Chapter 12 of The gamblers is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The gamblers is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE "VISPERA" Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes never learn the knack of falsehood. A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature. With a woman, sad to tell, follies are always debasing. It was, I knew, a folly to love Ernest Cameron. Life is always disappointing.
Chapter 12 of The gamblers is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading “CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE "VISPERA" Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes never learn the knack of falsehood.”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature.”
used of conduct; characterized by dishonor
From this reading “With a woman, sad to tell, follies are always debasing.”
not up to expectations
From this reading “Life is always disappointing.”
extend in one or more directions
From this reading “A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature.”
a false statement
From this reading “CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE "VISPERA" Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes never learn the knack of falsehood.”
a revue with elaborate costuming
From this reading “A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature.”
a special way of doing something
From this reading “CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE "VISPERA" Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes never learn the knack of falsehood.”
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE "VISPERA" Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes never learn the knack of falsehood.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading With a woman, sad to tell, follies are always debasing.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With a woman, sad to tell, follies are always debasing.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE "VISPERA" Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes never learn the knack of falsehood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE "VISPERA" Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes never learn the knack of falsehood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was, I knew, a folly to love Ernest Cameron.
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE "VISPERA" Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes never learn the knack of falsehood.
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature.
used of conduct; characterized by dishonor
From this reading With a woman, sad to tell, follies are always debasing.
not up to expectations
From this reading Life is always disappointing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was, I knew, a folly to love Ernest Cameron.
divisible by two
From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE "VISPERA" Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes never learn the knack of falsehood.
extend in one or more directions
From this reading A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature.
plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE "VISPERA" Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes never learn the knack of falsehood.
opinion or judgment
From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE "VISPERA" Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes never learn the knack of falsehood.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE "VISPERA" Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes never learn the knack of falsehood.
a false statement
From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE "VISPERA" Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes never learn the knack of falsehood.
a revue with elaborate costuming
From this reading A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature.
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading It was, I knew, a folly to love Ernest Cameron.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was, I knew, a folly to love Ernest Cameron.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Life is always disappointing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, I knew, a folly to love Ernest Cameron.
a special way of doing something
From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE "VISPERA" Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes never learn the knack of falsehood.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It was, I knew, a folly to love Ernest Cameron.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE "VISPERA" Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes never learn the knack of falsehood.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE "VISPERA" Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes never learn the knack of falsehood.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life is always disappointing.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading It was, I knew, a folly to love Ernest Cameron.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE "VISPERA" Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes never learn the knack of falsehood.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE "VISPERA" Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes never learn the knack of falsehood.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE "VISPERA" Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes never learn the knack of falsehood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE "VISPERA" Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes never learn the knack of falsehood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE "VISPERA" Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes never learn the knack of falsehood.
on one occasion
From this reading A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading With a woman, sad to tell, follies are always debasing.
express in words
From this reading With a woman, sad to tell, follies are always debasing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE "VISPERA" Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes never learn the knack of falsehood.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a woman, sad to tell, follies are always debasing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE "VISPERA" Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes never learn the knack of falsehood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was, I knew, a folly to love Ernest Cameron.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a woman, sad to tell, follies are always debasing.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading With a woman, sad to tell, follies are always debasing.
Chapter 12 of The gamblers by William Le Queux holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 12 holds 178 sentences of The gamblers, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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