Chapter 19 of A Thief in the Night is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of A Thief in the Night is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Where did you hide?" I asked grimly. "At the Yard itself." "So I gather; but whereabouts at the Yard?" "Can you ask, Bunny?"
Chapter 19 of A Thief in the Night is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"Can you ask, Bunny?"”
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading “"Can you ask, Bunny?"”
assemble or get together
From this reading “"So I gather; but whereabouts at the Yard?"”
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading “I asked grimly.”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “"Where did you hide?"”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"At the Yard itself."”
the general location where something is
From this reading “"So I gather; but whereabouts at the Yard?"”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “"At the Yard itself."”
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.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Can you ask, Bunny?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked grimly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At the Yard itself."
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading "Can you ask, Bunny?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "So I gather; but whereabouts at the Yard?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can you ask, Bunny?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Where did you hide?"
assemble or get together
From this reading "So I gather; but whereabouts at the Yard?"
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading I asked grimly.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading "Where did you hide?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked grimly.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading "At the Yard itself."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So I gather; but whereabouts at the Yard?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "At the Yard itself."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where did you hide?"
the general location where something is
From this reading "So I gather; but whereabouts at the Yard?"
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading "At the Yard itself."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where did you hide?"
Chapter 19 of A Thief in the Night by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
Chapter 19 holds 196 sentences of A Thief in the Night, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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