Chapter 8 of The poisoned paradise is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The poisoned paradise is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It’s wonderful,” said Mrs. Calderbrook; “Alice put five francs on the twenty-one, that being her age. What do you think! The twenty-one came up. They paid her a hundred and eighty francs. Of course we stopped at once.
Chapter 8 of The poisoned paradise is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 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.
how long something has existed
From this reading ““It’s wonderful,” said Mrs. Calderbrook; “Alice put five francs on the twenty-one, that being her age.”
being ten more than seventy
From this reading “They paid her a hundred and eighty francs.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading ““It’s wonderful,” said Mrs. Calderbrook; “Alice put five francs on the twenty-one, that being her age.”
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading ““It’s wonderful,” said Mrs. Calderbrook; “Alice put five francs on the twenty-one, that being her age.”
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading “They paid her a hundred and eighty francs.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “Of course we stopped at once.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
From this reading ““It’s wonderful,” said Mrs. Calderbrook; “Alice put five francs on the twenty-one, that being her age.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading ““It’s wonderful,” said Mrs. Calderbrook; “Alice put five francs on the twenty-one, that being her age.”
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.
In this reading ““It’s wonderful,” said Mrs. Calderbrook; “Alice put five francs on the twenty-one, that being her age.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “Of course we stopped at once.”
as might be expected
In this reading “Of course we stopped at once.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “The twenty-one came up.”
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 They paid her a hundred and eighty francs.
how long something has existed
From this reading “It’s wonderful,” said Mrs. Calderbrook; “Alice put five francs on the twenty-one, that being her age.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s wonderful,” said Mrs. Calderbrook; “Alice put five francs on the twenty-one, that being her age.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They paid her a hundred and eighty francs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of course we stopped at once.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “It’s wonderful,” said Mrs. Calderbrook; “Alice put five francs on the twenty-one, that being her age.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s wonderful,” said Mrs. Calderbrook; “Alice put five francs on the twenty-one, that being her age.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The twenty-one came up.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course we stopped at once.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you think!
being ten more than seventy
From this reading They paid her a hundred and eighty francs.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “It’s wonderful,” said Mrs. Calderbrook; “Alice put five francs on the twenty-one, that being her age.
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading “It’s wonderful,” said Mrs. Calderbrook; “Alice put five francs on the twenty-one, that being her age.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “It’s wonderful,” said Mrs. Calderbrook; “Alice put five francs on the twenty-one, that being her age.
ten 10s
From this reading They paid her a hundred and eighty francs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s wonderful,” said Mrs. Calderbrook; “Alice put five francs on the twenty-one, that being her age.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “It’s wonderful,” said Mrs. Calderbrook; “Alice put five francs on the twenty-one, that being her age.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course we stopped at once.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “It’s wonderful,” said Mrs. Calderbrook; “Alice put five francs on the twenty-one, that being her age.
on one occasion
From this reading Of course we stopped at once.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading They paid her a hundred and eighty francs.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “It’s wonderful,” said Mrs. Calderbrook; “Alice put five francs on the twenty-one, that being her age.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It’s wonderful,” said Mrs. Calderbrook; “Alice put five francs on the twenty-one, that being her age.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Of course we stopped at once.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It’s wonderful,” said Mrs. Calderbrook; “Alice put five francs on the twenty-one, that being her age.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It’s wonderful,” said Mrs. Calderbrook; “Alice put five francs on the twenty-one, that being her age.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They paid her a hundred and eighty francs.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading What do you think!
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
From this reading “It’s wonderful,” said Mrs. Calderbrook; “Alice put five francs on the twenty-one, that being her age.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The twenty-one came up.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Of course we stopped at once.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you think!
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “It’s wonderful,” said Mrs. Calderbrook; “Alice put five francs on the twenty-one, that being her age.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you think!
Chapter 8 of The poisoned paradise by Robert W. (Robert William) Service holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 401 sentences of The poisoned paradise, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The poisoned paradise by Robert W. (Robert William) Service exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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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