Chapter 8 of The Playground of Satan is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Playground of Satan is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He is busy ... Ian is with him. I heard them say they would not finish till supper time." "What are they doing?" "Checking stores for some village.
Chapter 8 of The Playground of Satan is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “"He is busy ...”
-ing form of “check” — examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading “"Checking stores for some village.”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “"What are they doing?"”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “I heard them say they would not finish till supper time."”
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “"Checking stores for some village.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “I heard them say they would not finish till supper time."”
up to a particular time
From this reading “I heard them say they would not finish till supper time."”
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading “"Checking stores for some village.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are they doing?"
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading "He is busy ...
-ing form of “check” — examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading "Checking stores for some village.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "What are they doing?"
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading I heard them say they would not finish till supper time."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Checking stores for some village.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is busy ...
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard them say they would not finish till supper time."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ian is with him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I heard them say they would not finish till supper time."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ian is with him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is busy ...
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I heard them say they would not finish till supper time."
express in words
From this reading I heard them say they would not finish till supper time."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Checking stores for some village.
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading "Checking stores for some village.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading I heard them say they would not finish till supper time."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I heard them say they would not finish till supper time."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I heard them say they would not finish till supper time."
up to a particular time
From this reading I heard them say they would not finish till supper time."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I heard them say they would not finish till supper time."
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading "Checking stores for some village.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are they doing?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ian is with him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I heard them say they would not finish till supper time."
Chapter 8 of The Playground of Satan by Beatrice C. Baskerville holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
Chapter 8 holds 418 sentences of The Playground of Satan, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Playground of Satan by Beatrice C. Baskerville exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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