Chapter 13 of Truxton King: A Story of Graustark is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Truxton King: A Story of Graustark is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DIVINITY SHAPES It was pitch dark when he awoke. "By heaven, it was a dream, after all," he murmured. "Well, thank God for that. She isn't in this damnable hole. And," with a quickening of the blood, "she hasn't said she was going to marry Vos Engo."
Chapter 13 of Truxton King: A Story of Graustark is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “A DIVINITY SHAPES It was pitch dark when he awoke.”
any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
From this reading “A DIVINITY SHAPES It was pitch dark when he awoke.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “"By heaven, it was a dream, after all," he murmured.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “She isn't in this damnable hole.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “"By heaven, it was a dream, after all," he murmured.”
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading “A DIVINITY SHAPES It was pitch dark when he awoke.”
the process of showing signs of life
From this reading “And," with a quickening of the blood, "she hasn't said she was going to marry Vos Engo."”
plural of “shape” — any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading “A DIVINITY SHAPES It was pitch dark when he awoke.”
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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 A DIVINITY SHAPES It was pitch dark when he awoke.
later than; following
From this reading "By heaven, it was a dream, after all," he murmured.
(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 "By heaven, it was a dream, after all," he murmured.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And," with a quickening of the blood, "she hasn't said she was going to marry Vos Engo."
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading A DIVINITY SHAPES It was pitch dark when he awoke.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading And," with a quickening of the blood, "she hasn't said she was going to marry Vos Engo."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By heaven, it was a dream, after all," he murmured.
deserving a curse
From this reading She isn't in this damnable hole.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A DIVINITY SHAPES It was pitch dark when he awoke.
any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
From this reading A DIVINITY SHAPES It was pitch dark when he awoke.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading "By heaven, it was a dream, after all," he murmured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And," with a quickening of the blood, "she hasn't said she was going to marry Vos Engo."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, thank God for that.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Well, thank God for that.
the act of departing
From this reading And," with a quickening of the blood, "she hasn't said she was going to marry Vos Engo."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And," with a quickening of the blood, "she hasn't said she was going to marry Vos Engo."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A DIVINITY SHAPES It was pitch dark when he awoke.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "By heaven, it was a dream, after all," he murmured.
an opening into or through something
From this reading She isn't in this damnable hole.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She isn't in this damnable hole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She isn't in this damnable hole.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A DIVINITY SHAPES It was pitch dark when he awoke.
take in marriage
From this reading And," with a quickening of the blood, "she hasn't said she was going to marry Vos Engo."
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "By heaven, it was a dream, after all," he murmured.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And," with a quickening of the blood, "she hasn't said she was going to marry Vos Engo."
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading A DIVINITY SHAPES It was pitch dark when he awoke.
the process of showing signs of life
From this reading And," with a quickening of the blood, "she hasn't said she was going to marry Vos Engo."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And," with a quickening of the blood, "she hasn't said she was going to marry Vos Engo."
plural of “shape” — any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading A DIVINITY SHAPES It was pitch dark when he awoke.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She isn't in this damnable hole.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Well, thank God for that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, thank God for that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And," with a quickening of the blood, "she hasn't said she was going to marry Vos Engo."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She isn't in this damnable hole.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And," with a quickening of the blood, "she hasn't said she was going to marry Vos Engo."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And," with a quickening of the blood, "she hasn't said she was going to marry Vos Engo."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A DIVINITY SHAPES It was pitch dark when he awoke.
(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 "Well, thank God for that.
at the time that
From this reading A DIVINITY SHAPES It was pitch dark when he awoke.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And," with a quickening of the blood, "she hasn't said she was going to marry Vos Engo."
Chapter 13 of Truxton King: A Story of Graustark by George Barr McCutcheon holds 334 sentences, grouped into 67 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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