Chapter 31 of Toying with fate is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Toying with fate is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MASTER DETECTIVE’S LITTLE GAME. “Empty? That house?” again cried Opal, from the depths of the chair. “I cannot believe it.” “It is true.
Chapter 31 of Toying with fate is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “That house?” again cried Opal, from the depths of the chair.”
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading “That house?” again cried Opal, from the depths of the chair.”
possessive form of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
make void or empty of contents
From this reading ““Empty?”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “THE MASTER DETECTIVE’S LITTLE GAME.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “THE MASTER DETECTIVE’S LITTLE GAME.”
a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
From this reading “That house?” again cried Opal, from the depths of the chair.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading ““It is true.”
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 “That house?” again cried Opal, from the depths of the chair.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading That house?” again cried Opal, from the depths of the chair.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I cannot believe it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I cannot believe it.”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading That house?” again cried Opal, from the depths of the chair.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading That house?” again cried Opal, from the depths of the chair.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading That house?” again cried Opal, from the depths of the chair.
possessive form of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading THE MASTER DETECTIVE’S LITTLE GAME.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “Empty?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That house?” again cried Opal, from the depths of the chair.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading THE MASTER DETECTIVE’S LITTLE GAME.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading That house?” again cried Opal, from the depths of the chair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I cannot believe it.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is true.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I cannot believe it.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE MASTER DETECTIVE’S LITTLE GAME.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading THE MASTER DETECTIVE’S LITTLE GAME.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That house?” again cried Opal, from the depths of the chair.
a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
From this reading That house?” again cried Opal, from the depths of the chair.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That house?” again cried Opal, from the depths of the chair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MASTER DETECTIVE’S LITTLE GAME.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “It is true.
Chapter 31 of Toying with fate by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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 31 holds 169 sentences of Toying with fate, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 31 of Toying with fate by Nicholas (House name) Carter exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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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