Chapter 13 of The Pirates of Ersatz is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Pirates of Ersatz is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"All honestly come by," said Hoddan morbidly. "It seems I've got a license to steal. I'm not sure what to do with it." His grandfather stared at a placard on the wall. It said archly: "_Remember!
Chapter 13 of The Pirates of Ersatz is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an arch manner; with playful slyness or roguishness
From this reading “It said archly: "_Remember!”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “His grandfather stared at a placard on the wall.”
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “"All honestly come by," said Hoddan morbidly.”
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading “"It seems I've got a license to steal.”
in a morbid manner or to a morbid degree
From this reading “"All honestly come by," said Hoddan morbidly.”
post in a public place
From this reading “His grandfather stared at a placard on the wall.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “His grandfather stared at a placard on the wall.”
take without the owner's consent
From this reading “"It seems I've got a license to steal.”
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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 "It seems I've got a license to steal.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All honestly come by," said Hoddan morbidly.
in an arch manner; with playful slyness or roguishness
From this reading It said archly: "_Remember!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His grandfather stared at a placard on the wall.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "All honestly come by," said Hoddan morbidly.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "All honestly come by," said Hoddan morbidly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I'm not sure what to do with it."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "It seems I've got a license to steal.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading His grandfather stared at a placard on the wall.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His grandfather stared at a placard on the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All honestly come by," said Hoddan morbidly.
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading "All honestly come by," said Hoddan morbidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm not sure what to do with it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It seems I've got a license to steal.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seems I've got a license to steal.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading "It seems I've got a license to steal.
in a morbid manner or to a morbid degree
From this reading "All honestly come by," said Hoddan morbidly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'm not sure what to do with it."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His grandfather stared at a placard on the wall.
post in a public place
From this reading His grandfather stared at a placard on the wall.
To recall to mind.
From this reading It said archly: "_Remember!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "All honestly come by," said Hoddan morbidly.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It seems I've got a license to steal.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading His grandfather stared at a placard on the wall.
take without the owner's consent
From this reading "It seems I've got a license to steal.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I'm not sure what to do with it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His grandfather stared at a placard on the wall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It seems I've got a license to steal.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading His grandfather stared at a placard on the wall.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I'm not sure what to do with it."
in the company of; together with
From this reading I'm not sure what to do with it."
Chapter 13 of The Pirates of Ersatz by Murray Leinster holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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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