Chapter 7 of A Captain in the Ranks: A Romance of Affairs is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of A Captain in the Ranks: A Romance of Affairs is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Is it? Then why do they pay me a large fee to find out the facts and report?" "Oh, well----" "Hear me out," interrupted Duncan. "These gentlemen have asked me for an opinion, and they are paying me for it. Of course I must, as an honest man, give them an honest judgment."
Chapter 7 of A Captain in the Ranks: A Romance of Affairs is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading “"Oh, well----" "Hear me out," interrupted Duncan.”
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “Then why do they pay me a large fee to find out the facts and report?"”
a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
From this reading “Then why do they pay me a large fee to find out the facts and report?"”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “Of course I must, as an honest man, give them an honest judgment."”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “"Oh, well----" "Hear me out," interrupted Duncan.”
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading “Of course I must, as an honest man, give them an honest judgment."”
yielding a fair profit
From this reading “"These gentlemen have asked me for an opinion, and they are paying me for it.”
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading “Then why do they pay me a large fee to find out the facts and report?"”
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 “Of course I must, as an honest man, give them an honest judgment."”
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
In this reading “Then why do they pay me a large fee to find out the facts and report?"”
as might be expected
In this reading “Of course I must, as an honest man, give them an honest judgment."”
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 Then why do they pay me a large fee to find out the facts and report?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "These gentlemen have asked me for an opinion, and they are paying me for it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then why do they pay me a large fee to find out the facts and report?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "These gentlemen have asked me for an opinion, and they are paying me for it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of course I must, as an honest man, give them an honest judgment."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "These gentlemen have asked me for an opinion, and they are paying me for it.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course I must, as an honest man, give them an honest judgment."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then why do they pay me a large fee to find out the facts and report?"
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading "Oh, well----" "Hear me out," interrupted Duncan.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Then why do they pay me a large fee to find out the facts and report?"
a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
From this reading Then why do they pay me a large fee to find out the facts and report?"
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Then why do they pay me a large fee to find out the facts and report?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "These gentlemen have asked me for an opinion, and they are paying me for it.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading "These gentlemen have asked me for an opinion, and they are paying me for it.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Of course I must, as an honest man, give them an honest judgment."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "These gentlemen have asked me for an opinion, and they are paying me for it.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Oh, well----" "Hear me out," interrupted Duncan.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading Of course I must, as an honest man, give them an honest judgment."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of course I must, as an honest man, give them an honest judgment."
discontinued temporarily
From this reading "Oh, well----" "Hear me out," interrupted Duncan.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it?
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading Of course I must, as an honest man, give them an honest judgment."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then why do they pay me a large fee to find out the facts and report?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Of course I must, as an honest man, give them an honest judgment."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then why do they pay me a large fee to find out the facts and report?"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Of course I must, as an honest man, give them an honest judgment."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course I must, as an honest man, give them an honest judgment."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, well----" "Hear me out," interrupted Duncan.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading "These gentlemen have asked me for an opinion, and they are paying me for it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then why do they pay me a large fee to find out the facts and report?"
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Then why do they pay me a large fee to find out the facts and report?"
yielding a fair profit
From this reading "These gentlemen have asked me for an opinion, and they are paying me for it.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading Then why do they pay me a large fee to find out the facts and report?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then why do they pay me a large fee to find out the facts and report?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Of course I must, as an honest man, give them an honest judgment."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then why do they pay me a large fee to find out the facts and report?"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "These gentlemen have asked me for an opinion, and they are paying me for it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then why do they pay me a large fee to find out the facts and report?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then why do they pay me a large fee to find out the facts and report?"
(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 "Oh, well----" "Hear me out," interrupted Duncan.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Then why do they pay me a large fee to find out the facts and report?"
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