Chapter 10 of The Plunderers: A Novel is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Plunderers: A Novel is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What did he answer?” queried Welles. “Oh, he is crazy, all right. He answered, 'Yes--with joy! Please send trunks to Thornton's Hotel--'” “What?” Ashton Welles rose to his feet, his face livid.
Chapter 10 of The Plunderers: A Novel is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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British choreographer (1906-1988)
From this reading “Ashton Welles rose to his feet, his face livid.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading ““Oh, he is crazy, all right.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “Please send trunks to Thornton's Hotel--'” “What?””
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “He answered, 'Yes--with joy!”
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading “Ashton Welles rose to his feet, his face livid.”
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading ““What did he answer?” queried Welles.”
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading “Please send trunks to Thornton's Hotel--'” “What?””
United States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985)
From this reading ““What did he answer?” queried Welles.”
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(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 “Oh, he is crazy, all right.
react verbally
From this reading “What did he answer?” queried Welles.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading He answered, 'Yes--with joy!
British choreographer (1906-1988)
From this reading Ashton Welles rose to his feet, his face livid.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “Oh, he is crazy, all right.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “What did he answer?” queried Welles.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Ashton Welles rose to his feet, his face livid.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Ashton Welles rose to his feet, his face livid.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What did he answer?” queried Welles.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ashton Welles rose to his feet, his face livid.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Please send trunks to Thornton's Hotel--'” “What?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, he is crazy, all right.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading He answered, 'Yes--with joy!
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading Ashton Welles rose to his feet, his face livid.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, he is crazy, all right.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please send trunks to Thornton's Hotel--'” “What?”
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “What did he answer?” queried Welles.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Oh, he is crazy, all right.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Ashton Welles rose to his feet, his face livid.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Please send trunks to Thornton's Hotel--'” “What?”
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From this reading Please send trunks to Thornton's Hotel--'” “What?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Please send trunks to Thornton's Hotel--'” “What?”
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading Please send trunks to Thornton's Hotel--'” “What?”
United States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985)
From this reading “What did he answer?” queried Welles.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What did he answer?” queried Welles.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He answered, 'Yes--with joy!
an affirmative
From this reading He answered, 'Yes--with joy!
Chapter 10 of The Plunderers: A Novel by Edwin Lefevre holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 10 holds 410 sentences of The Plunderers: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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