Chapter 23 of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 23 of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_CAPTIVES_ “Say, what is this?” Doyle demanded in an angry voice. “Put up your hands,” the chauffeur ordered again. “Don’t try any clever business or I’ll let you have it! Now get out of the car!”
Chapter 23 of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “Doyle demanded in an angry voice.”
plural of “captive” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Now get out of the car!””
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading ““Put up your hands,” the chauffeur ordered again.”
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading ““Don’t try any clever business or I’ll let you have it!”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Doyle demanded in an angry voice.”
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading ““Put up your hands,” the chauffeur ordered again.”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading ““Don’t try any clever business or I’ll let you have it!”
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.
In this reading “Doyle demanded in an angry voice.”
place so as to be noticed
In this reading ““Put up your hands,” the chauffeur ordered again.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “Now get out of the car!””
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.
anew
From this reading “Put up your hands,” the chauffeur ordered again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Doyle demanded in an angry voice.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Doyle demanded in an angry voice.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Don’t try any clever business or I’ll let you have it!
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “Don’t try any clever business or I’ll let you have it!
plural of “captive” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading _CAPTIVES_ “Say, what is this?”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Now get out of the car!”
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading “Put up your hands,” the chauffeur ordered again.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “Don’t try any clever business or I’ll let you have it!
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Doyle demanded in an angry voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t try any clever business or I’ll let you have it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doyle demanded in an angry voice.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Now get out of the car!”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “Put up your hands,” the chauffeur ordered again.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Don’t try any clever business or I’ll let you have it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t try any clever business or I’ll let you have it!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Doyle demanded in an angry voice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _CAPTIVES_ “Say, what is this?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Don’t try any clever business or I’ll let you have it!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Don’t try any clever business or I’ll let you have it!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now get out of the car!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now get out of the car!”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Don’t try any clever business or I’ll let you have it!
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading “Put up your hands,” the chauffeur ordered again.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Now get out of the car!”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Put up your hands,” the chauffeur ordered again.
express in words
From this reading _CAPTIVES_ “Say, what is this?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Put up your hands,” the chauffeur ordered again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _CAPTIVES_ “Say, what is this?”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “Don’t try any clever business or I’ll let you have it!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Put up your hands,” the chauffeur ordered again.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Doyle demanded in an angry voice.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _CAPTIVES_ “Say, what is this?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t try any clever business or I’ll let you have it!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Put up your hands,” the chauffeur ordered again.
Chapter 23 of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk by Frank Bell holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 23 holds 139 sentences of Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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