Chapter 8 of The Vultures is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Vultures is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes. “Man's loose in Poland now,” he added. And that was the end of the story. XIX THE HIGH-WATER MARK Netty did not smoke. She confessed to being rather an old-fashioned person.
Chapter 8 of The Vultures is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading “Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.”
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “She confessed to being rather an old-fashioned person.”
stubbornly unyielding
From this reading “Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.”
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading “Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.”
out of fashion
From this reading “She confessed to being rather an old-fashioned person.”
fully extended especially in length
From this reading “Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.”
a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
From this reading ““Man's loose in Poland now,” he added.”
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading “Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.”
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 Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “Man's loose in Poland now,” he added.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She confessed to being rather an old-fashioned person.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She confessed to being rather an old-fashioned person.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading She confessed to being rather an old-fashioned person.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading XIX THE HIGH-WATER MARK Netty did not smoke.
stubbornly unyielding
From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading And that was the end of the story.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XIX THE HIGH-WATER MARK Netty did not smoke.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Man's loose in Poland now,” he added.
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading “Man's loose in Poland now,” he added.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Man's loose in Poland now,” he added.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading XIX THE HIGH-WATER MARK Netty did not smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XIX THE HIGH-WATER MARK Netty did not smoke.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading XIX THE HIGH-WATER MARK Netty did not smoke.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Man's loose in Poland now,” he added.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
out of fashion
From this reading She confessed to being rather an old-fashioned person.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
fully extended especially in length
From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
a human being
From this reading She confessed to being rather an old-fashioned person.
a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
From this reading “Man's loose in Poland now,” he added.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
on the contrary
From this reading She confessed to being rather an old-fashioned person.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She confessed to being rather an old-fashioned person.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading XIX THE HIGH-WATER MARK Netty did not smoke.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading And that was the end of the story.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that was the end of the story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And that was the end of the story.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She confessed to being rather an old-fashioned person.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And that was the end of the story.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading XIX THE HIGH-WATER MARK Netty did not smoke.
Chapter 8 of The Vultures by Henry Seton Merriman holds 413 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.
Chapter 8 holds 413 sentences of The Vultures, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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