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The Great K. & A. Robbery

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of The Great K. & A. Robbery is here in full — 296 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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HOW DID THE SECRET LEAK OUT?
I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.
When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.
Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.
While I still wrote, I heard horses' hoofs, and, looking up, saw the Cullens returning.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Great K. & A. Robbery

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of The Great K. & A. Robbery is here in full — 296 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/59 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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HOW DID THE SECRET LEAK OUT?
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I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.
/aɪ meɪd ʌp fɔːr maɪ θriː naɪts læk ʌv sliːp baɪ nɑːt ˈweɪ.kɪŋ ðə nekst ˈmɔːrnɪŋ tɪl ˈæftər ten/
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When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.
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Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.
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While I still wrote, I heard horses' hoofs, and, looking up, saw the Cullens returning.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

chef noun US /ʃef/

a professional cook

desk noun US /desk/

a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

From this reading “Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.”

hoofs noun US /hʊfs/

plural of “hoof” — the foot of an ungulate mammal

From this reading “While I still wrote, I heard horses' hoofs, and, looking up, saw the Cullens returning.”

lack noun US /læk/

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

From this reading “I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.”

leak noun US /liːk/

an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape

From this reading “HOW DID THE SECRET LEAK OUT?”

neglecting verb US /nɪˈɡlektɪŋ/

-ing form of “neglect” — leave undone or leave out

From this reading “Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.”

routine noun US /ruːˈtiːn/

an unvarying or habitual method or procedure

From this reading “Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.”

waking adjective US /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/

Risen from sleep; conscious.

From this reading “I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.”

All words in this reading · 61

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218

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.

chefnounUS /ʃef/

a professional cook

From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.

couldn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.

Cullens

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading While I still wrote, I heard horses' hoofs, and, looking up, saw the Cullens returning.

desknounUS /desk/

a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

From this reading Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.

DIDauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading HOW DID THE SECRET LEAK OUT?

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading While I still wrote, I heard horses' hoofs, and, looking up, saw the Cullens returning.

hoofsnounUS /hʊfs/

plural of “hoof” — the foot of an ungulate mammal

From this reading While I still wrote, I heard horses' hoofs, and, looking up, saw the Cullens returning.

horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading While I still wrote, I heard horses' hoofs, and, looking up, saw the Cullens returning.

HOW

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading HOW DID THE SECRET LEAK OUT?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.

lacknounUS /læk/

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.

LEAKnounUS /liːk/

an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape

From this reading HOW DID THE SECRET LEAK OUT?

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading While I still wrote, I heard horses' hoofs, and, looking up, saw the Cullens returning.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.

Madge

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.

neglectingverbUS /nɪˈɡlektɪŋ/

-ing form of “neglect” — leave undone or leave out

From this reading Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.

nightsnounUS /naɪts/

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.

OUTadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading HOW DID THE SECRET LEAK OUT?

partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/

an organization to gain political power

From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.

ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/

on the contrary

From this reading Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.

returningadjectiveUS /rɪˈtɜːrnɪŋ/

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading While I still wrote, I heard horses' hoofs, and, looking up, saw the Cullens returning.

rideverbUS /raɪd/

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.

routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/

an unvarying or habitual method or procedure

From this reading Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading While I still wrote, I heard horses' hoofs, and, looking up, saw the Cullens returning.

SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading HOW DID THE SECRET LEAK OUT?

SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.

sleepnounUS /sliːp/

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading While I still wrote, I heard horses' hoofs, and, looking up, saw the Cullens returning.

talkverbUS /tɔːk/

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.

tennounUS /ten/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading HOW DID THE SECRET LEAK OUT?

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.

wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/

Risen from sleep; conscious.

From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.

WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading While I still wrote, I heard horses' hoofs, and, looking up, saw the Cullens returning.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.

wroteverbUS /roʊt/

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading While I still wrote, I heard horses' hoofs, and, looking up, saw the Cullens returning.

Chapter 8 of The Great K. & A. Robbery by Paul Leicester Ford holds 296 sentences, grouped into 60 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.

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Chapter 8 holds 296 sentences of The Great K. & A. Robbery, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.

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