Chapter 3 of Carnacki, the Ghost Finder is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Carnacki, the Ghost Finder is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'However, after dinner, I did what I could to even things up with the others. I nailed all their bets, and screwed them down hard and safe. I guess some of them are going to be hard hit, unless I lose; which I don't mean to. Well, there you have practically the whole yarn.' "'Not quite,' I told him.
Chapter 3 of Carnacki, the Ghost Finder is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 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.
plural of “bet” — the money risked on a gamble
From this reading “I nailed all their bets, and screwed them down hard and safe.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I guess some of them are going to be hard hit, unless I lose; which I don't mean to.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “I guess some of them are going to be hard hit, unless I lose; which I don't mean to.”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “I guess some of them are going to be hard hit, unless I lose; which I don't mean to.”
past form of “nail” — attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading “I nailed all their bets, and screwed them down hard and safe.”
almost; nearly
From this reading “Well, there you have practically the whole yarn.'”
past form of “screw” — have sexual intercourse with
From this reading “I nailed all their bets, and screwed them down hard and safe.”
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading “Well, there you have practically the whole yarn.'”
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.
later than; following
From this reading "'However, after dinner, I did what I could to even things up with the others.
(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 I nailed all their bets, and screwed them down hard and safe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I nailed all their bets, and screwed them down hard and safe.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I guess some of them are going to be hard hit, unless I lose; which I don't mean to.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I guess some of them are going to be hard hit, unless I lose; which I don't mean to.
plural of “bet” — the money risked on a gamble
From this reading I nailed all their bets, and screwed them down hard and safe.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "'However, after dinner, I did what I could to even things up with the others.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "'However, after dinner, I did what I could to even things up with the others.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading "'However, after dinner, I did what I could to even things up with the others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I guess some of them are going to be hard hit, unless I lose; which I don't mean to.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I nailed all their bets, and screwed them down hard and safe.
divisible by two
From this reading "'However, after dinner, I did what I could to even things up with the others.
the act of departing
From this reading I guess some of them are going to be hard hit, unless I lose; which I don't mean to.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess some of them are going to be hard hit, unless I lose; which I don't mean to.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I nailed all their bets, and screwed them down hard and safe.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, there you have practically the whole yarn.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'Not quite,' I told him.
cause to move by striking
From this reading I guess some of them are going to be hard hit, unless I lose; which I don't mean to.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading "'However, after dinner, I did what I could to even things up with the others.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'However, after dinner, I did what I could to even things up with the others.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading I guess some of them are going to be hard hit, unless I lose; which I don't mean to.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I guess some of them are going to be hard hit, unless I lose; which I don't mean to.
past form of “nail” — attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading I nailed all their bets, and screwed them down hard and safe.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "'Not quite,' I told him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I guess some of them are going to be hard hit, unless I lose; which I don't mean to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'However, after dinner, I did what I could to even things up with the others.
almost; nearly
From this reading Well, there you have practically the whole yarn.'
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "'Not quite,' I told him.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading I nailed all their bets, and screwed them down hard and safe.
past form of “screw” — have sexual intercourse with
From this reading I nailed all their bets, and screwed them down hard and safe.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I guess some of them are going to be hard hit, unless I lose; which I don't mean to.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'However, after dinner, I did what I could to even things up with the others.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I nailed all their bets, and screwed them down hard and safe.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I nailed all their bets, and screwed them down hard and safe.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Well, there you have practically the whole yarn.'
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "'However, after dinner, I did what I could to even things up with the others.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'However, after dinner, I did what I could to even things up with the others.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "'Not quite,' I told him.
except if; if not
From this reading I guess some of them are going to be hard hit, unless I lose; which I don't mean to.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "'However, after dinner, I did what I could to even things up with the others.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, there you have practically the whole yarn.'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "'However, after dinner, I did what I could to even things up with the others.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I guess some of them are going to be hard hit, unless I lose; which I don't mean to.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Well, there you have practically the whole yarn.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading "'However, after dinner, I did what I could to even things up with the others.
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading Well, there you have practically the whole yarn.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, there you have practically the whole yarn.'
Chapter 3 of Carnacki, the Ghost Finder by William Hope Hodgson holds 424 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.
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