Chapter 13 of The Splendid Outcast is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Splendid Outcast is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Your brother, Monsieur——?" "Yes, Monsieur de Vautrin," replied Jim, "my brother—but an intimate of Barry Quinlevin’s——" "Ah, I comprehend—an accomplice?" "You might call him that—if you like." He shrugged and turned aside. "We don’t get along, my brother and I, but I don’t think you’ll find much to gain by putting him on the witness stand.
Chapter 13 of The Splendid Outcast is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A person who helps another commit a daring crime or secret scheme.
From this reading “"Yes, Monsieur de Vautrin," replied Jim, "my brother—but an intimate of Barry Quinlevin’s——" "Ah, I comprehend—an accomplice?"”
get the meaning of something
From this reading “"Yes, Monsieur de Vautrin," replied Jim, "my brother—but an intimate of Barry Quinlevin’s——" "Ah, I comprehend—an accomplice?"”
obtain
From this reading “"We don’t get along, my brother and I, but I don’t think you’ll find much to gain by putting him on the witness stand.”
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading “"Yes, Monsieur de Vautrin," replied Jim, "my brother—but an intimate of Barry Quinlevin’s——" "Ah, I comprehend—an accomplice?"”
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “"Your brother, Monsieur——?"”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “"We don’t get along, my brother and I, but I don’t think you’ll find much to gain by putting him on the witness stand.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “He shrugged and turned aside.”
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading “"We don’t get along, my brother and I, but I don’t think you’ll find much to gain by putting him on the witness stand.”
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.
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proceed or get along
In this reading “"We don’t get along, my brother and I, but I don’t think you’ll find much to gain by putting him on the witness stand.”
In this reading “"We don’t get along, my brother and I, but I don’t think you’ll find much to gain by putting him on the witness stand.”
In this reading “"We don’t get along, my brother and I, but I don’t think you’ll find much to gain by putting him on the witness stand.”
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A person who helps another commit a daring crime or secret scheme.
From this reading "Yes, Monsieur de Vautrin," replied Jim, "my brother—but an intimate of Barry Quinlevin’s——" "Ah, I comprehend—an accomplice?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, Monsieur de Vautrin," replied Jim, "my brother—but an intimate of Barry Quinlevin’s——" "Ah, I comprehend—an accomplice?"
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "We don’t get along, my brother and I, but I don’t think you’ll find much to gain by putting him on the witness stand.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Yes, Monsieur de Vautrin," replied Jim, "my brother—but an intimate of Barry Quinlevin’s——" "Ah, I comprehend—an accomplice?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He shrugged and turned aside.
on or to one side
From this reading He shrugged and turned aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, Monsieur de Vautrin," replied Jim, "my brother—but an intimate of Barry Quinlevin’s——" "Ah, I comprehend—an accomplice?"
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Your brother, Monsieur——?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, Monsieur de Vautrin," replied Jim, "my brother—but an intimate of Barry Quinlevin’s——" "Ah, I comprehend—an accomplice?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "We don’t get along, my brother and I, but I don’t think you’ll find much to gain by putting him on the witness stand.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "You might call him that—if you like."
get the meaning of something
From this reading "Yes, Monsieur de Vautrin," replied Jim, "my brother—but an intimate of Barry Quinlevin’s——" "Ah, I comprehend—an accomplice?"
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Yes, Monsieur de Vautrin," replied Jim, "my brother—but an intimate of Barry Quinlevin’s——" "Ah, I comprehend—an accomplice?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We don’t get along, my brother and I, but I don’t think you’ll find much to gain by putting him on the witness stand.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "We don’t get along, my brother and I, but I don’t think you’ll find much to gain by putting him on the witness stand.
obtain
From this reading "We don’t get along, my brother and I, but I don’t think you’ll find much to gain by putting him on the witness stand.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We don’t get along, my brother and I, but I don’t think you’ll find much to gain by putting him on the witness stand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shrugged and turned aside.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You might call him that—if you like."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, Monsieur de Vautrin," replied Jim, "my brother—but an intimate of Barry Quinlevin’s——" "Ah, I comprehend—an accomplice?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You might call him that—if you like."
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading "Yes, Monsieur de Vautrin," replied Jim, "my brother—but an intimate of Barry Quinlevin’s——" "Ah, I comprehend—an accomplice?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, Monsieur de Vautrin," replied Jim, "my brother—but an intimate of Barry Quinlevin’s——" "Ah, I comprehend—an accomplice?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "You might call him that—if you like."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "You might call him that—if you like."
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "Your brother, Monsieur——?"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "We don’t get along, my brother and I, but I don’t think you’ll find much to gain by putting him on the witness stand.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, Monsieur de Vautrin," replied Jim, "my brother—but an intimate of Barry Quinlevin’s——" "Ah, I comprehend—an accomplice?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, Monsieur de Vautrin," replied Jim, "my brother—but an intimate of Barry Quinlevin’s——" "Ah, I comprehend—an accomplice?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "We don’t get along, my brother and I, but I don’t think you’ll find much to gain by putting him on the witness stand.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading "We don’t get along, my brother and I, but I don’t think you’ll find much to gain by putting him on the witness stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, Monsieur de Vautrin," replied Jim, "my brother—but an intimate of Barry Quinlevin’s——" "Ah, I comprehend—an accomplice?"
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes, Monsieur de Vautrin," replied Jim, "my brother—but an intimate of Barry Quinlevin’s——" "Ah, I comprehend—an accomplice?"
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading He shrugged and turned aside.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "We don’t get along, my brother and I, but I don’t think you’ll find much to gain by putting him on the witness stand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You might call him that—if you like."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We don’t get along, my brother and I, but I don’t think you’ll find much to gain by putting him on the witness stand.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "We don’t get along, my brother and I, but I don’t think you’ll find much to gain by putting him on the witness stand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We don’t get along, my brother and I, but I don’t think you’ll find much to gain by putting him on the witness stand.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He shrugged and turned aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, Monsieur de Vautrin," replied Jim, "my brother—but an intimate of Barry Quinlevin’s——" "Ah, I comprehend—an accomplice?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We don’t get along, my brother and I, but I don’t think you’ll find much to gain by putting him on the witness stand.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading "We don’t get along, my brother and I, but I don’t think you’ll find much to gain by putting him on the witness stand.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Monsieur de Vautrin," replied Jim, "my brother—but an intimate of Barry Quinlevin’s——" "Ah, I comprehend—an accomplice?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You might call him that—if you like."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We don’t get along, my brother and I, but I don’t think you’ll find much to gain by putting him on the witness stand.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your brother, Monsieur——?"
Chapter 13 of The Splendid Outcast by George Gibbs holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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