Chapter 10 of The False Faces is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The False Faces is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Leave this to me. You look out for the negro. I'll take care of Miss Cecelia Brooke." Swearing unhappily, the Irishman flattened against the wall to one side of the door. Karl waited behind it as it admitted the hall attendant, who made directly toward the central chandelier.
Chapter 10 of The False Faces is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading “Karl waited behind it as it admitted the hall attendant, who made directly toward the central chandelier.”
English lyric poet (1887-1915)
From this reading “I'll take care of Miss Cecelia Brooke."”
branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling
From this reading “Karl waited behind it as it admitted the hall attendant, who made directly toward the central chandelier.”
having been flattened
From this reading “Swearing unhappily, the Irishman flattened against the wall to one side of the door.”
a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
From this reading “Swearing unhappily, the Irishman flattened against the wall to one side of the door.”
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading “You look out for the negro.”
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “Swearing unhappily, the Irishman flattened against the wall to one side of the door.”
in an unpleasant way
From this reading “Swearing unhappily, the Irishman flattened against the wall to one side of the door.”
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inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Karl waited behind it as it admitted the hall attendant, who made directly toward the central chandelier.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Swearing unhappily, the Irishman flattened against the wall to one side of the door.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Karl waited behind it as it admitted the hall attendant, who made directly toward the central chandelier.
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading Karl waited behind it as it admitted the hall attendant, who made directly toward the central chandelier.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Karl waited behind it as it admitted the hall attendant, who made directly toward the central chandelier.
English lyric poet (1887-1915)
From this reading I'll take care of Miss Cecelia Brooke."
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I'll take care of Miss Cecelia Brooke."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll take care of Miss Cecelia Brooke."
serving as an essential component
From this reading Karl waited behind it as it admitted the hall attendant, who made directly toward the central chandelier.
branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling
From this reading Karl waited behind it as it admitted the hall attendant, who made directly toward the central chandelier.
without deviation
From this reading Karl waited behind it as it admitted the hall attendant, who made directly toward the central chandelier.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Swearing unhappily, the Irishman flattened against the wall to one side of the door.
having been flattened
From this reading Swearing unhappily, the Irishman flattened against the wall to one side of the door.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You look out for the negro.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Karl waited behind it as it admitted the hall attendant, who made directly toward the central chandelier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll take care of Miss Cecelia Brooke."
a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
From this reading Swearing unhappily, the Irishman flattened against the wall to one side of the door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Karl waited behind it as it admitted the hall attendant, who made directly toward the central chandelier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Karl waited behind it as it admitted the hall attendant, who made directly toward the central chandelier.
go away from a place
From this reading "Leave this to me.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading You look out for the negro.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Karl waited behind it as it admitted the hall attendant, who made directly toward the central chandelier.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Leave this to me.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I'll take care of Miss Cecelia Brooke."
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading You look out for the negro.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'll take care of Miss Cecelia Brooke."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Swearing unhappily, the Irishman flattened against the wall to one side of the door.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You look out for the negro.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Swearing unhappily, the Irishman flattened against the wall to one side of the door.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading Swearing unhappily, the Irishman flattened against the wall to one side of the door.
carry out
From this reading I'll take care of Miss Cecelia Brooke."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You look out for the negro.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Leave this to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Leave this to me.
in the direction of
From this reading Karl waited behind it as it admitted the hall attendant, who made directly toward the central chandelier.
in an unpleasant way
From this reading Swearing unhappily, the Irishman flattened against the wall to one side of the door.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Karl waited behind it as it admitted the hall attendant, who made directly toward the central chandelier.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Swearing unhappily, the Irishman flattened against the wall to one side of the door.
which person or people
From this reading Karl waited behind it as it admitted the hall attendant, who made directly toward the central chandelier.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You look out for the negro.
Chapter 10 of The False Faces by Louis Joseph Vance holds 431 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 10 holds 431 sentences of The False Faces, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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