Chapter 10 of The Moonlit Way: A Novel is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Moonlit Way: A Novel is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"So do I," nodded Barres, sombrely gazing at the carpet. After a silence, Westmore said: "Well, the Boche has taken his medicine and canned Tirpitz--the wild swine that he is. So I don't suppose we'll get mixed up in it." "The Hun is a great liar," remarked Barres. "There's no telling."
Chapter 10 of The Moonlit Way: A Novel is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “After a silence, Westmore said: "Well, the Boche has taken his medicine and canned Tirpitz--the wild swine that he is.”
recorded for broadcast
From this reading “After a silence, Westmore said: "Well, the Boche has taken his medicine and canned Tirpitz--the wild swine that he is.”
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading “"So do I," nodded Barres, sombrely gazing at the carpet.”
a member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century
From this reading “"The Hun is a great liar," remarked Barres.”
a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading “"The Hun is a great liar," remarked Barres.”
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading “After a silence, Westmore said: "Well, the Boche has taken his medicine and canned Tirpitz--the wild swine that he is.”
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading “So I don't suppose we'll get mixed up in it."”
stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
From this reading “After a silence, Westmore said: "Well, the Boche has taken his medicine and canned Tirpitz--the wild swine that he is.”
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In this reading “So I don't suppose we'll get mixed up in it."”
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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 After a silence, Westmore said: "Well, the Boche has taken his medicine and canned Tirpitz--the wild swine that he is.
later than; following
From this reading After a silence, Westmore said: "Well, the Boche has taken his medicine and canned Tirpitz--the wild swine that he is.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a silence, Westmore said: "Well, the Boche has taken his medicine and canned Tirpitz--the wild swine that he is.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "So do I," nodded Barres, sombrely gazing at the carpet.
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From this reading "So do I," nodded Barres, sombrely gazing at the carpet.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading After a silence, Westmore said: "Well, the Boche has taken his medicine and canned Tirpitz--the wild swine that he is.
recorded for broadcast
From this reading After a silence, Westmore said: "Well, the Boche has taken his medicine and canned Tirpitz--the wild swine that he is.
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading "So do I," nodded Barres, sombrely gazing at the carpet.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "So do I," nodded Barres, sombrely gazing at the carpet.
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From this reading So I don't suppose we'll get mixed up in it."
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading "So do I," nodded Barres, sombrely gazing at the carpet.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So I don't suppose we'll get mixed up in it."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "The Hun is a great liar," remarked Barres.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After a silence, Westmore said: "Well, the Boche has taken his medicine and canned Tirpitz--the wild swine that he is.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a silence, Westmore said: "Well, the Boche has taken his medicine and canned Tirpitz--the wild swine that he is.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After a silence, Westmore said: "Well, the Boche has taken his medicine and canned Tirpitz--the wild swine that he is.
a member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century
From this reading "The Hun is a great liar," remarked Barres.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "So do I," nodded Barres, sombrely gazing at the carpet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So I don't suppose we'll get mixed up in it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After a silence, Westmore said: "Well, the Boche has taken his medicine and canned Tirpitz--the wild swine that he is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So I don't suppose we'll get mixed up in it."
a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading "The Hun is a great liar," remarked Barres.
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading After a silence, Westmore said: "Well, the Boche has taken his medicine and canned Tirpitz--the wild swine that he is.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading So I don't suppose we'll get mixed up in it."
not any; not one
From this reading "There's no telling."
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading "So do I," nodded Barres, sombrely gazing at the carpet.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "The Hun is a great liar," remarked Barres.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading After a silence, Westmore said: "Well, the Boche has taken his medicine and canned Tirpitz--the wild swine that he is.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading After a silence, Westmore said: "Well, the Boche has taken his medicine and canned Tirpitz--the wild swine that he is.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So do I," nodded Barres, sombrely gazing at the carpet.
in a somber manner
From this reading "So do I," nodded Barres, sombrely gazing at the carpet.
express a supposition
From this reading So I don't suppose we'll get mixed up in it."
stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
From this reading After a silence, Westmore said: "Well, the Boche has taken his medicine and canned Tirpitz--the wild swine that he is.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading After a silence, Westmore said: "Well, the Boche has taken his medicine and canned Tirpitz--the wild swine that he is.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "There's no telling."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After a silence, Westmore said: "Well, the Boche has taken his medicine and canned Tirpitz--the wild swine that he is.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "So do I," nodded Barres, sombrely gazing at the carpet.
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From this reading "There's no telling."
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From this reading After a silence, Westmore said: "Well, the Boche has taken his medicine and canned Tirpitz--the wild swine that he is.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So I don't suppose we'll get mixed up in it."
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From this reading So I don't suppose we'll get mixed up in it."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading After a silence, Westmore said: "Well, the Boche has taken his medicine and canned Tirpitz--the wild swine that he is.
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From this reading After a silence, Westmore said: "Well, the Boche has taken his medicine and canned Tirpitz--the wild swine that he is.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading After a silence, Westmore said: "Well, the Boche has taken his medicine and canned Tirpitz--the wild swine that he is.
Chapter 10 of The Moonlit Way: A Novel by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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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