Chapter 10 of The Rapin is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Rapin is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RECEIPT FOR STUFFING A MARQUIS. Some days later Gaillard was lying in bed. It was noon, and the blinds of his room were down. Toto burst in. “Go away, Toto,” said the poet in a feeble voice.
Chapter 10 of The Rapin is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “It was noon, and the blinds of his room were down.”
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “Toto burst in.”
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading ““Go away, Toto,” said the poet in a feeble voice.”
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading “RECEIPT FOR STUFFING A MARQUIS.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “It was noon, and the blinds of his room were down.”
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading ““Go away, Toto,” said the poet in a feeble voice.”
the act of receiving
From this reading “RECEIPT FOR STUFFING A MARQUIS.”
a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
From this reading “RECEIPT FOR STUFFING A MARQUIS.”
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In this reading ““Go away, Toto,” said the poet in a feeble voice.”
move away from a place into another direction
In this reading ““Go away, Toto,” said the poet in a feeble voice.”
In this reading “Some days later Gaillard was lying in bed.”
In this reading “Some days later Gaillard was lying in bed.”
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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 RECEIPT FOR STUFFING A MARQUIS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was noon, and the blinds of his room were down.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Go away, Toto,” said the poet in a feeble voice.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Some days later Gaillard was lying in bed.
plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading It was noon, and the blinds of his room were down.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Toto burst in.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Some days later Gaillard was lying in bed.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It was noon, and the blinds of his room were down.
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading “Go away, Toto,” said the poet in a feeble voice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading RECEIPT FOR STUFFING A MARQUIS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some days later Gaillard was lying in bed.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Go away, Toto,” said the poet in a feeble voice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was noon, and the blinds of his room were down.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some days later Gaillard was lying in bed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was noon, and the blinds of his room were down.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Some days later Gaillard was lying in bed.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Some days later Gaillard was lying in bed.
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading RECEIPT FOR STUFFING A MARQUIS.
the middle of the day
From this reading It was noon, and the blinds of his room were down.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was noon, and the blinds of his room were down.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “Go away, Toto,” said the poet in a feeble voice.
the act of receiving
From this reading RECEIPT FOR STUFFING A MARQUIS.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It was noon, and the blinds of his room were down.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Go away, Toto,” said the poet in a feeble voice.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some days later Gaillard was lying in bed.
a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
From this reading RECEIPT FOR STUFFING A MARQUIS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was noon, and the blinds of his room were down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Toto burst in.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Go away, Toto,” said the poet in a feeble voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some days later Gaillard was lying in bed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was noon, and the blinds of his room were down.
Chapter 10 of The Rapin by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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 163 sentences of The Rapin, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Rapin by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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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