Chapter 11 of Amusement Only is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Amusement Only is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ARRIVAL OF THE OTHER TWIN. The cause of that rapping at the door was this. Cecil Buxton arrived by the train by which he had informed Miss Danvers, by letter, that he would arrive. Hastily seeing his luggage on to a cab, he drove off to the hotel. In the hall he encountered a porter.
Chapter 11 of Amusement Only is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “Cecil Buxton arrived by the train by which he had informed Miss Danvers, by letter, that he would arrive.”
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “Hastily seeing his luggage on to a cab, he drove off to the hotel.”
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading “In the hall he encountered a porter.”
having much knowledge or education
From this reading “Cecil Buxton arrived by the train by which he had informed Miss Danvers, by letter, that he would arrive.”
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading “Hastily seeing his luggage on to a cab, he drove off to the hotel.”
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading “In the hall he encountered a porter.”
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading “The cause of that rapping at the door was this.”
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading “THE ARRIVAL OF THE OTHER TWIN.”
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 “The cause of that rapping at the door was this.”
In this reading “In the hall he encountered a porter.”
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 Hastily seeing his luggage on to a cab, he drove off to the hotel.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF THE OTHER TWIN.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Cecil Buxton arrived by the train by which he had informed Miss Danvers, by letter, that he would arrive.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Cecil Buxton arrived by the train by which he had informed Miss Danvers, by letter, that he would arrive.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The cause of that rapping at the door was this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cecil Buxton arrived by the train by which he had informed Miss Danvers, by letter, that he would arrive.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Cecil Buxton arrived by the train by which he had informed Miss Danvers, by letter, that he would arrive.
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading Hastily seeing his luggage on to a cab, he drove off to the hotel.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading The cause of that rapping at the door was this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cecil Buxton arrived by the train by which he had informed Miss Danvers, by letter, that he would arrive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cecil Buxton arrived by the train by which he had informed Miss Danvers, by letter, that he would arrive.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The cause of that rapping at the door was this.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Hastily seeing his luggage on to a cab, he drove off to the hotel.
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading In the hall he encountered a porter.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cecil Buxton arrived by the train by which he had informed Miss Danvers, by letter, that he would arrive.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading In the hall he encountered a porter.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Hastily seeing his luggage on to a cab, he drove off to the hotel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cecil Buxton arrived by the train by which he had informed Miss Danvers, by letter, that he would arrive.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hastily seeing his luggage on to a cab, he drove off to the hotel.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Hastily seeing his luggage on to a cab, he drove off to the hotel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the hall he encountered a porter.
having much knowledge or education
From this reading Cecil Buxton arrived by the train by which he had informed Miss Danvers, by letter, that he would arrive.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Cecil Buxton arrived by the train by which he had informed Miss Danvers, by letter, that he would arrive.
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading Hastily seeing his luggage on to a cab, he drove off to the hotel.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Cecil Buxton arrived by the train by which he had informed Miss Danvers, by letter, that he would arrive.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF THE OTHER TWIN.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Hastily seeing his luggage on to a cab, he drove off to the hotel.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hastily seeing his luggage on to a cab, he drove off to the hotel.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF THE OTHER TWIN.
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading In the hall he encountered a porter.
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading The cause of that rapping at the door was this.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Hastily seeing his luggage on to a cab, he drove off to the hotel.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The cause of that rapping at the door was this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF THE OTHER TWIN.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The cause of that rapping at the door was this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hastily seeing his luggage on to a cab, he drove off to the hotel.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Cecil Buxton arrived by the train by which he had informed Miss Danvers, by letter, that he would arrive.
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF THE OTHER TWIN.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cause of that rapping at the door was this.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Cecil Buxton arrived by the train by which he had informed Miss Danvers, by letter, that he would arrive.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Cecil Buxton arrived by the train by which he had informed Miss Danvers, by letter, that he would arrive.
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