Chapter 5 of Aaron Rodd, Diviner is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Aaron Rodd, Diviner is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How did you come here?" he asked. "In one of Madame's cars. It waits for me outside. Even at the corner of this street there were two men who frightened me. To-day my week of service is up with Madame.
Chapter 5 of Aaron Rodd, Diviner is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “"In one of Madame's cars.”
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “Even at the corner of this street there were two men who frightened me.”
made afraid
From this reading “Even at the corner of this street there were two men who frightened me.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “"In one of Madame's cars.”
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “It waits for me outside.”
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “To-day my week of service is up with Madame.”
plural of “wait” — time during which some action is awaited
From this reading “It waits for me outside.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “To-day my week of service is up with Madame.”
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 “Even at the corner of this street there were two men who frightened me.”
In this reading “It waits for me outside.”
In this reading “"How did you come here?" he asked.”
In this reading “Even at the corner of this street there were two men who frightened me.”
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.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How did you come here?" he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even at the corner of this street there were two men who frightened me.
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "In one of Madame's cars.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "How did you come here?" he asked.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Even at the corner of this street there were two men who frightened me.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How did you come here?" he asked.
divisible by two
From this reading Even at the corner of this street there were two men who frightened me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It waits for me outside.
made afraid
From this reading Even at the corner of this street there were two men who frightened me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How did you come here?" he asked.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "How did you come here?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How did you come here?" he asked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In one of Madame's cars.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To-day my week of service is up with Madame.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It waits for me outside.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading To-day my week of service is up with Madame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In one of Madame's cars.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It waits for me outside.
the force of workers available
From this reading Even at the corner of this street there were two men who frightened me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To-day my week of service is up with Madame.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "In one of Madame's cars.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "In one of Madame's cars.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading It waits for me outside.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading To-day my week of service is up with Madame.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Even at the corner of this street there were two men who frightened me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even at the corner of this street there were two men who frightened me.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Even at the corner of this street there were two men who frightened me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Even at the corner of this street there were two men who frightened me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-day my week of service is up with Madame.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Even at the corner of this street there were two men who frightened me.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading To-day my week of service is up with Madame.
plural of “wait” — time during which some action is awaited
From this reading It waits for me outside.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading To-day my week of service is up with Madame.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even at the corner of this street there were two men who frightened me.
which person or people
From this reading Even at the corner of this street there were two men who frightened me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To-day my week of service is up with Madame.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How did you come here?" he asked.
Chapter 5 of Aaron Rodd, Diviner by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
Chapter 5 holds 420 sentences of Aaron Rodd, Diviner, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Aaron Rodd, Diviner by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 420 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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