Chapter 6 of The guests of Hercules is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The guests of Hercules is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"If I hadn't been so selfish and greedy as to take it out of your hand and sample it. Strange it did me no harm. I had a presentiment it wouldn't, somehow. But of course my system may be poison-proof. By the way, isn't that the same pretty little bottle I see now, tucked into your belt!
Chapter 6 of The guests of Hercules is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading “By the way, isn't that the same pretty little bottle I see now, tucked into your belt!”
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading “By the way, isn't that the same pretty little bottle I see now, tucked into your belt!”
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
From this reading “"If I hadn't been so selfish and greedy as to take it out of your hand and sample it.”
a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
From this reading “"If I hadn't been so selfish and greedy as to take it out of your hand and sample it.”
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading “"If I hadn't been so selfish and greedy as to take it out of your hand and sample it.”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “I had a presentiment it wouldn't, somehow.”
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading “But of course my system may be poison-proof.”
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading “By the way, isn't that the same pretty little bottle I see now, tucked into your belt!”
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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 I had a presentiment it wouldn't, somehow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If I hadn't been so selfish and greedy as to take it out of your hand and sample it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "If I hadn't been so selfish and greedy as to take it out of your hand and sample it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But of course my system may be poison-proof.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "If I hadn't been so selfish and greedy as to take it out of your hand and sample it.
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading By the way, isn't that the same pretty little bottle I see now, tucked into your belt!
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading By the way, isn't that the same pretty little bottle I see now, tucked into your belt!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But of course my system may be poison-proof.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the way, isn't that the same pretty little bottle I see now, tucked into your belt!
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading But of course my system may be poison-proof.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Strange it did me no harm.
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
From this reading "If I hadn't been so selfish and greedy as to take it out of your hand and sample it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had a presentiment it wouldn't, somehow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I hadn't been so selfish and greedy as to take it out of your hand and sample it.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "If I hadn't been so selfish and greedy as to take it out of your hand and sample it.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading Strange it did me no harm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I hadn't been so selfish and greedy as to take it out of your hand and sample it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I hadn't been so selfish and greedy as to take it out of your hand and sample it.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading By the way, isn't that the same pretty little bottle I see now, tucked into your belt!
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From this reading By the way, isn't that the same pretty little bottle I see now, tucked into your belt!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If I hadn't been so selfish and greedy as to take it out of your hand and sample it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading By the way, isn't that the same pretty little bottle I see now, tucked into your belt!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But of course my system may be poison-proof.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Strange it did me no harm.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But of course my system may be poison-proof.
not any; not one
From this reading Strange it did me no harm.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading By the way, isn't that the same pretty little bottle I see now, tucked into your belt!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If I hadn't been so selfish and greedy as to take it out of your hand and sample it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "If I hadn't been so selfish and greedy as to take it out of your hand and sample it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But of course my system may be poison-proof.
a feeling of evil to come
From this reading I had a presentiment it wouldn't, somehow.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading By the way, isn't that the same pretty little bottle I see now, tucked into your belt!
Identical; not different.
From this reading By the way, isn't that the same pretty little bottle I see now, tucked into your belt!
a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
From this reading "If I hadn't been so selfish and greedy as to take it out of your hand and sample it.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading By the way, isn't that the same pretty little bottle I see now, tucked into your belt!
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading "If I hadn't been so selfish and greedy as to take it out of your hand and sample it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "If I hadn't been so selfish and greedy as to take it out of your hand and sample it.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading I had a presentiment it wouldn't, somehow.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Strange it did me no harm.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading But of course my system may be poison-proof.
carry out
From this reading "If I hadn't been so selfish and greedy as to take it out of your hand and sample it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By the way, isn't that the same pretty little bottle I see now, tucked into your belt!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the way, isn't that the same pretty little bottle I see now, tucked into your belt!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If I hadn't been so selfish and greedy as to take it out of your hand and sample it.
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading By the way, isn't that the same pretty little bottle I see now, tucked into your belt!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading By the way, isn't that the same pretty little bottle I see now, tucked into your belt!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had a presentiment it wouldn't, somehow.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If I hadn't been so selfish and greedy as to take it out of your hand and sample it.
Chapter 6 of The guests of Hercules by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 6 holds 397 sentences of The guests of Hercules, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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