Chapter 8 of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She stared at him, bewildered. "The painter? The painter of the picture?" "Of course," said Rufin. "Who else?"
Chapter 8 of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “She stared at him, bewildered.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “"Of course," said Rufin.”
an artist who paints
From this reading “"The painter?”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “The painter of the picture?"”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “"Of course," said Rufin.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “She stared at him, bewildered.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She stared at him, bewildered.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading She stared at him, bewildered.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course," said Rufin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who else?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She stared at him, bewildered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The painter of the picture?"
an artist who paints
From this reading "The painter?
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The painter of the picture?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of course," said Rufin.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Of course," said Rufin.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stared at him, bewildered.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She stared at him, bewildered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The painter?
which person or people
From this reading "Who else?"
Chapter 8 of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories by Perceval Gibbon holds 418 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.
Chapter 8 holds 418 sentences of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories by Perceval Gibbon exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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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