Chapter 9 of Driven to bay, Vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Driven to bay, Vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR FOWLER. ‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause. ‘You are right. I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred. And now look here, my boy.
Chapter 9 of Driven to bay, Vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading “I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.”
United States writer remembered for his novels (1904-1979)
From this reading “‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.”
English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933)
From this reading “MR FOWLER.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.”
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading “I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.”
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading “I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.”
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.”
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.
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
In this reading “I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.”
In this reading “I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.”
In this reading “‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.”
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 ‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.
later than; following
From this reading ‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.
a youthful male person
From this reading And now look here, my boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
without stop or interruption
From this reading ‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading ‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.
apart from; not including
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
United States writer remembered for his novels (1904-1979)
From this reading ‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933)
From this reading MR FOWLER.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And now look here, my boy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading And now look here, my boy.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR FOWLER.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And now look here, my boy.
not any; not one
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now look here, my boy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading ‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
precisely, exactly
From this reading ‘You are right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
express a supposition
From this reading ‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
Chapter 9 of Driven to bay, Vol. 3 (of 3) by Florence Marryat holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 9 holds 133 sentences of Driven to bay, Vol. 3 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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