Chapter 13 of Toying with fate is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Toying with fate is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAUGHT IN A TRAP. “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair. “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.” “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head. “Upon my honor, what I tell you is the truth.”
Chapter 13 of Toying with fate is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading ““Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.”
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading ““I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.”
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading ““Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.”
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading ““Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.”
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading ““I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.””
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading ““Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “CAUGHT IN A TRAP.”
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading ““I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.”
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In this reading ““I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.”
In this reading ““I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.””
on everybody's mind
In this reading ““Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.”
In this reading ““Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.”
In this reading “CAUGHT IN A TRAP.”
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 CAUGHT IN A TRAP.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.”
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.”
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading CAUGHT IN A TRAP.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading “Upon my honor, what I tell you is the truth.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CAUGHT IN A TRAP.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Upon my honor, what I tell you is the truth.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Upon my honor, what I tell you is the truth.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.”
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.”
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.”
express in words
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.”
a special situation
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading CAUGHT IN A TRAP.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “Upon my honor, what I tell you is the truth.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Upon my honor, what I tell you is the truth.”
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Upon my honor, what I tell you is the truth.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
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