peculiar eyes, fixed upon me through the pince-nez.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “At the coach house!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I met the gaze of his peculiar eyes, fixed upon me through the pince-nez.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No thing!” answered Moris Klaw.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I met the gaze of his peculiar eyes, fixed upon me through the pince-nez.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I met the gaze of his peculiar eyes, fixed upon me through the pince-nez.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No thing!” answered Moris Klaw.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “No thing, my good friend!”
not any; not one
From this reading “No thing!” answered Moris Klaw.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I met the gaze of his peculiar eyes, fixed upon me through the pince-nez.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading I met the gaze of his peculiar eyes, fixed upon me through the pince-nez.
spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring
From this reading I met the gaze of his peculiar eyes, fixed upon me through the pince-nez.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “At the coach house!”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then what did he fire at?”
a special situation
From this reading “No thing!” answered Moris Klaw.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I met the gaze of his peculiar eyes, fixed upon me through the pince-nez.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I met the gaze of his peculiar eyes, fixed upon me through the pince-nez.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Then what did he fire at?”
Chapter 8 of The dream detective by Sax Rohmer holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 8 holds 401 sentences of The dream detective, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The dream detective by Sax Rohmer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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