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Chapter 27 of £19,000 is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position. He was partly stunned by what had happened. It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead. Man to man, he would have feared nothing. He was not a coward.
Chapter 27 of £19,000 is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading “He was not a coward.”
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.”
plural of “messenger” — a person who carries a message
From this reading “PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.”
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading “He was partly stunned by what had happened.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.”
with speed
From this reading “It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “He was partly stunned by what had happened.”
in a way that was not expected
From this reading “It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.”
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In this reading “It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.”
In this reading “PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.”
In this reading “PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.”
In this reading “PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.”
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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 He was not a coward.
at or in the front
From this reading It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.
(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 It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.
Having no one else present.
From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was partly stunned by what had happened.
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading He was not a coward.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was partly stunned by what had happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading He was partly stunned by what had happened.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Man to man, he would have feared nothing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Man to man, he would have feared nothing.
plural of “messenger” — a person who carries a message
From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not a coward.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Man to man, he would have feared nothing.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading He was partly stunned by what had happened.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
with speed
From this reading It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
Identical; not different.
From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading He was partly stunned by what had happened.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Man to man, he would have feared nothing.
in a way that was not expected
From this reading It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was partly stunned by what had happened.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Man to man, he would have feared nothing.
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