Chapter 9 of The Son of the Wolf is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Son of the Wolf is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'We'll buy an Italian palace, and you can play Cleopatra to your heart's content. No, you shall be Lucretia, Acte, or anybody your little heart sees fit to become. But you mustn't, you really mustn't-' 'The wife of Caesar shall be above reproach.' 'Of course, but--' 'But I won't be your wife, will I, dear?' 'I didn't mean that.'
Chapter 9 of The Son of the Wolf is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “'We'll buy an Italian palace, and you can play Cleopatra to your heart's content.”
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading “But you mustn't, you really mustn't-' 'The wife of Caesar shall be above reproach.'”
beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC)
From this reading “'We'll buy an Italian palace, and you can play Cleopatra to your heart's content.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “'We'll buy an Italian palace, and you can play Cleopatra to your heart's content.”
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “'We'll buy an Italian palace, and you can play Cleopatra to your heart's content.”
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading “'We'll buy an Italian palace, and you can play Cleopatra to your heart's content.”
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading “But you mustn't, you really mustn't-' 'The wife of Caesar shall be above reproach.'”
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading “No, you shall be Lucretia, Acte, or anybody your little heart sees fit to become.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading But you mustn't, you really mustn't-' 'The wife of Caesar shall be above reproach.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, you shall be Lucretia, Acte, or anybody your little heart sees fit to become.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'We'll buy an Italian palace, and you can play Cleopatra to your heart's content.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'We'll buy an Italian palace, and you can play Cleopatra to your heart's content.
any person at all
From this reading No, you shall be Lucretia, Acte, or anybody your little heart sees fit to become.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No, you shall be Lucretia, Acte, or anybody your little heart sees fit to become.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading No, you shall be Lucretia, Acte, or anybody your little heart sees fit to become.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you mustn't, you really mustn't-' 'The wife of Caesar shall be above reproach.'
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading 'We'll buy an Italian palace, and you can play Cleopatra to your heart's content.
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading But you mustn't, you really mustn't-' 'The wife of Caesar shall be above reproach.'
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'We'll buy an Italian palace, and you can play Cleopatra to your heart's content.
beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC)
From this reading 'We'll buy an Italian palace, and you can play Cleopatra to your heart's content.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading 'We'll buy an Italian palace, and you can play Cleopatra to your heart's content.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading 'Of course, but--' 'But I won't be your wife, will I, dear?'
dearly loved
From this reading 'Of course, but--' 'But I won't be your wife, will I, dear?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I didn't mean that.'
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading No, you shall be Lucretia, Acte, or anybody your little heart sees fit to become.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading No, you shall be Lucretia, Acte, or anybody your little heart sees fit to become.
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading 'We'll buy an Italian palace, and you can play Cleopatra to your heart's content.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Of course, but--' 'But I won't be your wife, will I, dear?'
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading 'We'll buy an Italian palace, and you can play Cleopatra to your heart's content.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading No, you shall be Lucretia, Acte, or anybody your little heart sees fit to become.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, you shall be Lucretia, Acte, or anybody your little heart sees fit to become.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading 'I didn't mean that.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you mustn't, you really mustn't-' 'The wife of Caesar shall be above reproach.'
not any; not one
From this reading No, you shall be Lucretia, Acte, or anybody your little heart sees fit to become.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But you mustn't, you really mustn't-' 'The wife of Caesar shall be above reproach.'
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No, you shall be Lucretia, Acte, or anybody your little heart sees fit to become.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading 'We'll buy an Italian palace, and you can play Cleopatra to your heart's content.
participate in games or sport
From this reading 'We'll buy an Italian palace, and you can play Cleopatra to your heart's content.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading But you mustn't, you really mustn't-' 'The wife of Caesar shall be above reproach.'
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading But you mustn't, you really mustn't-' 'The wife of Caesar shall be above reproach.'
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading No, you shall be Lucretia, Acte, or anybody your little heart sees fit to become.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading No, you shall be Lucretia, Acte, or anybody your little heart sees fit to become.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I didn't mean that.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But you mustn't, you really mustn't-' 'The wife of Caesar shall be above reproach.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'We'll buy an Italian palace, and you can play Cleopatra to your heart's content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'We'll buy an Italian palace, and you can play Cleopatra to your heart's content.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading But you mustn't, you really mustn't-' 'The wife of Caesar shall be above reproach.'
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'Of course, but--' 'But I won't be your wife, will I, dear?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Of course, but--' 'But I won't be your wife, will I, dear?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'We'll buy an Italian palace, and you can play Cleopatra to your heart's content.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'We'll buy an Italian palace, and you can play Cleopatra to your heart's content.
Chapter 9 of The Son of the Wolf by Jack London holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 182 sentences of The Son of the Wolf, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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