Chapter 17 of For the Allinson Honor is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of For the Allinson Honor is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GAP IN THE RIDGE The scanty supper was finished before the three men held a council. "We'll have another search in the morning, but you can take it for granted that there's no cache here," Carnally said grimly. "Could Mappin have made a mistake about the place?" Graham suggested. "No, sir!
Chapter 17 of For the Allinson Honor is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
From this reading “"We'll have another search in the morning, but you can take it for granted that there's no cache here," Carnally said grimly.”
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading “THE GAP IN THE RIDGE The scanty supper was finished before the three men held a council.”
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading “THE GAP IN THE RIDGE The scanty supper was finished before the three men held a council.”
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading “Graham suggested.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “"We'll have another search in the morning, but you can take it for granted that there's no cache here," Carnally said grimly.”
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading “"We'll have another search in the morning, but you can take it for granted that there's no cache here," Carnally said grimly.”
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading “THE GAP IN THE RIDGE The scanty supper was finished before the three men held a council.”
lacking in magnitude or quantity
From this reading “THE GAP IN THE RIDGE The scanty supper was finished before the three men held a council.”
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 “THE GAP IN THE RIDGE The scanty supper was finished before the three men held a council.”
In this reading “"We'll have another search in the morning, but you can take it for granted that there's no cache here," Carnally said grimly.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE GAP IN THE RIDGE The scanty supper was finished before the three men held a council.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Could Mappin have made a mistake about the place?"
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "We'll have another search in the morning, but you can take it for granted that there's no cache here," Carnally said grimly.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE GAP IN THE RIDGE The scanty supper was finished before the three men held a council.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "We'll have another search in the morning, but you can take it for granted that there's no cache here," Carnally said grimly.
a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
From this reading "We'll have another search in the morning, but you can take it for granted that there's no cache here," Carnally said grimly.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "We'll have another search in the morning, but you can take it for granted that there's no cache here," Carnally said grimly.
in a carnal manner
From this reading "We'll have another search in the morning, but you can take it for granted that there's no cache here," Carnally said grimly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Could Mappin have made a mistake about the place?"
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading THE GAP IN THE RIDGE The scanty supper was finished before the three men held a council.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading THE GAP IN THE RIDGE The scanty supper was finished before the three men held a council.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We'll have another search in the morning, but you can take it for granted that there's no cache here," Carnally said grimly.
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading THE GAP IN THE RIDGE The scanty supper was finished before the three men held a council.
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading Graham suggested.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "We'll have another search in the morning, but you can take it for granted that there's no cache here," Carnally said grimly.
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading "We'll have another search in the morning, but you can take it for granted that there's no cache here," Carnally said grimly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We'll have another search in the morning, but you can take it for granted that there's no cache here," Carnally said grimly.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading THE GAP IN THE RIDGE The scanty supper was finished before the three men held a council.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "We'll have another search in the morning, but you can take it for granted that there's no cache here," Carnally said grimly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GAP IN THE RIDGE The scanty supper was finished before the three men held a council.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We'll have another search in the morning, but you can take it for granted that there's no cache here," Carnally said grimly.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Could Mappin have made a mistake about the place?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Could Mappin have made a mistake about the place?"
the force of workers available
From this reading THE GAP IN THE RIDGE The scanty supper was finished before the three men held a council.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "Could Mappin have made a mistake about the place?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "We'll have another search in the morning, but you can take it for granted that there's no cache here," Carnally said grimly.
not any; not one
From this reading "We'll have another search in the morning, but you can take it for granted that there's no cache here," Carnally said grimly.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Could Mappin have made a mistake about the place?"
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading THE GAP IN THE RIDGE The scanty supper was finished before the three men held a council.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We'll have another search in the morning, but you can take it for granted that there's no cache here," Carnally said grimly.
lacking in magnitude or quantity
From this reading THE GAP IN THE RIDGE The scanty supper was finished before the three men held a council.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading "We'll have another search in the morning, but you can take it for granted that there's no cache here," Carnally said grimly.
term of address for a man
From this reading "No, sir!
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Graham suggested.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading THE GAP IN THE RIDGE The scanty supper was finished before the three men held a council.
carry out
From this reading "We'll have another search in the morning, but you can take it for granted that there's no cache here," Carnally said grimly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We'll have another search in the morning, but you can take it for granted that there's no cache here," Carnally said grimly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GAP IN THE RIDGE The scanty supper was finished before the three men held a council.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll have another search in the morning, but you can take it for granted that there's no cache here," Carnally said grimly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE GAP IN THE RIDGE The scanty supper was finished before the three men held a council.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GAP IN THE RIDGE The scanty supper was finished before the three men held a council.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll have another search in the morning, but you can take it for granted that there's no cache here," Carnally said grimly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We'll have another search in the morning, but you can take it for granted that there's no cache here," Carnally said grimly.
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