Chapter 3 of Black'erchief Dick is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Black'erchief Dick is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Anny.” “Ay, Hal.” “Do you love me, lass?” “Oh! now why will you keep plaguing me, Hal? How many times have I told you so on this same wall?
Chapter 3 of Black'erchief Dick is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading ““Oh! now why will you keep plaguing me, Hal?”
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading ““Do you love me, lass?””
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading ““Do you love me, lass?””
-ing form of “plague” — cause to suffer a blight
From this reading ““Oh! now why will you keep plaguing me, Hal?”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “How many times have I told you so on this same wall?”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “How many times have I told you so on this same wall?”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “How many times have I told you so on this same wall?”
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “How many times have I told you so on this same wall?”
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In this reading “How many times have I told you so on this same wall?”
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From this reading “Anny.”
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From this reading “Ay, Hal.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you love me, lass?”
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From this reading “Ay, Hal.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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From this reading How many times have I told you so on this same wall?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How many times have I told you so on this same wall?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Oh! now why will you keep plaguing me, Hal?
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading “Do you love me, lass?”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Do you love me, lass?”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading How many times have I told you so on this same wall?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you love me, lass?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Oh! now why will you keep plaguing me, Hal?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh! now why will you keep plaguing me, Hal?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How many times have I told you so on this same wall?
-ing form of “plague” — cause to suffer a blight
From this reading “Oh! now why will you keep plaguing me, Hal?
Identical; not different.
From this reading How many times have I told you so on this same wall?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading How many times have I told you so on this same wall?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How many times have I told you so on this same wall?
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading How many times have I told you so on this same wall?
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading How many times have I told you so on this same wall?
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading How many times have I told you so on this same wall?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Oh! now why will you keep plaguing me, Hal?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Oh! now why will you keep plaguing me, Hal?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you love me, lass?”
Chapter 3 of Black'erchief Dick by Margery Allingham holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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 3 holds 210 sentences of Black'erchief Dick, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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