Chapter 7 of The Sublime Jester is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Sublime Jester is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The banker again paused. Albert looked at his uncle puzzled. He could not fathom the cause of the present complaint. “You have been seen in bad company,” the banker resumed in a more serious tone. “The nephew of Leopold Zorn must not bee seen running around with dissolute women.”
Chapter 7 of The Sublime Jester is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading “Albert looked at his uncle puzzled.”
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading “The banker again paused.”
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading ““The nephew of Leopold Zorn must not bee seen running around with dissolute women.””
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading “He could not fathom the cause of the present complaint.”
come to understand
From this reading “He could not fathom the cause of the present complaint.”
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading ““The nephew of Leopold Zorn must not bee seen running around with dissolute women.””
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “Albert looked at his uncle puzzled.”
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading ““You have been seen in bad company,” the banker resumed in a more serious tone.”
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 ““You have been seen in bad company,” the banker resumed in a more serious tone.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Albert looked at his uncle puzzled.”
In this reading ““You have been seen in bad company,” the banker resumed in a more serious tone.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “You have been seen in bad company,” the banker resumed in a more serious tone.
anew
From this reading The banker again paused.
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading Albert looked at his uncle puzzled.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “The nephew of Leopold Zorn must not bee seen running around with dissolute women.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Albert looked at his uncle puzzled.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “You have been seen in bad company,” the banker resumed in a more serious tone.
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading The banker again paused.
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “The nephew of Leopold Zorn must not bee seen running around with dissolute women.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You have been seen in bad company,” the banker resumed in a more serious tone.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading He could not fathom the cause of the present complaint.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “You have been seen in bad company,” the banker resumed in a more serious tone.
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading He could not fathom the cause of the present complaint.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not fathom the cause of the present complaint.
unrestrained by convention or morality
From this reading “The nephew of Leopold Zorn must not bee seen running around with dissolute women.”
come to understand
From this reading He could not fathom the cause of the present complaint.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have been seen in bad company,” the banker resumed in a more serious tone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not fathom the cause of the present complaint.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Albert looked at his uncle puzzled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You have been seen in bad company,” the banker resumed in a more serious tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The nephew of Leopold Zorn must not bee seen running around with dissolute women.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Albert looked at his uncle puzzled.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “You have been seen in bad company,” the banker resumed in a more serious tone.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The nephew of Leopold Zorn must not bee seen running around with dissolute women.”
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading “The nephew of Leopold Zorn must not bee seen running around with dissolute women.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not fathom the cause of the present complaint.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He could not fathom the cause of the present complaint.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading The banker again paused.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He could not fathom the cause of the present complaint.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Albert looked at his uncle puzzled.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading “You have been seen in bad company,” the banker resumed in a more serious tone.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “The nephew of Leopold Zorn must not bee seen running around with dissolute women.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “You have been seen in bad company,” the banker resumed in a more serious tone.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “You have been seen in bad company,” the banker resumed in a more serious tone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The banker again paused.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “You have been seen in bad company,” the banker resumed in a more serious tone.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Albert looked at his uncle puzzled.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The nephew of Leopold Zorn must not bee seen running around with dissolute women.”
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “The nephew of Leopold Zorn must not bee seen running around with dissolute women.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have been seen in bad company,” the banker resumed in a more serious tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The nephew of Leopold Zorn must not bee seen running around with dissolute women.”
Chapter 7 of The Sublime Jester by Ezra S. Brudno holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 7 holds 427 sentences of The Sublime Jester, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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