Chapter 4 of The Haunters & The Haunted Ghost Stories is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Haunters & The Haunted Ghost Stories is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How--where?" I cried. "In India. He was high in the confidence of the Rajah of ----, and wellnigh drew him into a revolt which would have lost the Rajah his dominions. The man was a Frenchman--his name de V----, clever, bold, lawless.
Chapter 4 of The Haunters & The Haunted Ghost Stories is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fearless and daring
From this reading “The man was a Frenchman--his name de V----, clever, bold, lawless.”
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “The man was a Frenchman--his name de V----, clever, bold, lawless.”
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading “He was high in the confidence of the Rajah of ----, and wellnigh drew him into a revolt which would have lost the Rajah his dominions.”
plural of “dominion” — dominance or power through legal authority
From this reading “He was high in the confidence of the Rajah of ----, and wellnigh drew him into a revolt which would have lost the Rajah his dominions.”
a person of French nationality
From this reading “The man was a Frenchman--his name de V----, clever, bold, lawless.”
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading “"In India.”
without law or control
From this reading “The man was a Frenchman--his name de V----, clever, bold, lawless.”
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
From this reading “He was high in the confidence of the Rajah of ----, and wellnigh drew him into a revolt which would have lost the Rajah his dominions.”
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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 He was high in the confidence of the Rajah of ----, and wellnigh drew him into a revolt which would have lost the Rajah his dominions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was high in the confidence of the Rajah of ----, and wellnigh drew him into a revolt which would have lost the Rajah his dominions.
fearless and daring
From this reading The man was a Frenchman--his name de V----, clever, bold, lawless.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading The man was a Frenchman--his name de V----, clever, bold, lawless.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading He was high in the confidence of the Rajah of ----, and wellnigh drew him into a revolt which would have lost the Rajah his dominions.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I cried.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The man was a Frenchman--his name de V----, clever, bold, lawless.
plural of “dominion” — dominance or power through legal authority
From this reading He was high in the confidence of the Rajah of ----, and wellnigh drew him into a revolt which would have lost the Rajah his dominions.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He was high in the confidence of the Rajah of ----, and wellnigh drew him into a revolt which would have lost the Rajah his dominions.
a person of French nationality
From this reading The man was a Frenchman--his name de V----, clever, bold, lawless.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was high in the confidence of the Rajah of ----, and wellnigh drew him into a revolt which would have lost the Rajah his dominions.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was high in the confidence of the Rajah of ----, and wellnigh drew him into a revolt which would have lost the Rajah his dominions.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading He was high in the confidence of the Rajah of ----, and wellnigh drew him into a revolt which would have lost the Rajah his dominions.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was high in the confidence of the Rajah of ----, and wellnigh drew him into a revolt which would have lost the Rajah his dominions.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was high in the confidence of the Rajah of ----, and wellnigh drew him into a revolt which would have lost the Rajah his dominions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How--where?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cried.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In India.
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading "In India.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was high in the confidence of the Rajah of ----, and wellnigh drew him into a revolt which would have lost the Rajah his dominions.
without law or control
From this reading The man was a Frenchman--his name de V----, clever, bold, lawless.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading He was high in the confidence of the Rajah of ----, and wellnigh drew him into a revolt which would have lost the Rajah his dominions.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man was a Frenchman--his name de V----, clever, bold, lawless.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The man was a Frenchman--his name de V----, clever, bold, lawless.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was high in the confidence of the Rajah of ----, and wellnigh drew him into a revolt which would have lost the Rajah his dominions.
a prince or king in India
From this reading He was high in the confidence of the Rajah of ----, and wellnigh drew him into a revolt which would have lost the Rajah his dominions.
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
From this reading He was high in the confidence of the Rajah of ----, and wellnigh drew him into a revolt which would have lost the Rajah his dominions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was high in the confidence of the Rajah of ----, and wellnigh drew him into a revolt which would have lost the Rajah his dominions.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading The man was a Frenchman--his name de V----, clever, bold, lawless.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was high in the confidence of the Rajah of ----, and wellnigh drew him into a revolt which would have lost the Rajah his dominions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was high in the confidence of the Rajah of ----, and wellnigh drew him into a revolt which would have lost the Rajah his dominions.
in or at the place that
From this reading "How--where?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was high in the confidence of the Rajah of ----, and wellnigh drew him into a revolt which would have lost the Rajah his dominions.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was high in the confidence of the Rajah of ----, and wellnigh drew him into a revolt which would have lost the Rajah his dominions.
Chapter 4 of The Haunters & The Haunted Ghost Stories by Ernest [Editor] Rhys holds 454 sentences, grouped into 91 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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