Chapter 7 of Bright Ideas is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Bright Ideas is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That’s cool!" said Eves. "Don’t pay any attention to him, constable. He’s mad, or intoxicated. Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers. He got a bit ruffled, of course.
Chapter 7 of Bright Ideas is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading “"Don’t pay any attention to him, constable.”
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “"That’s cool!" said Eves.”
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading “Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.”
plural of “eve” — (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “"That’s cool!" said Eves.”
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “He’s mad, or intoxicated.”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.”
shaken into waves or undulations as by wind
From this reading “He got a bit ruffled, of course.”
do one's shopping
From this reading “Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.”
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 “Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.”
In this reading “Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.”
be restored
In this reading “Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.”
as might be expected
In this reading “He got a bit ruffled, of course.”
In this reading “"Don’t pay any attention to him, constable.”
In this reading “"Don’t pay any attention to him, constable.”
In this reading “Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.”
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 Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Don’t pay any attention to him, constable.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading "Don’t pay any attention to him, constable.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading He got a bit ruffled, of course.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading "Don’t pay any attention to him, constable.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading "That’s cool!" said Eves.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading He got a bit ruffled, of course.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don’t pay any attention to him, constable.
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.
plural of “eve” — (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading "That’s cool!" said Eves.
a boy or man
From this reading Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.
set up or found
From this reading Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He got a bit ruffled, of course.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He got a bit ruffled, of course.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s mad, or intoxicated.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don’t pay any attention to him, constable.
of great significance or value
From this reading Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading He’s mad, or intoxicated.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.
roused to anger
From this reading He’s mad, or intoxicated.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He’s mad, or intoxicated.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading "Don’t pay any attention to him, constable.
shaken into waves or undulations as by wind
From this reading He got a bit ruffled, of course.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That’s cool!" said Eves.
do one's shopping
From this reading Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That’s cool!" said Eves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don’t pay any attention to him, constable.
hard to endure
From this reading Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.
in or at the place that
From this reading Mr. Templeton had occasion to come back to the shop, and we found this fellow in the act of trying to open a drawer where Mr. Templeton keeps important papers.
Chapter 7 of Bright Ideas by Herbert Strang holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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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