Chapter 19 of Diana of Kara-Kara is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of Diana of Kara-Kara is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
His servant had news for him. “Miss Ford rang you up this morning, sir.” “Oh, what had she to say?” Bobbie turned, lather brush in hand. “She only asked if you were at home.”
Chapter 19 of Diana of Kara-Kara is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 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.
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading “Bobbie turned, lather brush in hand.”
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading ““Miss Ford rang you up this morning, sir.””
the froth produced by soaps or detergents
From this reading “Bobbie turned, lather brush in hand.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading ““Miss Ford rang you up this morning, sir.””
information about recent and important events
From this reading “His servant had news for him.”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading ““Miss Ford rang you up this morning, sir.””
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “His servant had news for him.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “Bobbie turned, lather brush in hand.”
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.
a reception held in your own home
In this reading ““She only asked if you were at home.””
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.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “She only asked if you were at home.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “She only asked if you were at home.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bobbie turned, lather brush in hand.
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading Bobbie turned, lather brush in hand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His servant had news for him.
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading “Miss Ford rang you up this morning, sir.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His servant had news for him.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Bobbie turned, lather brush in hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His servant had news for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His servant had news for him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “She only asked if you were at home.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “She only asked if you were at home.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bobbie turned, lather brush in hand.
the froth produced by soaps or detergents
From this reading Bobbie turned, lather brush in hand.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Miss Ford rang you up this morning, sir.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Miss Ford rang you up this morning, sir.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading His servant had news for him.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, what had she to say?”
and nothing more
From this reading “She only asked if you were at home.”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “Miss Ford rang you up this morning, sir.”
express in words
From this reading “Oh, what had she to say?”
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading His servant had news for him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, what had she to say?”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Miss Ford rang you up this morning, sir.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Miss Ford rang you up this morning, sir.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, what had she to say?”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Bobbie turned, lather brush in hand.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Miss Ford rang you up this morning, sir.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “She only asked if you were at home.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Oh, what had she to say?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Miss Ford rang you up this morning, sir.”
Chapter 19 of Diana of Kara-Kara by Edgar Wallace holds 475 sentences, grouped into 95 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 19 holds 475 sentences of Diana of Kara-Kara, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Diana of Kara-Kara by Edgar Wallace exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 475 sentences, grouped into 95 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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