Chapter 31 of The Kingdom of the Blind is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 31 of The Kingdom of the Blind is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ambrose announced a visitor, early on the following morning, with some show of interest. “Captain Granet to see you, sir. We’ve a good many notes about him. Would you like the book?” Thomson shook his head.
Chapter 31 of The Kingdom of the Blind is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan
From this reading “Ambrose announced a visitor, early on the following morning, with some show of interest.”
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “Ambrose announced a visitor, early on the following morning, with some show of interest.”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “Ambrose announced a visitor, early on the following morning, with some show of interest.”
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading “Ambrose announced a visitor, early on the following morning, with some show of interest.”
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading “We’ve a good many notes about him.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Thomson shook his head.”
United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989)
From this reading “Thomson shook his head.”
someone who visits
From this reading “Ambrose announced a visitor, early on the following morning, with some show of interest.”
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 Ambrose announced a visitor, early on the following morning, with some show of interest.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We’ve a good many notes about him.
(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan
From this reading Ambrose announced a visitor, early on the following morning, with some show of interest.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading Ambrose announced a visitor, early on the following morning, with some show of interest.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Would you like the book?”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Captain Granet to see you, sir.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Ambrose announced a visitor, early on the following morning, with some show of interest.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Ambrose announced a visitor, early on the following morning, with some show of interest.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We’ve a good many notes about him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Captain Granet to see you, sir.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Thomson shook his head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We’ve a good many notes about him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thomson shook his head.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Ambrose announced a visitor, early on the following morning, with some show of interest.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Would you like the book?”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading We’ve a good many notes about him.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Ambrose announced a visitor, early on the following morning, with some show of interest.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading We’ve a good many notes about him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ambrose announced a visitor, early on the following morning, with some show of interest.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ambrose announced a visitor, early on the following morning, with some show of interest.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Captain Granet to see you, sir.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Thomson shook his head.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Ambrose announced a visitor, early on the following morning, with some show of interest.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Captain Granet to see you, sir.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Ambrose announced a visitor, early on the following morning, with some show of interest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ambrose announced a visitor, early on the following morning, with some show of interest.
United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989)
From this reading Thomson shook his head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Captain Granet to see you, sir.
someone who visits
From this reading Ambrose announced a visitor, early on the following morning, with some show of interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve a good many notes about him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ambrose announced a visitor, early on the following morning, with some show of interest.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you like the book?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Captain Granet to see you, sir.
Chapter 31 of The Kingdom of the Blind by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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 31 holds 124 sentences of The Kingdom of the Blind, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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