Chapter 36 of Under Three Flags: A Story of Mystery is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 36 of Under Three Flags: A Story of Mystery is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ENCOUNTER AT THE CAFE DE ALMENDRAS. “You have settled your business interests in this country satisfactorily?” “Perfectly so. Much more profitably, indeed, than I expected.” “Then there is nothing further to keep you here except sight-seeing?”
Chapter 36 of Under Three Flags: A Story of Mystery is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
From this reading “THE ENCOUNTER AT THE CAFE DE ALMENDRAS.”
come together
From this reading “THE ENCOUNTER AT THE CAFE DE ALMENDRAS.”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “Much more profitably, indeed, than I expected.””
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading ““You have settled your business interests in this country satisfactorily?””
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading ““Perfectly so.”
in a productive way
From this reading “Much more profitably, indeed, than I expected.””
in a satisfactory manner
From this reading ““You have settled your business interests in this country satisfactorily?””
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading ““You have settled your business interests in this country satisfactorily?””
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 “Much more profitably, indeed, than I expected.””
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From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT THE CAFE DE ALMENDRAS.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT THE CAFE DE ALMENDRAS.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “You have settled your business interests in this country satisfactorily?”
a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT THE CAFE DE ALMENDRAS.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “You have settled your business interests in this country satisfactorily?”
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT THE CAFE DE ALMENDRAS.
come together
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT THE CAFE DE ALMENDRAS.
apart from; not including
From this reading “Then there is nothing further to keep you here except sight-seeing?”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Much more profitably, indeed, than I expected.”
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading “Then there is nothing further to keep you here except sight-seeing?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have settled your business interests in this country satisfactorily?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Then there is nothing further to keep you here except sight-seeing?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Much more profitably, indeed, than I expected.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You have settled your business interests in this country satisfactorily?”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Much more profitably, indeed, than I expected.”
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “You have settled your business interests in this country satisfactorily?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Then there is nothing further to keep you here except sight-seeing?”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Then there is nothing further to keep you here except sight-seeing?”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Much more profitably, indeed, than I expected.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Much more profitably, indeed, than I expected.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Then there is nothing further to keep you here except sight-seeing?”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Perfectly so.
in a productive way
From this reading Much more profitably, indeed, than I expected.”
in a satisfactory manner
From this reading “You have settled your business interests in this country satisfactorily?”
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “You have settled your business interests in this country satisfactorily?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then there is nothing further to keep you here except sight-seeing?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Perfectly so.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Much more profitably, indeed, than I expected.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT THE CAFE DE ALMENDRAS.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then there is nothing further to keep you here except sight-seeing?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Then there is nothing further to keep you here except sight-seeing?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You have settled your business interests in this country satisfactorily?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Then there is nothing further to keep you here except sight-seeing?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have settled your business interests in this country satisfactorily?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have settled your business interests in this country satisfactorily?”
Chapter 36 of Under Three Flags: A Story of Mystery by Bert Leston Taylor holds 292 sentences, grouped into 59 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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