Chapter 8 of The Hidden Force: A Story of Modern Java is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The Hidden Force: A Story of Modern Java is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...." "Bribed? By whom?" "By ... by the regent...." "Why, Theo!"
Chapter 8 of The Hidden Force: A Story of Modern Java is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading “"And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."”
past form of “bribe” — make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
From this reading “"And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “"And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."”
members of a governing board
From this reading “"By ... by the regent...."”
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “"And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “"And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."”
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading “"And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."”
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading “"And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."”
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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 "And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading "And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."
past form of “bribe” — make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
From this reading "And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."
a boy or man
From this reading "And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."
at or to or toward the front
From this reading "And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading "And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."
members of a governing board
From this reading "By ... by the regent...."
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading "And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, Theo!"
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading "And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."
which person or people
From this reading "And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By whom?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Theo!"
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading "And that stone ... must have been thrown by some wretched fellow ... one of the servants, a beggar who is putting himself forward ... or who has been bribed...."
Chapter 8 of The Hidden Force: A Story of Modern Java by Louis Couperus holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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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