Chapter 5 of The Sign of the Spider is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Sign of the Spider is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KING SCRIP. "Hallo, Stanninghame! And so, here you are?" "Here I am, Rainsford, as you say; and from what I have heard in process of getting here, I'm afraid I have got here a day too late." The other laughed, as they shook hands.
Chapter 5 of The Sign of the Spider is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “"Here I am, Rainsford, as you say; and from what I have heard in process of getting here, I'm afraid I have got here a day too late."”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “"Here I am, Rainsford, as you say; and from what I have heard in process of getting here, I'm afraid I have got here a day too late."”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “KING SCRIP.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “"Here I am, Rainsford, as you say; and from what I have heard in process of getting here, I'm afraid I have got here a day too late."”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “The other laughed, as they shook hands.”
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
From this reading “"Here I am, Rainsford, as you say; and from what I have heard in process of getting here, I'm afraid I have got here a day too late."”
a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency
From this reading “KING SCRIP.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “The other laughed, as they shook hands.”
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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 "Here I am, Rainsford, as you say; and from what I have heard in process of getting here, I'm afraid I have got here a day too late."
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "Here I am, Rainsford, as you say; and from what I have heard in process of getting here, I'm afraid I have got here a day too late."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Here I am, Rainsford, as you say; and from what I have heard in process of getting here, I'm afraid I have got here a day too late."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so, here you are?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And so, here you are?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Here I am, Rainsford, as you say; and from what I have heard in process of getting here, I'm afraid I have got here a day too late."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Here I am, Rainsford, as you say; and from what I have heard in process of getting here, I'm afraid I have got here a day too late."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Here I am, Rainsford, as you say; and from what I have heard in process of getting here, I'm afraid I have got here a day too late."
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "Here I am, Rainsford, as you say; and from what I have heard in process of getting here, I'm afraid I have got here a day too late."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Here I am, Rainsford, as you say; and from what I have heard in process of getting here, I'm afraid I have got here a day too late."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hallo, Stanninghame!
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The other laughed, as they shook hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Here I am, Rainsford, as you say; and from what I have heard in process of getting here, I'm afraid I have got here a day too late."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Here I am, Rainsford, as you say; and from what I have heard in process of getting here, I'm afraid I have got here a day too late."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And so, here you are?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Here I am, Rainsford, as you say; and from what I have heard in process of getting here, I'm afraid I have got here a day too late."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here I am, Rainsford, as you say; and from what I have heard in process of getting here, I'm afraid I have got here a day too late."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Here I am, Rainsford, as you say; and from what I have heard in process of getting here, I'm afraid I have got here a day too late."
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading KING SCRIP.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "Here I am, Rainsford, as you say; and from what I have heard in process of getting here, I'm afraid I have got here a day too late."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The other laughed, as they shook hands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Here I am, Rainsford, as you say; and from what I have heard in process of getting here, I'm afraid I have got here a day too late."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other laughed, as they shook hands.
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
From this reading "Here I am, Rainsford, as you say; and from what I have heard in process of getting here, I'm afraid I have got here a day too late."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here I am, Rainsford, as you say; and from what I have heard in process of getting here, I'm afraid I have got here a day too late."
express in words
From this reading "Here I am, Rainsford, as you say; and from what I have heard in process of getting here, I'm afraid I have got here a day too late."
a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency
From this reading KING SCRIP.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The other laughed, as they shook hands.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so, here you are?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hallo, Stanninghame!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The other laughed, as they shook hands.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The other laughed, as they shook hands.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Here I am, Rainsford, as you say; and from what I have heard in process of getting here, I'm afraid I have got here a day too late."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Here I am, Rainsford, as you say; and from what I have heard in process of getting here, I'm afraid I have got here a day too late."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And so, here you are?"
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