Chapter 2 of Bull-Dog Drummond is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Bull-Dog Drummond is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But I read it this morning, and it’s just possible, X10, just possible, that you mean it. And if you do, you’re the man I want. I can offer you excitement and probably crime. "I’m up against it, X10. For a girl I’ve bitten off rather more than I can chew.
Chapter 2 of Bull-Dog Drummond is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “bite” — to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading “For a girl I’ve bitten off rather more than I can chew.”
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
From this reading “For a girl I’ve bitten off rather more than I can chew.”
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading “I can offer you excitement and probably crime.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “I can offer you excitement and probably crime.”
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “I can offer you excitement and probably crime.”
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “But I read it this morning, and it’s just possible, X10, just possible, that you mean it.”
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “I can offer you excitement and probably crime.”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “But I read it this morning, and it’s just possible, X10, just possible, that you mean it.”
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bite off with a quick bite
In this reading “For a girl I’ve bitten off rather more than I can chew.”
In this reading “For a girl I’ve bitten off rather more than I can chew.”
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From this reading But I read it this morning, and it’s just possible, X10, just possible, that you mean it.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a girl I’ve bitten off rather more than I can chew.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "I’m up against it, X10.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But I read it this morning, and it’s just possible, X10, just possible, that you mean it.
inflected form of “bite” — to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading For a girl I’ve bitten off rather more than I can chew.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I read it this morning, and it’s just possible, X10, just possible, that you mean it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can offer you excitement and probably crime.
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
From this reading For a girl I’ve bitten off rather more than I can chew.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading I can offer you excitement and probably crime.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And if you do, you’re the man I want.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading I can offer you excitement and probably crime.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a girl I’ve bitten off rather more than I can chew.
a young female
From this reading For a girl I’ve bitten off rather more than I can chew.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I read it this morning, and it’s just possible, X10, just possible, that you mean it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I’m up against it, X10.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a girl I’ve bitten off rather more than I can chew.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if you do, you’re the man I want.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I read it this morning, and it’s just possible, X10, just possible, that you mean it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I read it this morning, and it’s just possible, X10, just possible, that you mean it.
and nothing more
From this reading But I read it this morning, and it’s just possible, X10, just possible, that you mean it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And if you do, you’re the man I want.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading But I read it this morning, and it’s just possible, X10, just possible, that you mean it.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading For a girl I’ve bitten off rather more than I can chew.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading But I read it this morning, and it’s just possible, X10, just possible, that you mean it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading For a girl I’ve bitten off rather more than I can chew.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading I can offer you excitement and probably crime.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading But I read it this morning, and it’s just possible, X10, just possible, that you mean it.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading I can offer you excitement and probably crime.
on the contrary
From this reading For a girl I’ve bitten off rather more than I can chew.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading But I read it this morning, and it’s just possible, X10, just possible, that you mean it.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For a girl I’ve bitten off rather more than I can chew.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I read it this morning, and it’s just possible, X10, just possible, that you mean it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And if you do, you’re the man I want.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But I read it this morning, and it’s just possible, X10, just possible, that you mean it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I’m up against it, X10.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading And if you do, you’re the man I want.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading But I read it this morning, and it’s just possible, X10, just possible, that you mean it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I read it this morning, and it’s just possible, X10, just possible, that you mean it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And if you do, you’re the man I want.
Chapter 2 of Bull-Dog Drummond by H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 2 holds 421 sentences of Bull-Dog Drummond, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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