Chapter 9 of The Ragged Edge is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Ragged Edge is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ah Cum was himself puzzled. Why hadn't he admitted that he recognized the photograph? What instinct had impelled him swiftly to assume his Oriental mask? "Why?" asked O'Higgins. "What's the particular dope?"
Chapter 9 of The Ragged Edge is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading “What instinct had impelled him swiftly to assume his Oriental mask?”
the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Ah Cum was himself puzzled.”
street names for marijuana
From this reading “"What's the particular dope?"”
urged or forced to action through moral pressure
From this reading “What instinct had impelled him swiftly to assume his Oriental mask?”
hide under a false appearance
From this reading “What instinct had impelled him swiftly to assume his Oriental mask?”
denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East
From this reading “What instinct had impelled him swiftly to assume his Oriental mask?”
record on photographic film
From this reading “Why hadn't he admitted that he recognized the photograph?”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “Ah Cum was himself puzzled.”
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inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Why hadn't he admitted that he recognized the photograph?
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From this reading Ah Cum was himself puzzled.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Why?" asked O'Higgins.
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading What instinct had impelled him swiftly to assume his Oriental mask?
the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Ah Cum was himself puzzled.
street names for marijuana
From this reading "What's the particular dope?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What instinct had impelled him swiftly to assume his Oriental mask?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why hadn't he admitted that he recognized the photograph?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why hadn't he admitted that he recognized the photograph?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What instinct had impelled him swiftly to assume his Oriental mask?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ah Cum was himself puzzled.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What instinct had impelled him swiftly to assume his Oriental mask?
urged or forced to action through moral pressure
From this reading What instinct had impelled him swiftly to assume his Oriental mask?
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading What instinct had impelled him swiftly to assume his Oriental mask?
hide under a false appearance
From this reading What instinct had impelled him swiftly to assume his Oriental mask?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why?" asked O'Higgins.
denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East
From this reading What instinct had impelled him swiftly to assume his Oriental mask?
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading "What's the particular dope?"
record on photographic film
From this reading Why hadn't he admitted that he recognized the photograph?
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Ah Cum was himself puzzled.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Why hadn't he admitted that he recognized the photograph?
in a swift manner
From this reading What instinct had impelled him swiftly to assume his Oriental mask?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why hadn't he admitted that he recognized the photograph?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why hadn't he admitted that he recognized the photograph?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What instinct had impelled him swiftly to assume his Oriental mask?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah Cum was himself puzzled.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What instinct had impelled him swiftly to assume his Oriental mask?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the particular dope?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why hadn't he admitted that he recognized the photograph?
Chapter 9 of The Ragged Edge by Harold MacGrath holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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 9 holds 206 sentences of The Ragged Edge, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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