Chapter 7 of Blind Policy is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Blind Policy is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hullo! So soon!" said the man, showing his teeth, which matched his skin. "Well, didn't I tell you so?" said Roach, importantly. "Yes, but I don't quite believe everything my clients say." "No, and you were precious uppish and hold-offish the other day," said Roach, shortly.
Chapter 7 of Blind Policy is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “client” — a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
From this reading “"Yes, but I don't quite believe everything my clients say."”
in an important way or to an important degree
From this reading “"Well, didn't I tell you so?" said Roach, importantly.”
provided with a worthy adversary or competitor
From this reading “So soon!" said the man, showing his teeth, which matched his skin.”
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading “"No, and you were precious uppish and hold-offish the other day," said Roach, shortly.”
a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead
From this reading “"Well, didn't I tell you so?" said Roach, importantly.”
for a short time
From this reading “"No, and you were precious uppish and hold-offish the other day," said Roach, shortly.”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “So soon!" said the man, showing his teeth, which matched his skin.”
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading “So soon!" said the man, showing his teeth, which matched his skin.”
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 “"No, and you were precious uppish and hold-offish the other day," said Roach, shortly.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No, and you were precious uppish and hold-offish the other day," said Roach, shortly.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Yes, but I don't quite believe everything my clients say."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, but I don't quite believe everything my clients say."
plural of “client” — a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
From this reading "Yes, but I don't quite believe everything my clients say."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "No, and you were precious uppish and hold-offish the other day," said Roach, shortly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, didn't I tell you so?" said Roach, importantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, but I don't quite believe everything my clients say."
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Yes, but I don't quite believe everything my clients say."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So soon!" said the man, showing his teeth, which matched his skin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, and you were precious uppish and hold-offish the other day," said Roach, shortly.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hullo!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, didn't I tell you so?" said Roach, importantly.
in an important way or to an important degree
From this reading "Well, didn't I tell you so?" said Roach, importantly.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading So soon!" said the man, showing his teeth, which matched his skin.
provided with a worthy adversary or competitor
From this reading So soon!" said the man, showing his teeth, which matched his skin.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, but I don't quite believe everything my clients say."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, and you were precious uppish and hold-offish the other day," said Roach, shortly.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "No, and you were precious uppish and hold-offish the other day," said Roach, shortly.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading "No, and you were precious uppish and hold-offish the other day," said Roach, shortly.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Yes, but I don't quite believe everything my clients say."
a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead
From this reading "Well, didn't I tell you so?" said Roach, importantly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading So soon!" said the man, showing his teeth, which matched his skin.
express in words
From this reading "Yes, but I don't quite believe everything my clients say."
for a short time
From this reading "No, and you were precious uppish and hold-offish the other day," said Roach, shortly.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading So soon!" said the man, showing his teeth, which matched his skin.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading So soon!" said the man, showing his teeth, which matched his skin.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So soon!" said the man, showing his teeth, which matched his skin.
in the near future
From this reading So soon!" said the man, showing his teeth, which matched his skin.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading So soon!" said the man, showing his teeth, which matched his skin.
express in words
From this reading "Well, didn't I tell you so?" said Roach, importantly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So soon!" said the man, showing his teeth, which matched his skin.
(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
From this reading "No, and you were precious uppish and hold-offish the other day," said Roach, shortly.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, didn't I tell you so?" said Roach, importantly.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "No, and you were precious uppish and hold-offish the other day," said Roach, shortly.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So soon!" said the man, showing his teeth, which matched his skin.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, but I don't quite believe everything my clients say."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, didn't I tell you so?" said Roach, importantly.
Chapter 7 of Blind Policy by George Manville Fenn holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 7 holds 430 sentences of Blind Policy, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Blind Policy by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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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