Chapter 4 of The Ghost Breaker is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Ghost Breaker is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DUKE. Unless he is stopped he will go into that castle tonight--and I look upon you to stop him. He is coming here to solve the mystery and to find the Prince. I shall endeavor to stop him, but if I fail, Robledo, it rests with you. ROBLEDO.
Chapter 4 of The Ghost Breaker is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 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.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “Unless he is stopped he will go into that castle tonight--and I look upon you to stop him.”
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “DUKE.”
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading “I shall endeavor to stop him, but if I fail, Robledo, it rests with you.”
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “I shall endeavor to stop him, but if I fail, Robledo, it rests with you.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “He is coming here to solve the mystery and to find the Prince.”
plural of “rest” — something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading “I shall endeavor to stop him, but if I fail, Robledo, it rests with you.”
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
From this reading “He is coming here to solve the mystery and to find the Prince.”
On the present night.
From this reading “Unless he is stopped he will go into that castle tonight--and I look upon you to stop him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Unless he is stopped he will go into that castle tonight--and I look upon you to stop him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I shall endeavor to stop him, but if I fail, Robledo, it rests with you.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Unless he is stopped he will go into that castle tonight--and I look upon you to stop him.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He is coming here to solve the mystery and to find the Prince.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading DUKE.
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading I shall endeavor to stop him, but if I fail, Robledo, it rests with you.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading I shall endeavor to stop him, but if I fail, Robledo, it rests with you.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading He is coming here to solve the mystery and to find the Prince.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Unless he is stopped he will go into that castle tonight--and I look upon you to stop him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Unless he is stopped he will go into that castle tonight--and I look upon you to stop him.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He is coming here to solve the mystery and to find the Prince.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Unless he is stopped he will go into that castle tonight--and I look upon you to stop him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Unless he is stopped he will go into that castle tonight--and I look upon you to stop him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I shall endeavor to stop him, but if I fail, Robledo, it rests with you.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Unless he is stopped he will go into that castle tonight--and I look upon you to stop him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Unless he is stopped he will go into that castle tonight--and I look upon you to stop him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I shall endeavor to stop him, but if I fail, Robledo, it rests with you.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Unless he is stopped he will go into that castle tonight--and I look upon you to stop him.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading He is coming here to solve the mystery and to find the Prince.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading He is coming here to solve the mystery and to find the Prince.
plural of “rest” — something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading I shall endeavor to stop him, but if I fail, Robledo, it rests with you.
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From this reading I shall endeavor to stop him, but if I fail, Robledo, it rests with you.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall endeavor to stop him, but if I fail, Robledo, it rests with you.
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
From this reading He is coming here to solve the mystery and to find the Prince.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Unless he is stopped he will go into that castle tonight--and I look upon you to stop him.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Unless he is stopped he will go into that castle tonight--and I look upon you to stop him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Unless he is stopped he will go into that castle tonight--and I look upon you to stop him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He is coming here to solve the mystery and to find the Prince.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Unless he is stopped he will go into that castle tonight--and I look upon you to stop him.
On the present night.
From this reading Unless he is stopped he will go into that castle tonight--and I look upon you to stop him.
except if; if not
From this reading Unless he is stopped he will go into that castle tonight--and I look upon you to stop him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Unless he is stopped he will go into that castle tonight--and I look upon you to stop him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Unless he is stopped he will go into that castle tonight--and I look upon you to stop him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I shall endeavor to stop him, but if I fail, Robledo, it rests with you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Unless he is stopped he will go into that castle tonight--and I look upon you to stop him.
Chapter 4 of The Ghost Breaker by Paul Dickey holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 4 holds 430 sentences of The Ghost Breaker, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The Ghost Breaker by Paul Dickey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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