Chapter 3 of Captain Kodak is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Captain Kodak is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A lank man with a bristling red mustache came up the steps. “Is this Dr. Hartel?” asked the man. “Yes,” replied the Doctor. “I do seem to be wasting a good deal of my time out here just now.” “The chief sent me over,” said the man, “to see you about some pictures that were stolen.”
Chapter 3 of Captain Kodak is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
-ing form of “bristle” — be in a state of movement or action
From this reading “A lank man with a bristling red mustache came up the steps.”
a person who is in charge
From this reading ““The chief sent me over,” said the man, “to see you about some pictures that were stolen.””
long and thin and often limp
From this reading “A lank man with a bristling red mustache came up the steps.”
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading “A lank man with a bristling red mustache came up the steps.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading ““The chief sent me over,” said the man, “to see you about some pictures that were stolen.””
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “A lank man with a bristling red mustache came up the steps.”
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading ““The chief sent me over,” said the man, “to see you about some pictures that were stolen.””
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
From this reading ““I do seem to be wasting a good deal of my time out here just now.””
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 ““Yes,” replied the Doctor.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “A lank man with a bristling red mustache came up the steps.”
In this reading ““I do seem to be wasting a good deal of my time out here just now.””
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 A lank man with a bristling red mustache came up the steps.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The chief sent me over,” said the man, “to see you about some pictures that were stolen.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Is this Dr. Hartel?” asked the man.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I do seem to be wasting a good deal of my time out here just now.”
-ing form of “bristle” — be in a state of movement or action
From this reading A lank man with a bristling red mustache came up the steps.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A lank man with a bristling red mustache came up the steps.
a person who is in charge
From this reading “The chief sent me over,” said the man, “to see you about some pictures that were stolen.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “I do seem to be wasting a good deal of my time out here just now.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I do seem to be wasting a good deal of my time out here just now.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Yes,” replied the Doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is this Dr. Hartel?” asked the man.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “I do seem to be wasting a good deal of my time out here just now.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is this Dr. Hartel?” asked the man.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I do seem to be wasting a good deal of my time out here just now.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I do seem to be wasting a good deal of my time out here just now.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is this Dr. Hartel?” asked the man.
and nothing more
From this reading “I do seem to be wasting a good deal of my time out here just now.”
long and thin and often limp
From this reading A lank man with a bristling red mustache came up the steps.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A lank man with a bristling red mustache came up the steps.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The chief sent me over,” said the man, “to see you about some pictures that were stolen.”
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading A lank man with a bristling red mustache came up the steps.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I do seem to be wasting a good deal of my time out here just now.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I do seem to be wasting a good deal of my time out here just now.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I do seem to be wasting a good deal of my time out here just now.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I do seem to be wasting a good deal of my time out here just now.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The chief sent me over,” said the man, “to see you about some pictures that were stolen.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “The chief sent me over,” said the man, “to see you about some pictures that were stolen.”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading A lank man with a bristling red mustache came up the steps.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Yes,” replied the Doctor.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The chief sent me over,” said the man, “to see you about some pictures that were stolen.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “The chief sent me over,” said the man, “to see you about some pictures that were stolen.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “I do seem to be wasting a good deal of my time out here just now.”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “The chief sent me over,” said the man, “to see you about some pictures that were stolen.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “The chief sent me over,” said the man, “to see you about some pictures that were stolen.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading A lank man with a bristling red mustache came up the steps.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading “The chief sent me over,” said the man, “to see you about some pictures that were stolen.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The chief sent me over,” said the man, “to see you about some pictures that were stolen.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A lank man with a bristling red mustache came up the steps.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Is this Dr. Hartel?” asked the man.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “I do seem to be wasting a good deal of my time out here just now.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I do seem to be wasting a good deal of my time out here just now.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A lank man with a bristling red mustache came up the steps.
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
From this reading “I do seem to be wasting a good deal of my time out here just now.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The chief sent me over,” said the man, “to see you about some pictures that were stolen.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading A lank man with a bristling red mustache came up the steps.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” replied the Doctor.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The chief sent me over,” said the man, “to see you about some pictures that were stolen.”
Chapter 3 of Captain Kodak by Alexander Black holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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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