Chapter 10 of A Battle for Right is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of A Battle for Right is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THROUGH THE CELLARS. “We’ll go to the basement, Patsy. There are some points I want to clear up before going any further with this case. Keep close behind me, now that you insist on being here, and don’t do anything unless I tell you.” “All right!”
Chapter 10 of A Battle for Right is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading ““We’ll go to the basement, Patsy.”
plural of “cellar” — the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading “THROUGH THE CELLARS.”
rid of obstructions
From this reading “There are some points I want to clear up before going any further with this case.”
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 “There are some points I want to clear up before going any further with this case.”
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “Keep close behind me, now that you insist on being here, and don’t do anything unless I tell you.””
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading ““We’ll go to the basement, Patsy.”
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “There are some points I want to clear up before going any further with this case.”
except if; if not
From this reading “Keep close behind me, now that you insist on being here, and don’t do anything unless I tell you.””
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 “Keep close behind me, now that you insist on being here, and don’t do anything unless I tell you.””
In this reading “Keep close behind me, now that you insist on being here, and don’t do anything unless I tell you.””
In this reading “There are some points I want to clear up before going any further with this case.”
make clear and (more) comprehensible
In this reading “There are some points I want to clear up before going any further with this case.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 “All right!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Keep close behind me, now that you insist on being here, and don’t do anything unless I tell you.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There are some points I want to clear up before going any further with this case.
any thing at all
From this reading Keep close behind me, now that you insist on being here, and don’t do anything unless I tell you.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are some points I want to clear up before going any further with this case.
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading “We’ll go to the basement, Patsy.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There are some points I want to clear up before going any further with this case.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Keep close behind me, now that you insist on being here, and don’t do anything unless I tell you.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Keep close behind me, now that you insist on being here, and don’t do anything unless I tell you.”
an occurrence of something
From this reading There are some points I want to clear up before going any further with this case.
plural of “cellar” — the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading THROUGH THE CELLARS.
rid of obstructions
From this reading There are some points I want to clear up before going any further with this case.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Keep close behind me, now that you insist on being here, and don’t do anything unless I tell you.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Keep close behind me, now that you insist on being here, and don’t do anything unless I tell you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Keep close behind me, now that you insist on being here, and don’t do anything unless I tell you.”
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 There are some points I want to clear up before going any further with this case.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “We’ll go to the basement, Patsy.
the act of departing
From this reading There are some points I want to clear up before going any further with this case.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Keep close behind me, now that you insist on being here, and don’t do anything unless I tell you.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There are some points I want to clear up before going any further with this case.
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading Keep close behind me, now that you insist on being here, and don’t do anything unless I tell you.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Keep close behind me, now that you insist on being here, and don’t do anything unless I tell you.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Keep close behind me, now that you insist on being here, and don’t do anything unless I tell you.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Keep close behind me, now that you insist on being here, and don’t do anything unless I tell you.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Keep close behind me, now that you insist on being here, and don’t do anything unless I tell you.”
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading “We’ll go to the basement, Patsy.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading There are some points I want to clear up before going any further with this case.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right!”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There are some points I want to clear up before going any further with this case.
express in words
From this reading Keep close behind me, now that you insist on being here, and don’t do anything unless I tell you.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Keep close behind me, now that you insist on being here, and don’t do anything unless I tell you.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THROUGH THE CELLARS.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are some points I want to clear up before going any further with this case.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There are some points I want to clear up before going any further with this case.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THROUGH THE CELLARS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We’ll go to the basement, Patsy.
except if; if not
From this reading Keep close behind me, now that you insist on being here, and don’t do anything unless I tell you.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There are some points I want to clear up before going any further with this case.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading There are some points I want to clear up before going any further with this case.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll go to the basement, Patsy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There are some points I want to clear up before going any further with this case.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Keep close behind me, now that you insist on being here, and don’t do anything unless I tell you.”
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