Chapter 10 of The Syndic is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Syndic is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The man said tiredly: "We won't go away." Oliver hurried off. There was something mingled with the scent of the pine forest tonight. He was half-way home before he identified it: oil smoke. XX Lee swore and said: "I can get up if I want to."
Chapter 10 of The Syndic is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having the identity known or established
From this reading “He was half-way home before he identified it: oil smoke.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “XX Lee swore and said: "I can get up if I want to."”
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading “He was half-way home before he identified it: oil smoke.”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “Oliver hurried off.”
a coniferous tree
From this reading “There was something mingled with the scent of the pine forest tonight.”
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading “There was something mingled with the scent of the pine forest tonight.”
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “XX Lee swore and said: "I can get up if I want to."”
On the present night.
From this reading “There was something mingled with the scent of the pine forest tonight.”
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 “There was something mingled with the scent of the pine forest tonight.”
In this reading “There was something mingled with the scent of the pine forest tonight.”
move away from a place into another direction
In this reading “The man said tiredly: "We won't go away."”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “XX Lee swore and said: "I can get up if I want to."”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading XX Lee swore and said: "I can get up if I want to."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The man said tiredly: "We won't go away."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was half-way home before he identified it: oil smoke.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading XX Lee swore and said: "I can get up if I want to."
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading There was something mingled with the scent of the pine forest tonight.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading XX Lee swore and said: "I can get up if I want to."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The man said tiredly: "We won't go away."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was half-way home before he identified it: oil smoke.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was half-way home before he identified it: oil smoke.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He was half-way home before he identified it: oil smoke.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Oliver hurried off.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading XX Lee swore and said: "I can get up if I want to."
having the identity known or established
From this reading He was half-way home before he identified it: oil smoke.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading XX Lee swore and said: "I can get up if I want to."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was half-way home before he identified it: oil smoke.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading XX Lee swore and said: "I can get up if I want to."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man said tiredly: "We won't go away."
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading There was something mingled with the scent of the pine forest tonight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was something mingled with the scent of the pine forest tonight.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Oliver hurried off.
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading He was half-way home before he identified it: oil smoke.
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading Oliver hurried off.
a coniferous tree
From this reading There was something mingled with the scent of the pine forest tonight.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The man said tiredly: "We won't go away."
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading There was something mingled with the scent of the pine forest tonight.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading He was half-way home before he identified it: oil smoke.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something mingled with the scent of the pine forest tonight.
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading XX Lee swore and said: "I can get up if I want to."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man said tiredly: "We won't go away."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was something mingled with the scent of the pine forest tonight.
in a weary manner
From this reading The man said tiredly: "We won't go away."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading XX Lee swore and said: "I can get up if I want to."
On the present night.
From this reading There was something mingled with the scent of the pine forest tonight.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading XX Lee swore and said: "I can get up if I want to."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading XX Lee swore and said: "I can get up if I want to."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something mingled with the scent of the pine forest tonight.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The man said tiredly: "We won't go away."
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was something mingled with the scent of the pine forest tonight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man said tiredly: "We won't go away."
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading XX Lee swore and said: "I can get up if I want to."
Chapter 10 of The Syndic by C. M. (Cyril M.) Kornbluth holds 426 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 10 holds 426 sentences of The Syndic, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Syndic by C. M. (Cyril M.) Kornbluth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 426 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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