Chapter 9 of Blind Policy is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Blind Policy is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Armed?" "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools. If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me." "Oh, surely not!" "Humph!
Chapter 9 of Blind Policy is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading “"Armed?"”
-ing form of “burgle” — commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling
From this reading “"Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.”
having lost your job
From this reading “If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."”
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “"Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “"Oh, surely not!"”
plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading “"Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.”
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading “"Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.”
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.
find unexpectedly
In this reading “If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at 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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading "Armed?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
-ing form of “burgle” — commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling
From this reading "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
having lost your job
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Humph!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, surely not!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, surely not!"
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.
cut with a saw
From this reading "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Oh, surely not!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.
Chapter 9 of Blind Policy by George Manville Fenn holds 417 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 9 holds 417 sentences of Blind Policy, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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