Chapter 10 of Bull-Dog Drummond is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Bull-Dog Drummond is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"As it is, I guess I’ve got to. There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night. Why is Peterson hand-in-glove with a wild-eyed, ragged-trousered crowd of revolutionaries? Can you tell me that? If so, I won’t go."
Chapter 10 of Bull-Dog Drummond is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “Why is Peterson hand-in-glove with a wild-eyed, ragged-trousered crowd of revolutionaries?”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"As it is, I guess I’ve got to.”
a message received and understood
From this reading “There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.”
plural of “revolutionary” — a radical supporter of political or social revolution
From this reading “Why is Peterson hand-in-glove with a wild-eyed, ragged-trousered crowd of revolutionaries?”
Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels (1850-1918)
From this reading “There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.”
being of use or service
From this reading “There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.”
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 “There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.”
In this reading “There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.”
In this reading “There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.”
In this reading “Why is Peterson hand-in-glove with a wild-eyed, ragged-trousered crowd of revolutionaries?”
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 Why is Peterson hand-in-glove with a wild-eyed, ragged-trousered crowd of revolutionaries?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As it is, I guess I’ve got to.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you tell me that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Why is Peterson hand-in-glove with a wild-eyed, ragged-trousered crowd of revolutionaries?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If so, I won’t go."
the act of departing
From this reading There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "As it is, I guess I’ve got to.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "As it is, I guess I’ve got to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why is Peterson hand-in-glove with a wild-eyed, ragged-trousered crowd of revolutionaries?
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "As it is, I guess I’ve got to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As it is, I guess I’ve got to.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If so, I won’t go."
a message received and understood
From this reading There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "As it is, I guess I’ve got to.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "As it is, I guess I’ve got to.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Can you tell me that?
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why is Peterson hand-in-glove with a wild-eyed, ragged-trousered crowd of revolutionaries?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why is Peterson hand-in-glove with a wild-eyed, ragged-trousered crowd of revolutionaries?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why is Peterson hand-in-glove with a wild-eyed, ragged-trousered crowd of revolutionaries?
plural of “revolutionary” — a radical supporter of political or social revolution
From this reading Why is Peterson hand-in-glove with a wild-eyed, ragged-trousered crowd of revolutionaries?
Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels (1850-1918)
From this reading There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If so, I won’t go."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.
express in words
From this reading Can you tell me that?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Can you tell me that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "As it is, I guess I’ve got to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.
being of use or service
From this reading There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why is Peterson hand-in-glove with a wild-eyed, ragged-trousered crowd of revolutionaries?
appearing extremely agitated
From this reading Why is Peterson hand-in-glove with a wild-eyed, ragged-trousered crowd of revolutionaries?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Why is Peterson hand-in-glove with a wild-eyed, ragged-trousered crowd of revolutionaries?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If so, I won’t go."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you tell me that?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading There’s something going on, young fellahs, which is big; and I can’t help thinking one might get some useful information from the meeting at the Ritz to-night.
Chapter 10 of Bull-Dog Drummond by H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile holds 419 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 10 holds 419 sentences of Bull-Dog Drummond, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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