Chapter 13 of The Plunderers: A Novel is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Plunderers: A Novel is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Why had this thing come on him? Talk about your thunderbolts out of a clear sky--this love-affair was a million times worse! It was mysterious--and it is well known in Wall Street that a mystery is worse than nitroglycerine--infinitely more dangerous. What was this love-affair? How far had it gone?
Chapter 13 of The Plunderers: A Novel is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading “It was mysterious--and it is well known in Wall Street that a mystery is worse than nitroglycerine--infinitely more dangerous.”
without bounds
From this reading “It was mysterious--and it is well known in Wall Street that a mystery is worse than nitroglycerine--infinitely more dangerous.”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “Talk about your thunderbolts out of a clear sky--this love-affair was a million times worse!”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “It was mysterious--and it is well known in Wall Street that a mystery is worse than nitroglycerine--infinitely more dangerous.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “It was mysterious--and it is well known in Wall Street that a mystery is worse than nitroglycerine--infinitely more dangerous.”
a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)
From this reading “It was mysterious--and it is well known in Wall Street that a mystery is worse than nitroglycerine--infinitely more dangerous.”
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “Talk about your thunderbolts out of a clear sky--this love-affair was a million times worse!”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “Talk about your thunderbolts out of a clear sky--this love-affair was a million times worse!”
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to consider or examine in speech or writing
In this reading “Talk about your thunderbolts out of a clear sky--this love-affair was a million times worse!”
In this reading “Talk about your thunderbolts out of a clear sky--this love-affair was a million times worse!”
In this reading “It was mysterious--and it is well known in Wall Street that a mystery is worse than nitroglycerine--infinitely more dangerous.”
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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 Talk about your thunderbolts out of a clear sky--this love-affair was a million times worse!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Talk about your thunderbolts out of a clear sky--this love-affair was a million times worse!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was mysterious--and it is well known in Wall Street that a mystery is worse than nitroglycerine--infinitely more dangerous.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Talk about your thunderbolts out of a clear sky--this love-affair was a million times worse!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Why had this thing come on him?
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading It was mysterious--and it is well known in Wall Street that a mystery is worse than nitroglycerine--infinitely more dangerous.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading How far had it gone?
destroyed or killed
From this reading How far had it gone?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Why had this thing come on him?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why had this thing come on him?
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From this reading How far had it gone?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was mysterious--and it is well known in Wall Street that a mystery is worse than nitroglycerine--infinitely more dangerous.
without bounds
From this reading It was mysterious--and it is well known in Wall Street that a mystery is worse than nitroglycerine--infinitely more dangerous.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was mysterious--and it is well known in Wall Street that a mystery is worse than nitroglycerine--infinitely more dangerous.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was mysterious--and it is well known in Wall Street that a mystery is worse than nitroglycerine--infinitely more dangerous.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading It was mysterious--and it is well known in Wall Street that a mystery is worse than nitroglycerine--infinitely more dangerous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Talk about your thunderbolts out of a clear sky--this love-affair was a million times worse!
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading Talk about your thunderbolts out of a clear sky--this love-affair was a million times worse!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was mysterious--and it is well known in Wall Street that a mystery is worse than nitroglycerine--infinitely more dangerous.
of an obscure nature
From this reading It was mysterious--and it is well known in Wall Street that a mystery is worse than nitroglycerine--infinitely more dangerous.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading It was mysterious--and it is well known in Wall Street that a mystery is worse than nitroglycerine--infinitely more dangerous.
a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)
From this reading It was mysterious--and it is well known in Wall Street that a mystery is worse than nitroglycerine--infinitely more dangerous.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Talk about your thunderbolts out of a clear sky--this love-affair was a million times worse!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Why had this thing come on him?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Talk about your thunderbolts out of a clear sky--this love-affair was a million times worse!
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Talk about your thunderbolts out of a clear sky--this love-affair was a million times worse!
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading It was mysterious--and it is well known in Wall Street that a mystery is worse than nitroglycerine--infinitely more dangerous.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Talk about your thunderbolts out of a clear sky--this love-affair was a million times worse!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was mysterious--and it is well known in Wall Street that a mystery is worse than nitroglycerine--infinitely more dangerous.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was mysterious--and it is well known in Wall Street that a mystery is worse than nitroglycerine--infinitely more dangerous.
a special situation
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why had this thing come on him?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Talk about your thunderbolts out of a clear sky--this love-affair was a million times worse!
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Talk about your thunderbolts out of a clear sky--this love-affair was a million times worse!
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 It was mysterious--and it is well known in Wall Street that a mystery is worse than nitroglycerine--infinitely more dangerous.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Talk about your thunderbolts out of a clear sky--this love-affair was a million times worse!
(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 It was mysterious--and it is well known in Wall Street that a mystery is worse than nitroglycerine--infinitely more dangerous.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was this love-affair?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why had this thing come on him?
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Talk about your thunderbolts out of a clear sky--this love-affair was a million times worse!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Talk about your thunderbolts out of a clear sky--this love-affair was a million times worse!
Chapter 13 of The Plunderers: A Novel by Edwin Lefevre holds 420 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.
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