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Chapter 3 of The Sins of Séverac Bablon is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HEAD OF CAESAR The voices died away. A door banged somewhere. Then Sheard all but cried out; for a hand was laid upon his arm. "_Ssh!_" came Severac Bablon's voice from the next mummy-case; and a creak told of the cabinet door swinging open. "This way!"
Chapter 3 of The Sins of Séverac Bablon is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bang” — strike violently
From this reading “A door banged somewhere.”
a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
From this reading “"_Ssh!_" came Severac Bablon's voice from the next mummy-case; and a creak told of the cabinet door swinging open.”
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading “THE HEAD OF CAESAR The voices died away.”
make a high-pitched, screeching noise
From this reading “"_Ssh!_" came Severac Bablon's voice from the next mummy-case; and a creak told of the cabinet door swinging open.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “THE HEAD OF CAESAR The voices died away.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “A door banged somewhere.”
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading “"_Ssh!_" came Severac Bablon's voice from the next mummy-case; and a creak told of the cabinet door swinging open.”
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “THE HEAD OF CAESAR The voices died away.”
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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 door banged somewhere.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Then Sheard all but cried out; for a hand was laid upon his arm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_Ssh!_" came Severac Bablon's voice from the next mummy-case; and a creak told of the cabinet door swinging open.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Then Sheard all but cried out; for a hand was laid upon his arm.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE HEAD OF CAESAR The voices died away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Ssh!_" came Severac Bablon's voice from the next mummy-case; and a creak told of the cabinet door swinging open.
past form of “bang” — strike violently
From this reading A door banged somewhere.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then Sheard all but cried out; for a hand was laid upon his arm.
a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
From this reading "_Ssh!_" came Severac Bablon's voice from the next mummy-case; and a creak told of the cabinet door swinging open.
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading THE HEAD OF CAESAR The voices died away.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "_Ssh!_" came Severac Bablon's voice from the next mummy-case; and a creak told of the cabinet door swinging open.
make a high-pitched, screeching noise
From this reading "_Ssh!_" came Severac Bablon's voice from the next mummy-case; and a creak told of the cabinet door swinging open.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Then Sheard all but cried out; for a hand was laid upon his arm.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading THE HEAD OF CAESAR The voices died away.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A door banged somewhere.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then Sheard all but cried out; for a hand was laid upon his arm.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "_Ssh!_" came Severac Bablon's voice from the next mummy-case; and a creak told of the cabinet door swinging open.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Then Sheard all but cried out; for a hand was laid upon his arm.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading THE HEAD OF CAESAR The voices died away.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Sheard all but cried out; for a hand was laid upon his arm.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Then Sheard all but cried out; for a hand was laid upon his arm.
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From this reading "_Ssh!_" came Severac Bablon's voice from the next mummy-case; and a creak told of the cabinet door swinging open.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "_Ssh!_" came Severac Bablon's voice from the next mummy-case; and a creak told of the cabinet door swinging open.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HEAD OF CAESAR The voices died away.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "_Ssh!_" came Severac Bablon's voice from the next mummy-case; and a creak told of the cabinet door swinging open.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then Sheard all but cried out; for a hand was laid upon his arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Ssh!_" came Severac Bablon's voice from the next mummy-case; and a creak told of the cabinet door swinging open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Sheard all but cried out; for a hand was laid upon his arm.
in or at or to some place
From this reading A door banged somewhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Ssh!_" came Severac Bablon's voice from the next mummy-case; and a creak told of the cabinet door swinging open.
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading "_Ssh!_" came Severac Bablon's voice from the next mummy-case; and a creak told of the cabinet door swinging open.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HEAD OF CAESAR The voices died away.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Sheard all but cried out; for a hand was laid upon his arm.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This way!"
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "_Ssh!_" came Severac Bablon's voice from the next mummy-case; and a creak told of the cabinet door swinging open.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then Sheard all but cried out; for a hand was laid upon his arm.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "_Ssh!_" came Severac Bablon's voice from the next mummy-case; and a creak told of the cabinet door swinging open.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE HEAD OF CAESAR The voices died away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then Sheard all but cried out; for a hand was laid upon his arm.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "This way!"
Chapter 3 of The Sins of Séverac Bablon by Sax Rohmer holds 250 sentences, grouped into 50 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.
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