Chapter IV of The Slayer of Souls, “Body and Soul,” is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IV
Chapter IV of The Slayer of Souls, “Body and Soul,” is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The girl’s direct gaze met his with that merciless searching intentness he already knew. “What do you wish me to do?” “Enter the service of the United States.” “Wh-what?” “Work for the Government.”
Chapter IV of The Slayer of Souls, “Body and Soul,” is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/63 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
command with authority
From this reading “The girl’s direct gaze met his with that merciless searching intentness he already knew.”
a long fixed look
From this reading “The girl’s direct gaze met his with that merciless searching intentness he already knew.”
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading ““Work for the Government.””
having or showing no mercy
From this reading “The girl’s direct gaze met his with that merciless searching intentness he already knew.”
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading “The girl’s direct gaze met his with that merciless searching intentness he already knew.”
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading ““Enter the service of the United States.””
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading ““Enter the service of the United States.””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““Enter the service of the United States.””
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The girl’s direct gaze met his with that merciless searching intentness he already knew.
command with authority
From this reading The girl’s direct gaze met his with that merciless searching intentness he already knew.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you wish me to do?”
to come or go into
From this reading “Enter the service of the United States.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Work for the Government.”
a long fixed look
From this reading The girl’s direct gaze met his with that merciless searching intentness he already knew.
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girl’s direct gaze met his with that merciless searching intentness he already knew.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading “Work for the Government.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girl’s direct gaze met his with that merciless searching intentness he already knew.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl’s direct gaze met his with that merciless searching intentness he already knew.
the quality of being intent and concentrated
From this reading The girl’s direct gaze met his with that merciless searching intentness he already knew.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The girl’s direct gaze met his with that merciless searching intentness he already knew.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What do you wish me to do?”
having or showing no mercy
From this reading The girl’s direct gaze met his with that merciless searching intentness he already knew.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The girl’s direct gaze met his with that merciless searching intentness he already knew.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Enter the service of the United States.”
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading The girl’s direct gaze met his with that merciless searching intentness he already knew.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “Enter the service of the United States.”
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “Enter the service of the United States.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The girl’s direct gaze met his with that merciless searching intentness he already knew.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl’s direct gaze met his with that merciless searching intentness he already knew.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What do you wish me to do?”
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading “Enter the service of the United States.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wh-what?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you wish me to do?”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “What do you wish me to do?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The girl’s direct gaze met his with that merciless searching intentness he already knew.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Work for the Government.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you wish me to do?”
Chapter 4 of The Slayer of Souls by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 315 sentences, grouped into 63 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 4 holds 315 sentences of The Slayer of Souls, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.
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