Chapter 9 of The Golden Skull is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Golden Skull is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ifugao Country There was only one difficulty, but it was a major one. Rick didn't know whether or not the district road commissioner could be believed. Santos was Lazada's man. The boys finished their cokes before Rick decided on a course of action. If Santos was lying, they would find out soon enough.
Chapter 9 of The Golden Skull is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading “The boys finished their cokes before Rick decided on a course of action.”
plural of “coke” — carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal
From this reading “The boys finished their cokes before Rick decided on a course of action.”
a government administrator
From this reading “Rick didn't know whether or not the district road commissioner could be believed.”
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading “Ifugao Country There was only one difficulty, but it was a major one.”
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading “Rick didn't know whether or not the district road commissioner could be believed.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “Ifugao Country There was only one difficulty, but it was a major one.”
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading “Rick didn't know whether or not the district road commissioner could be believed.”
a port city in southwestern Brazil on an offshore island near Sao Paulo
From this reading “Santos was Lazada's man.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
In this reading “If Santos was lying, they would find out soon enough.”
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 Ifugao Country There was only one difficulty, but it was a major one.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading The boys finished their cokes before Rick decided on a course of action.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Rick didn't know whether or not the district road commissioner could be believed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The boys finished their cokes before Rick decided on a course of action.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Rick didn't know whether or not the district road commissioner could be believed.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys finished their cokes before Rick decided on a course of action.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ifugao Country There was only one difficulty, but it was a major one.
plural of “coke” — carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal
From this reading The boys finished their cokes before Rick decided on a course of action.
a government administrator
From this reading Rick didn't know whether or not the district road commissioner could be believed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Rick didn't know whether or not the district road commissioner could be believed.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Ifugao Country There was only one difficulty, but it was a major one.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The boys finished their cokes before Rick decided on a course of action.
recognizable; marked
From this reading The boys finished their cokes before Rick decided on a course of action.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rick didn't know whether or not the district road commissioner could be believed.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Ifugao Country There was only one difficulty, but it was a major one.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Rick didn't know whether or not the district road commissioner could be believed.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading If Santos was lying, they would find out soon enough.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading If Santos was lying, they would find out soon enough.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading The boys finished their cokes before Rick decided on a course of action.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Santos was lying, they would find out soon enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ifugao Country There was only one difficulty, but it was a major one.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ifugao Country There was only one difficulty, but it was a major one.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Rick didn't know whether or not the district road commissioner could be believed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Santos was Lazada's man.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading If Santos was lying, they would find out soon enough.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading Ifugao Country There was only one difficulty, but it was a major one.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Santos was Lazada's man.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rick didn't know whether or not the district road commissioner could be believed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boys finished their cokes before Rick decided on a course of action.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boys finished their cokes before Rick decided on a course of action.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ifugao Country There was only one difficulty, but it was a major one.
and nothing more
From this reading Ifugao Country There was only one difficulty, but it was a major one.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Rick didn't know whether or not the district road commissioner could be believed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If Santos was lying, they would find out soon enough.
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading Rick didn't know whether or not the district road commissioner could be believed.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Rick didn't know whether or not the district road commissioner could be believed.
a port city in southwestern Brazil on an offshore island near Sao Paulo
From this reading Santos was Lazada's man.
in the near future
From this reading If Santos was lying, they would find out soon enough.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rick didn't know whether or not the district road commissioner could be believed.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The boys finished their cokes before Rick decided on a course of action.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Ifugao Country There was only one difficulty, but it was a major one.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Santos was lying, they would find out soon enough.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ifugao Country There was only one difficulty, but it was a major one.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Rick didn't know whether or not the district road commissioner could be believed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If Santos was lying, they would find out soon enough.
Chapter 9 of The Golden Skull by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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 9 holds 160 sentences of The Golden Skull, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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