Chapter 5 of Captain Kodak is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Captain Kodak is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What kind of a camera is yours?” asked McConnell. “Just a plain Detective, I suppose,” interposed Allan, laughing. “It’s a Dashaway,” said Dobbs. “I got it through a pard of mine here in New York. He says it’s a good one.
Chapter 5 of Captain Kodak is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading ““What kind of a camera is yours?” asked McConnell.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading ““Just a plain Detective, I suppose,” interposed Allan, laughing.”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading ““Just a plain Detective, I suppose,” interposed Allan, laughing.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ““I got it through a pard of mine here in New York.”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading ““Just a plain Detective, I suppose,” interposed Allan, laughing.”
express a supposition
From this reading ““Just a plain Detective, I suppose,” interposed Allan, laughing.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading ““I got it through a pard of mine here in New York.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading ““What kind of a camera is yours?” asked McConnell.”
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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 “What kind of a camera is yours?” asked McConnell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Just a plain Detective, I suppose,” interposed Allan, laughing.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What kind of a camera is yours?” asked McConnell.
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading “What kind of a camera is yours?” asked McConnell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s a Dashaway,” said Dobbs.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “Just a plain Detective, I suppose,” interposed Allan, laughing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s a Dashaway,” said Dobbs.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He says it’s a good one.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I got it through a pard of mine here in New York.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He says it’s a good one.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I got it through a pard of mine here in New York.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Just a plain Detective, I suppose,” interposed Allan, laughing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I got it through a pard of mine here in New York.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Just a plain Detective, I suppose,” interposed Allan, laughing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What kind of a camera is yours?” asked McConnell.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I got it through a pard of mine here in New York.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s a Dashaway,” said Dobbs.
and nothing more
From this reading “Just a plain Detective, I suppose,” interposed Allan, laughing.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “What kind of a camera is yours?” asked McConnell.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “Just a plain Detective, I suppose,” interposed Allan, laughing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What kind of a camera is yours?” asked McConnell.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I got it through a pard of mine here in New York.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “I got it through a pard of mine here in New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What kind of a camera is yours?” asked McConnell.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He says it’s a good one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I got it through a pard of mine here in New York.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “Just a plain Detective, I suppose,” interposed Allan, laughing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It’s a Dashaway,” said Dobbs.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading He says it’s a good one.
express a supposition
From this reading “Just a plain Detective, I suppose,” interposed Allan, laughing.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “I got it through a pard of mine here in New York.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What kind of a camera is yours?” asked McConnell.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “I got it through a pard of mine here in New York.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “What kind of a camera is yours?” asked McConnell.
Chapter 5 of Captain Kodak by Alexander Black holds 417 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 5 holds 417 sentences of Captain Kodak, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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