Chapter 3 of The Historical Nights' Entertainment is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Historical Nights' Entertainment is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Then--then--why did they proffer me their help? How can they achieve their ends this way?” “How? Do you still ask? Do you not see what a blind tool you have been in their crafty hands?
Chapter 3 of The Historical Nights' Entertainment is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to gain with effort
From this reading “How can they achieve their ends this way?””
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Do you still ask?”
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “Do you not see what a blind tool you have been in their crafty hands?”
marked by skill in deception
From this reading “Do you not see what a blind tool you have been in their crafty hands?”
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “How can they achieve their ends this way?””
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading ““Then--then--why did they proffer me their help?”
present for acceptance or rejection
From this reading ““Then--then--why did they proffer me their help?”
an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading “Do you not see what a blind tool you have been in their crafty hands?”
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 Do you not see what a blind tool you have been in their crafty hands?
to gain with effort
From this reading How can they achieve their ends this way?”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Do you still ask?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Do you not see what a blind tool you have been in their crafty hands?
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading Do you not see what a blind tool you have been in their crafty hands?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How can they achieve their ends this way?”
marked by skill in deception
From this reading Do you not see what a blind tool you have been in their crafty hands?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Then--then--why did they proffer me their help?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you still ask?
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading How can they achieve their ends this way?”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Do you not see what a blind tool you have been in their crafty hands?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Do you not see what a blind tool you have been in their crafty hands?
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Then--then--why did they proffer me their help?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How can they achieve their ends this way?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Do you not see what a blind tool you have been in their crafty hands?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Then--then--why did they proffer me their help?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do you not see what a blind tool you have been in their crafty hands?
present for acceptance or rejection
From this reading “Then--then--why did they proffer me their help?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Do you not see what a blind tool you have been in their crafty hands?
not in physical motion
From this reading Do you still ask?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
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the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Then--then--why did they proffer me their help?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How can they achieve their ends this way?”
an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading Do you not see what a blind tool you have been in their crafty hands?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading How can they achieve their ends this way?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Do you not see what a blind tool you have been in their crafty hands?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Then--then--why did they proffer me their help?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you still ask?
Chapter 3 of The Historical Nights' Entertainment by Rafael Sabatini holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 3 holds 182 sentences of The Historical Nights' Entertainment, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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