Chapter 8 of The Plunderer is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Plunderer is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You aren't alone over there? Mrs. Livingstone is still there, isn't she?" "Yes, Aunty's still there. I'm safely chaperoned." She laughed with a note of hardness in her young voice.
Chapter 8 of The Plunderer is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “"You aren't alone over there?”
the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
From this reading “She laughed with a note of hardness in her young voice.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “She laughed with a note of hardness in her young voice.”
Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)
From this reading “Mrs. Livingstone is still there, isn't she?"”
a brief written record
From this reading “She laughed with a note of hardness in her young voice.”
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading “I'm safely chaperoned."”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “She laughed with a note of hardness in her young voice.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, Aunty's still there.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She laughed with a note of hardness in her young voice.
Having no one else present.
From this reading "You aren't alone over there?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You aren't alone over there?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, Aunty's still there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm safely chaperoned."
the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
From this reading She laughed with a note of hardness in her young voice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She laughed with a note of hardness in her young voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm safely chaperoned."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She laughed with a note of hardness in her young voice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Livingstone is still there, isn't she?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Livingstone is still there, isn't she?"
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading She laughed with a note of hardness in her young voice.
Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)
From this reading Mrs. Livingstone is still there, isn't she?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Livingstone is still there, isn't she?"
a brief written record
From this reading She laughed with a note of hardness in her young voice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She laughed with a note of hardness in her young voice.
above and across; more than
From this reading "You aren't alone over there?
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading I'm safely chaperoned."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Livingstone is still there, isn't she?"
not in physical motion
From this reading Mrs. Livingstone is still there, isn't she?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "You aren't alone over there?
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading She laughed with a note of hardness in her young voice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She laughed with a note of hardness in her young voice.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Aunty's still there.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You aren't alone over there?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She laughed with a note of hardness in her young voice.
Chapter 8 of The Plunderer by Henry Oyen holds 399 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.
Chapter 8 holds 399 sentences of The Plunderer, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Plunderer by Henry Oyen exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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