Chapter 14 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 15 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 15 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GAUNT. You speak wildly; or the devil of drink that is in you speaks instead. KIT. You think me drunk; well, so I am, and whose fault is it but yours? It was I that drank; but you take your share of it, Captain Gaunt: you it was that filled the can.
Chapter 14 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 15 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “You speak wildly; or the devil of drink that is in you speaks instead.”
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading “It was I that drank; but you take your share of it, Captain Gaunt: you it was that filled the can.”
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “You think me drunk; well, so I am, and whose fault is it but yours?”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “You think me drunk; well, so I am, and whose fault is it but yours?”
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading “GAUNT.”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “KIT.”
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading “You speak wildly; or the devil of drink that is in you speaks instead.”
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading “You speak wildly; or the devil of drink that is in you speaks instead.”
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 “It was I that drank; but you take your share of it, Captain Gaunt: you it was that filled the can.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading You think me drunk; well, so I am, and whose fault is it but yours?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You think me drunk; well, so I am, and whose fault is it but yours?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You think me drunk; well, so I am, and whose fault is it but yours?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It was I that drank; but you take your share of it, Captain Gaunt: you it was that filled the can.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading It was I that drank; but you take your share of it, Captain Gaunt: you it was that filled the can.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading You speak wildly; or the devil of drink that is in you speaks instead.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading It was I that drank; but you take your share of it, Captain Gaunt: you it was that filled the can.
take in liquids
From this reading You speak wildly; or the devil of drink that is in you speaks instead.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading You think me drunk; well, so I am, and whose fault is it but yours?
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading You think me drunk; well, so I am, and whose fault is it but yours?
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading It was I that drank; but you take your share of it, Captain Gaunt: you it was that filled the can.
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading GAUNT.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You think me drunk; well, so I am, and whose fault is it but yours?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You speak wildly; or the devil of drink that is in you speaks instead.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading You speak wildly; or the devil of drink that is in you speaks instead.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You speak wildly; or the devil of drink that is in you speaks instead.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You think me drunk; well, so I am, and whose fault is it but yours?
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading KIT.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You think me drunk; well, so I am, and whose fault is it but yours?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You speak wildly; or the devil of drink that is in you speaks instead.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You speak wildly; or the devil of drink that is in you speaks instead.
have in common
From this reading It was I that drank; but you take your share of it, Captain Gaunt: you it was that filled the can.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You think me drunk; well, so I am, and whose fault is it but yours?
express in speech
From this reading You speak wildly; or the devil of drink that is in you speaks instead.
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading You speak wildly; or the devil of drink that is in you speaks instead.
carry out
From this reading It was I that drank; but you take your share of it, Captain Gaunt: you it was that filled the can.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You speak wildly; or the devil of drink that is in you speaks instead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You speak wildly; or the devil of drink that is in you speaks instead.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading You think me drunk; well, so I am, and whose fault is it but yours?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was I that drank; but you take your share of it, Captain Gaunt: you it was that filled the can.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading You think me drunk; well, so I am, and whose fault is it but yours?
belonging to which person
From this reading You think me drunk; well, so I am, and whose fault is it but yours?
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading You speak wildly; or the devil of drink that is in you speaks instead.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You speak wildly; or the devil of drink that is in you speaks instead.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was I that drank; but you take your share of it, Captain Gaunt: you it was that filled the can.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading You think me drunk; well, so I am, and whose fault is it but yours?
Chapter 14 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 15 by Robert Louis Stevenson holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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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