Chapter 5 of The Ghost Breaker is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Ghost Breaker is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"As you was saying, lady, before we was so impolitely interrupted, you was in the hotel when this gunplay went on. Did you hear it?" "Yes, sir, I heard two shots." "Did you hear anything else?" "Yes, indeed.
Chapter 5 of The Ghost Breaker is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
any thing at all
From this reading “"Did you hear anything else?"”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Did you hear it?"”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “"As you was saying, lady, before we was so impolitely interrupted, you was in the hotel when this gunplay went on.”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “"Yes, indeed.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “"As you was saying, lady, before we was so impolitely interrupted, you was in the hotel when this gunplay went on.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “"As you was saying, lady, before we was so impolitely interrupted, you was in the hotel when this gunplay went on.”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “"As you was saying, lady, before we was so impolitely interrupted, you was in the hotel when this gunplay went on.”
plural of “shot” — the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “"Yes, sir, I heard two shots."”
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any thing at all
From this reading "Did you hear anything else?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As you was saying, lady, before we was so impolitely interrupted, you was in the hotel when this gunplay went on.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "As you was saying, lady, before we was so impolitely interrupted, you was in the hotel when this gunplay went on.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you hear it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did you hear anything else?"
a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten
From this reading "As you was saying, lady, before we was so impolitely interrupted, you was in the hotel when this gunplay went on.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Did you hear it?"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Yes, sir, I heard two shots."
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading "As you was saying, lady, before we was so impolitely interrupted, you was in the hotel when this gunplay went on.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, sir, I heard two shots."
in an impolite manner
From this reading "As you was saying, lady, before we was so impolitely interrupted, you was in the hotel when this gunplay went on.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "As you was saying, lady, before we was so impolitely interrupted, you was in the hotel when this gunplay went on.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Yes, indeed.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading "As you was saying, lady, before we was so impolitely interrupted, you was in the hotel when this gunplay went on.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Did you hear it?"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "As you was saying, lady, before we was so impolitely interrupted, you was in the hotel when this gunplay went on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "As you was saying, lady, before we was so impolitely interrupted, you was in the hotel when this gunplay went on.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading "As you was saying, lady, before we was so impolitely interrupted, you was in the hotel when this gunplay went on.
plural of “shot” — the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "Yes, sir, I heard two shots."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir, I heard two shots."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "As you was saying, lady, before we was so impolitely interrupted, you was in the hotel when this gunplay went on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "As you was saying, lady, before we was so impolitely interrupted, you was in the hotel when this gunplay went on.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "As you was saying, lady, before we was so impolitely interrupted, you was in the hotel when this gunplay went on.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Yes, sir, I heard two shots."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "As you was saying, lady, before we was so impolitely interrupted, you was in the hotel when this gunplay went on.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "As you was saying, lady, before we was so impolitely interrupted, you was in the hotel when this gunplay went on.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "As you was saying, lady, before we was so impolitely interrupted, you was in the hotel when this gunplay went on.
at the time that
From this reading "As you was saying, lady, before we was so impolitely interrupted, you was in the hotel when this gunplay went on.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir, I heard two shots."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "As you was saying, lady, before we was so impolitely interrupted, you was in the hotel when this gunplay went on.
Chapter 5 of The Ghost Breaker by Charles Goddard holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 408 sentences of The Ghost Breaker, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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