Chapter 7 of Silver Blaze is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Silver Blaze is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes. “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.” “These are the records of your early work, then?” I asked. “I have often wished that I had notes of those cases.”
Chapter 7 of Silver Blaze is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading ““I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.””
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading ““There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.”
naughtily or annoyingly playful
From this reading ““There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.”
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading ““I have often wished that I had notes of those cases.””
cause to move by pulling
From this reading ““I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.””
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading ““I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.””
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading ““These are the records of your early work, then?””
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading ““There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.”
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(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 think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “These are the records of your early work, then?”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have often wished that I had notes of those cases.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
naughtily or annoyingly playful
From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading “I have often wished that I had notes of those cases.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
many times at short intervals
From this reading “I have often wished that I had notes of those cases.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading “These are the records of your early work, then?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “These are the records of your early work, then?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “These are the records of your early work, then?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These are the records of your early work, then?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “I have often wished that I had notes of those cases.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I have often wished that I had notes of those cases.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “These are the records of your early work, then?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “These are the records of your early work, then?”
Chapter 7 of Silver Blaze by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 7 holds 412 sentences of Silver Blaze, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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