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Chapter 5 of The False Faces is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Where are we?" Lanyard whispered. "Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base." "Base?" The Prussian hiccoughed and giggled.
Chapter 5 of The False Faces is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading “"Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."”
the lower side of anything
From this reading “"Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."”
past form of “giggle” — laugh nervously
From this reading “The Prussian hiccoughed and giggled.”
a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon
From this reading “Lanyard whispered.”
in a peaceful manner
From this reading “"Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."”
a German inhabitant of Prussia
From this reading “The Prussian hiccoughed and giggled.”
move stealthily
From this reading “"Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."”
a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced
From this reading “"Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Prussian hiccoughed and giggled.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are we?"
in a state of sleep
From this reading "Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading "Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."
the lower side of anything
From this reading "Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."
past form of “giggle” — laugh nervously
From this reading The Prussian hiccoughed and giggled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Prussian hiccoughed and giggled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."
a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon
From this reading Lanyard whispered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."
in a peaceful manner
From this reading "Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."
a German inhabitant of Prussia
From this reading The Prussian hiccoughed and giggled.
move stealthily
From this reading "Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."
up to a particular time
From this reading "Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."
a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced
From this reading "Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading "Peacefully asleep on the bottom, about five miles south of Martha's Vineyard, waiting till it is dark enough to slip in to our base."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Where are we?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are we?"
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Lanyard whispered.
Chapter 5 of The False Faces by Louis Joseph Vance holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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 5 holds 434 sentences of The False Faces, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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