Chapter 4 of A Prince of Swindlers is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Prince of Swindlers is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That will make his bolting look more feasible. Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of. I’ll see that they’re put off the scent as to the way you’ve gone." "All right," said the lad. "I don’t like it, but I suppose I’m in too deep now to draw back.
Chapter 4 of A Prince of Swindlers is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
-ing form of “bolt” — move or jump suddenly
From this reading “That will make his bolting look more feasible.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “"I don’t like it, but I suppose I’m in too deep now to draw back.”
capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
From this reading “That will make his bolting look more feasible.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"All right," said the lad.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.”
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading “I’ll see that they’re put off the scent as to the way you’ve gone."”
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading “Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.”
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.”
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.
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pull back or move away or backward
In this reading “"I don’t like it, but I suppose I’m in too deep now to draw back.”
hold back to a later time
In this reading “I’ll see that they’re put off the scent as to the way you’ve gone."”
In this reading “"I don’t like it, but I suppose I’m in too deep now to draw back.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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," said the lad.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I don’t like it, but I suppose I’m in too deep now to draw back.
-ing form of “bolt” — move or jump suddenly
From this reading That will make his bolting look more feasible.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading "I don’t like it, but I suppose I’m in too deep now to draw back.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "I don’t like it, but I suppose I’m in too deep now to draw back.
capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
From this reading That will make his bolting look more feasible.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I’ll see that they’re put off the scent as to the way you’ve gone."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That will make his bolting look more feasible.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll see that they’re put off the scent as to the way you’ve gone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don’t like it, but I suppose I’m in too deep now to draw back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I don’t like it, but I suppose I’m in too deep now to draw back.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don’t like it, but I suppose I’m in too deep now to draw back.
a boy or man
From this reading "All right," said the lad.
go away from a place
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading That will make his bolting look more feasible.
engage in
From this reading That will make his bolting look more feasible.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading That will make his bolting look more feasible.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I don’t like it, but I suppose I’m in too deep now to draw back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I’ll see that they’re put off the scent as to the way you’ve gone."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I’ll see that they’re put off the scent as to the way you’ve gone."
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right," said the lad.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "All right," said the lad.
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading I’ll see that they’re put off the scent as to the way you’ve gone."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I’ll see that they’re put off the scent as to the way you’ve gone."
in the near future
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
express a supposition
From this reading "I don’t like it, but I suppose I’m in too deep now to draw back.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That will make his bolting look more feasible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll see that they’re put off the scent as to the way you’ve gone."
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "I don’t like it, but I suppose I’m in too deep now to draw back.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I’ll see that they’re put off the scent as to the way you’ve gone."
during the time that
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading That will make his bolting look more feasible.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll see that they’re put off the scent as to the way you’ve gone."
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