Chapter 9 of The Shriek: A Satirical Burlesque is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of The Shriek: A Satirical Burlesque is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A month. A little more than a month! Thirty-one days to be exact! O, Allah, it seems a life time!" sobbed the Sheik Amut Ben Butler. "A month since I grabbed her hot off the Biscuit!
Chapter 9 of The Shriek: A Satirical Burlesque is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading “O, Allah, it seems a life time!" sobbed the Sheik Amut Ben Butler.”
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “O, Allah, it seems a life time!" sobbed the Sheik Amut Ben Butler.”
small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading “"A month since I grabbed her hot off the Biscuit!”
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading “O, Allah, it seems a life time!" sobbed the Sheik Amut Ben Butler.”
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading “Thirty-one days to be exact!”
inflected form of “grab” — take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading “"A month since I grabbed her hot off the Biscuit!”
the leader of an Arab village or family
From this reading “O, Allah, it seems a life time!" sobbed the Sheik Amut Ben Butler.”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “O, Allah, it seems a life time!" sobbed the Sheik Amut Ben Butler.”
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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 "A month.
Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading O, Allah, it seems a life time!" sobbed the Sheik Amut Ben Butler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O, Allah, it seems a life time!" sobbed the Sheik Amut Ben Butler.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thirty-one days to be exact!
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading O, Allah, it seems a life time!" sobbed the Sheik Amut Ben Butler.
small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading "A month since I grabbed her hot off the Biscuit!
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading O, Allah, it seems a life time!" sobbed the Sheik Amut Ben Butler.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Thirty-one days to be exact!
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading Thirty-one days to be exact!
inflected form of “grab” — take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading "A month since I grabbed her hot off the Biscuit!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "A month since I grabbed her hot off the Biscuit!
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading "A month since I grabbed her hot off the Biscuit!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "A month since I grabbed her hot off the Biscuit!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading O, Allah, it seems a life time!" sobbed the Sheik Amut Ben Butler.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading O, Allah, it seems a life time!" sobbed the Sheik Amut Ben Butler.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little more than a month!
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "A month.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A little more than a month!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O, Allah, it seems a life time!" sobbed the Sheik Amut Ben Butler.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "A month since I grabbed her hot off the Biscuit!
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading O, Allah, it seems a life time!" sobbed the Sheik Amut Ben Butler.
the leader of an Arab village or family
From this reading O, Allah, it seems a life time!" sobbed the Sheik Amut Ben Butler.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "A month since I grabbed her hot off the Biscuit!
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading O, Allah, it seems a life time!" sobbed the Sheik Amut Ben Butler.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A little more than a month!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O, Allah, it seems a life time!" sobbed the Sheik Amut Ben Butler.
being one more than thirty
From this reading Thirty-one days to be exact!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading O, Allah, it seems a life time!" sobbed the Sheik Amut Ben Butler.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thirty-one days to be exact!
Chapter 9 of The Shriek: A Satirical Burlesque by Charles Somerville holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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 115 sentences of The Shriek: A Satirical Burlesque, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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