Chapter 27 of Toying with fate is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Toying with fate is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DARK JAILERESS AGAIN. It was a cool compact. Perry Lamont made answer to his son with all the cleverness of a practiced villain, and Claude accepted it in the same manner. “I want this man silenced,” continued the millionaire. “He must not possess this secret.”
Chapter 27 of Toying with fate is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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The quality of being intelligent, quick to understand, and resourceful in danger.
From this reading “Perry Lamont made answer to his son with all the cleverness of a practiced villain, and Claude accepted it in the same manner.”
a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
From this reading “It was a cool compact.”
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading ““I want this man silenced,” continued the millionaire.”
United States philosopher (1876-1957)
From this reading “Perry Lamont made answer to his son with all the cleverness of a practiced villain, and Claude accepted it in the same manner.”
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading ““He must not possess this secret.””
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
From this reading “Perry Lamont made answer to his son with all the cleverness of a practiced villain, and Claude accepted it in the same manner.”
reduced to silence
From this reading ““I want this man silenced,” continued the millionaire.”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “Perry Lamont made answer to his son with all the cleverness of a practiced villain, and Claude accepted it in the same manner.”
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.
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In this reading “Perry Lamont made answer to his son with all the cleverness of a practiced villain, and Claude accepted it in the same manner.”
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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 It was a cool compact.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Perry Lamont made answer to his son with all the cleverness of a practiced villain, and Claude accepted it in the same manner.
anew
From this reading THE DARK JAILERESS AGAIN.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Perry Lamont made answer to his son with all the cleverness of a practiced villain, and Claude accepted it in the same manner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perry Lamont made answer to his son with all the cleverness of a practiced villain, and Claude accepted it in the same manner.
react verbally
From this reading Perry Lamont made answer to his son with all the cleverness of a practiced villain, and Claude accepted it in the same manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perry Lamont made answer to his son with all the cleverness of a practiced villain, and Claude accepted it in the same manner.
The quality of being intelligent, quick to understand, and resourceful in danger.
From this reading Perry Lamont made answer to his son with all the cleverness of a practiced villain, and Claude accepted it in the same manner.
a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
From this reading It was a cool compact.
without stop or interruption
From this reading “I want this man silenced,” continued the millionaire.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading It was a cool compact.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE DARK JAILERESS AGAIN.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He must not possess this secret.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Perry Lamont made answer to his son with all the cleverness of a practiced villain, and Claude accepted it in the same manner.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want this man silenced,” continued the millionaire.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perry Lamont made answer to his son with all the cleverness of a practiced villain, and Claude accepted it in the same manner.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a cool compact.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DARK JAILERESS AGAIN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perry Lamont made answer to his son with all the cleverness of a practiced villain, and Claude accepted it in the same manner.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Perry Lamont made answer to his son with all the cleverness of a practiced villain, and Claude accepted it in the same manner.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I want this man silenced,” continued the millionaire.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Perry Lamont made answer to his son with all the cleverness of a practiced villain, and Claude accepted it in the same manner.
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading “I want this man silenced,” continued the millionaire.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He must not possess this secret.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “He must not possess this secret.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perry Lamont made answer to his son with all the cleverness of a practiced villain, and Claude accepted it in the same manner.
United States philosopher (1876-1957)
From this reading Perry Lamont made answer to his son with all the cleverness of a practiced villain, and Claude accepted it in the same manner.
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading “He must not possess this secret.”
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
From this reading Perry Lamont made answer to his son with all the cleverness of a practiced villain, and Claude accepted it in the same manner.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Perry Lamont made answer to his son with all the cleverness of a practiced villain, and Claude accepted it in the same manner.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “He must not possess this secret.”
reduced to silence
From this reading “I want this man silenced,” continued the millionaire.
a male human offspring
From this reading Perry Lamont made answer to his son with all the cleverness of a practiced villain, and Claude accepted it in the same manner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DARK JAILERESS AGAIN.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I want this man silenced,” continued the millionaire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perry Lamont made answer to his son with all the cleverness of a practiced villain, and Claude accepted it in the same manner.
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading Perry Lamont made answer to his son with all the cleverness of a practiced villain, and Claude accepted it in the same manner.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want this man silenced,” continued the millionaire.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a cool compact.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Perry Lamont made answer to his son with all the cleverness of a practiced villain, and Claude accepted it in the same manner.
Chapter 27 of Toying with fate by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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 27 holds 179 sentences of Toying with fate, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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