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Chapter 14 of And Five Were Foolish is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I never talk,” he said. “I never talk.” He spat the words rather than spoke them. “All right,” said Fairfax, laughing. “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
Chapter 14 of And Five Were Foolish is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading ““But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.”
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading ““But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.”
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading ““But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.”
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading ““But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.”
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
From this reading ““But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading ““But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading ““All right,” said Fairfax, laughing.”
come down like raindrops
From this reading “He spat the words rather than spoke them.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
(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 Fairfax, laughing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All right,” said Fairfax, laughing.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I never talk,” he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I never talk,” he said.
the sound of laughing
From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “All right,” said Fairfax, laughing.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never talk,” he said.
on the contrary
From this reading He spat the words rather than spoke them.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right,” said Fairfax, laughing.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I never talk,” he said.
come down like raindrops
From this reading He spat the words rather than spoke them.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He spat the words rather than spoke them.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “I never talk,” he said.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He spat the words rather than spoke them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He spat the words rather than spoke them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He spat the words rather than spoke them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
the words that are spoken
From this reading He spat the words rather than spoke them.
Chapter 14 of And Five Were Foolish by Dornford Yates holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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