Chapter 3 of Bodyguard is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of Bodyguard is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Half a million credits." Gorman sucked in his breath. "You're lying, of course, but I'll match that. Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me. It's worth half a million to me.
Chapter 3 of Bodyguard is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a quantity of money
From this reading “Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.”
a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)
From this reading “"Half a million credits."”
not accessible to view
From this reading “Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.”
Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)
From this reading “Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.”
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading “"You're lying, of course, but I'll match that.”
by chance
From this reading “Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “"Half a million credits."”
past form of “suck” — draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth
From this reading “Gorman sucked in his breath.”
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In this reading “Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.”
as might be expected
In this reading “"You're lying, of course, but I'll match that.”
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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 "Half a million credits."
a quantity of money
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Gorman sucked in his breath.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You're lying, of course, but I'll match that.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
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From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
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From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "You're lying, of course, but I'll match that.
a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)
From this reading "Half a million credits."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gorman sucked in his breath.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Half a million credits."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
not accessible to view
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gorman sucked in his breath.
be the source of pain
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're lying, of course, but I'll match that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gorman sucked in his breath.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's worth half a million to me.
Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading "You're lying, of course, but I'll match that.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading "You're lying, of course, but I'll match that.
by chance
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading "Half a million credits."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You're lying, of course, but I'll match that.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
in the near future
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
past form of “suck” — draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth
From this reading Gorman sucked in his breath.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You're lying, of course, but I'll match that.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's worth half a million to me.
in or at the place that
From this reading Carmody--Keats--has ten times that amount and maybe more hidden away where I can lay my hands on it as soon as I'm sure he's where he can't hurt me.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading It's worth half a million to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're lying, of course, but I'll match that.
Chapter 3 of Bodyguard by H. L. (Horace Leonard) Gold holds 461 sentences, grouped into 93 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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