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Chapter 14 of Following a Chance Clew is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THREE MILLIONS AT STAKE. “And I tell you they were both detectives.” “You are crazy on the subject of detectives.” Gilmore sprang to his feet with an oath and pointed around the room. “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
Chapter 14 of Following a Chance Clew is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading ““You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.””
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading ““You are crazy on the subject of detectives.””
the occurrence of a change for the worse
From this reading ““You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.””
plural of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading ““And I tell you they were both detectives.””
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “THREE MILLIONS AT STAKE.”
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “Gilmore sprang to his feet with an oath and pointed around the room.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Gilmore sprang to his feet with an oath and pointed around the room.”
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading “THREE MILLIONS AT STAKE.”
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 “THREE MILLIONS AT STAKE.”
in question or at issue
In this reading “THREE MILLIONS AT STAKE.”
In this reading ““You are crazy on the subject of detectives.””
place so as to be noticed
In this reading ““You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.””
In this reading “Gilmore sprang to his feet with an oath and pointed around the room.”
In this reading “Gilmore sprang to his feet with an oath and pointed around the room.”
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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 “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Gilmore sprang to his feet with an oath and pointed around the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And I tell you they were both detectives.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are crazy on the subject of detectives.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Gilmore sprang to his feet with an oath and pointed around the room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THREE MILLIONS AT STAKE.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
the two together, not just one
From this reading “And I tell you they were both detectives.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “You are crazy on the subject of detectives.”
the occurrence of a change for the worse
From this reading “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
plural of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “And I tell you they were both detectives.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Gilmore sprang to his feet with an oath and pointed around the room.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gilmore sprang to his feet with an oath and pointed around the room.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gilmore sprang to his feet with an oath and pointed around the room.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And I tell you they were both detectives.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading THREE MILLIONS AT STAKE.
not any; not one
From this reading “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading Gilmore sprang to his feet with an oath and pointed around the room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You are crazy on the subject of detectives.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You are crazy on the subject of detectives.”
having a point
From this reading Gilmore sprang to his feet with an oath and pointed around the room.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Gilmore sprang to his feet with an oath and pointed around the room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
in the near future
From this reading “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Gilmore sprang to his feet with an oath and pointed around the room.
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading THREE MILLIONS AT STAKE.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading “You are crazy on the subject of detectives.”
express in words
From this reading “And I tell you they were both detectives.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You are crazy on the subject of detectives.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And I tell you they were both detectives.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THREE MILLIONS AT STAKE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gilmore sprang to his feet with an oath and pointed around the room.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And I tell you they were both detectives.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gilmore sprang to his feet with an oath and pointed around the room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And I tell you they were both detectives.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ll soon be telling me that no damage has been done here,” he said, “and that the hot fight those fellows put up was all by way of amusement.”
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