Chapter 20 of A Broken Bond is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of A Broken Bond is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HELP FROM THE HOUSE DETECTIVE. Nick looked at his watch. It was ten minutes of one. More than an hour and a half remained before half past two. There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.
Chapter 20 of A Broken Bond is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.”
disposed to attack
From this reading “There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “HELP FROM THE HOUSE DETECTIVE.”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “Nick looked at his watch.”
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.”
a full supply
From this reading “There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.”
look attentively
From this reading “Nick looked at his watch.”
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 “It was ten minutes of one.”
In this reading “There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.”
In this reading “More than an hour and a half remained before half past two.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Nick looked at his watch.”
In this reading “More than an hour and a half remained before half past two.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading More than an hour and a half remained before half past two.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading More than an hour and a half remained before half past two.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading More than an hour and a half remained before half past two.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nick looked at his watch.
disposed to attack
From this reading There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading More than an hour and a half remained before half past two.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading HELP FROM THE HOUSE DETECTIVE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HELP FROM THE HOUSE DETECTIVE.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading More than an hour and a half remained before half past two.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading HELP FROM THE HOUSE DETECTIVE.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nick looked at his watch.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading More than an hour and a half remained before half past two.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading HELP FROM THE HOUSE DETECTIVE.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was ten minutes of one.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Nick looked at his watch.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading It was ten minutes of one.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More than an hour and a half remained before half past two.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading Nick looked at his watch.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was ten minutes of one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was ten minutes of one.
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading More than an hour and a half remained before half past two.
a full supply
From this reading There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading More than an hour and a half remained before half past two.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.
carry out
From this reading There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading It was ten minutes of one.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than an hour and a half remained before half past two.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HELP FROM THE HOUSE DETECTIVE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading More than an hour and a half remained before half past two.
up to a particular time
From this reading There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was ten minutes of one.
look attentively
From this reading Nick looked at his watch.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There seemed to be plenty of time, therefore; but he could not be sure that Stone would take Follansbee’s advice and wait until that hour before attacking his partner.
Chapter 20 of A Broken Bond by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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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