Chapter 19 of A Century Too Soon: The Age of Tyranny is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of A Century Too Soon: The Age of Tyranny is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. 'Do you know the old man of the sea, of the sea? Have you met with that dreadful old man? If you haven't been caught, you will be, you will be; For catch you he must and he can.' --HOLMES.
Chapter 19 of A Century Too Soon: The Age of Tyranny is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “If you haven't been caught, you will be, you will be; For catch you he must and he can.'”
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “If you haven't been caught, you will be, you will be; For catch you he must and he can.'”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “Have you met with that dreadful old man?”
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading “--HOLMES.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “Have you met with that dreadful old man?”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER.”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “'Do you know the old man of the sea, of the sea?”
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If you haven't been caught, you will be, you will be; For catch you he must and he can.'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If you haven't been caught, you will be, you will be; For catch you he must and he can.'
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If you haven't been caught, you will be, you will be; For catch you he must and he can.'
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If you haven't been caught, you will be, you will be; For catch you he must and he can.'
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading If you haven't been caught, you will be, you will be; For catch you he must and he can.'
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading If you haven't been caught, you will be, you will be; For catch you he must and he can.'
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Do you know the old man of the sea, of the sea?
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Have you met with that dreadful old man?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If you haven't been caught, you will be, you will be; For catch you he must and he can.'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you met with that dreadful old man?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you haven't been caught, you will be, you will be; For catch you he must and he can.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If you haven't been caught, you will be, you will be; For catch you he must and he can.'
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading --HOLMES.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you haven't been caught, you will be, you will be; For catch you he must and he can.'
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading 'Do you know the old man of the sea, of the sea?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 'Do you know the old man of the sea, of the sea?
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Have you met with that dreadful old man?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If you haven't been caught, you will be, you will be; For catch you he must and he can.'
of an obscure nature
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Do you know the old man of the sea, of the sea?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading 'Do you know the old man of the sea, of the sea?
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading 'Do you know the old man of the sea, of the sea?
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Have you met with that dreadful old man?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If you haven't been caught, you will be, you will be; For catch you he must and he can.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading Have you met with that dreadful old man?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Do you know the old man of the sea, of the sea?
Chapter 19 of A Century Too Soon: The Age of Tyranny by John R. (John Roy) Musick holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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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