Chapter 1 of Call Him Nemesis is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Call Him Nemesis is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Criminals, beware; the Scorpion is on your trail! Hoodlums fear his fury--and, for that matter, so do the cops! The man with the handkerchief mask said, "All right, everybody, keep tight. This is a holdup." There were twelve people in the bank.
Chapter 1 of Call Him Nemesis is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/96 · 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.
be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
From this reading “Criminals, beware; the Scorpion is on your trail!”
plural of “cop” — uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
From this reading “Hoodlums fear his fury--and, for that matter, so do the cops!”
plural of “criminal” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading “Criminals, beware; the Scorpion is on your trail!”
robbery at gunpoint
From this reading “This is a holdup."”
plural of “hoodlum” — an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading “Hoodlums fear his fury--and, for that matter, so do the cops!”
hide under a false appearance
From this reading “The man with the handkerchief mask said, "All right, everybody, keep tight.”
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
From this reading “Criminals, beware; the Scorpion is on your trail!”
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading “The man with the handkerchief mask said, "All right, everybody, keep tight.”
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.
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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 This is a holdup."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The man with the handkerchief mask said, "All right, everybody, keep tight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hoodlums fear his fury--and, for that matter, so do the cops!
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading There were twelve people in the bank.
be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
From this reading Criminals, beware; the Scorpion is on your trail!
plural of “cop” — uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
From this reading Hoodlums fear his fury--and, for that matter, so do the cops!
plural of “criminal” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading Criminals, beware; the Scorpion is on your trail!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Hoodlums fear his fury--and, for that matter, so do the cops!
every person
From this reading The man with the handkerchief mask said, "All right, everybody, keep tight.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Hoodlums fear his fury--and, for that matter, so do the cops!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hoodlums fear his fury--and, for that matter, so do the cops!
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Hoodlums fear his fury--and, for that matter, so do the cops!
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading The man with the handkerchief mask said, "All right, everybody, keep tight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hoodlums fear his fury--and, for that matter, so do the cops!
robbery at gunpoint
From this reading This is a holdup."
plural of “hoodlum” — an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading Hoodlums fear his fury--and, for that matter, so do the cops!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were twelve people in the bank.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Criminals, beware; the Scorpion is on your trail!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The man with the handkerchief mask said, "All right, everybody, keep tight.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man with the handkerchief mask said, "All right, everybody, keep tight.
hide under a false appearance
From this reading The man with the handkerchief mask said, "All right, everybody, keep tight.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Hoodlums fear his fury--and, for that matter, so do the cops!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Criminals, beware; the Scorpion is on your trail!
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There were twelve people in the bank.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The man with the handkerchief mask said, "All right, everybody, keep tight.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The man with the handkerchief mask said, "All right, everybody, keep tight.
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
From this reading Criminals, beware; the Scorpion is on your trail!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Hoodlums fear his fury--and, for that matter, so do the cops!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hoodlums fear his fury--and, for that matter, so do the cops!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Criminals, beware; the Scorpion is on your trail!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were twelve people in the bank.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a holdup."
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading The man with the handkerchief mask said, "All right, everybody, keep tight.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Criminals, beware; the Scorpion is on your trail!
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading There were twelve people in the bank.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were twelve people in the bank.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The man with the handkerchief mask said, "All right, everybody, keep tight.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Criminals, beware; the Scorpion is on your trail!
Chapter 1 of Call Him Nemesis by Donald E. Westlake holds 481 sentences, grouped into 97 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 1 holds 481 sentences of Call Him Nemesis, unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
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