Chapter 40 of Foul Play is here in full — 479 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 40 of Foul Play is here in full — 479 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I NETTED the fish! what fish?" "The man who forged the promissory note." "Oh, Mr. Burt!" "The same man that forged the newspaper extracts to deceive you forged the promissory note years ago, and the man who is setting spies on you is the man who forged those extracts; so we are sure to nail him. He is in the net; and very much to your credit.
Chapter 40 of Foul Play is here in full — 479 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971)
From this reading “"Oh, Mr. Burt!"”
plural of “extract” — a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
From this reading “"The same man that forged the newspaper extracts to deceive you forged the promissory note years ago, and the man who is setting spies on you is the man who forged those extracts; so we are sure to nail him.”
reproduced fraudulently
From this reading “"The man who forged the promissory note."”
attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading “"The same man that forged the newspaper extracts to deceive you forged the promissory note years ago, and the man who is setting spies on you is the man who forged those extracts; so we are sure to nail him.”
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading “He is in the net; and very much to your credit.”
having open interstices or resembling a web
From this reading “"I NETTED the fish! what fish?"”
relating to or having the character of a promise
From this reading “"The man who forged the promissory note."”
plural of “spy” — (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
From this reading “"The same man that forged the newspaper extracts to deceive you forged the promissory note years ago, and the man who is setting spies on you is the man who forged those extracts; so we are sure to nail him.”
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in the past
From this reading "The same man that forged the newspaper extracts to deceive you forged the promissory note years ago, and the man who is setting spies on you is the man who forged those extracts; so we are sure to nail him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The same man that forged the newspaper extracts to deceive you forged the promissory note years ago, and the man who is setting spies on you is the man who forged those extracts; so we are sure to nail him.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The same man that forged the newspaper extracts to deceive you forged the promissory note years ago, and the man who is setting spies on you is the man who forged those extracts; so we are sure to nail him.
English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971)
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Burt!"
approval
From this reading He is in the net; and very much to your credit.
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading "The same man that forged the newspaper extracts to deceive you forged the promissory note years ago, and the man who is setting spies on you is the man who forged those extracts; so we are sure to nail him.
plural of “extract” — a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
From this reading "The same man that forged the newspaper extracts to deceive you forged the promissory note years ago, and the man who is setting spies on you is the man who forged those extracts; so we are sure to nail him.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading "I NETTED the fish! what fish?"
reproduced fraudulently
From this reading "The man who forged the promissory note."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is in the net; and very much to your credit.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The same man that forged the newspaper extracts to deceive you forged the promissory note years ago, and the man who is setting spies on you is the man who forged those extracts; so we are sure to nail him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I NETTED the fish! what fish?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He is in the net; and very much to your credit.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The same man that forged the newspaper extracts to deceive you forged the promissory note years ago, and the man who is setting spies on you is the man who forged those extracts; so we are sure to nail him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "The man who forged the promissory note."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Burt!"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He is in the net; and very much to your credit.
attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading "The same man that forged the newspaper extracts to deceive you forged the promissory note years ago, and the man who is setting spies on you is the man who forged those extracts; so we are sure to nail him.
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading He is in the net; and very much to your credit.
having open interstices or resembling a web
From this reading "I NETTED the fish! what fish?"
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading "The same man that forged the newspaper extracts to deceive you forged the promissory note years ago, and the man who is setting spies on you is the man who forged those extracts; so we are sure to nail him.
a brief written record
From this reading "The man who forged the promissory note."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Burt!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The same man that forged the newspaper extracts to deceive you forged the promissory note years ago, and the man who is setting spies on you is the man who forged those extracts; so we are sure to nail him.
relating to or having the character of a promise
From this reading "The man who forged the promissory note."
Identical; not different.
From this reading "The same man that forged the newspaper extracts to deceive you forged the promissory note years ago, and the man who is setting spies on you is the man who forged those extracts; so we are sure to nail him.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading "The same man that forged the newspaper extracts to deceive you forged the promissory note years ago, and the man who is setting spies on you is the man who forged those extracts; so we are sure to nail him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "The same man that forged the newspaper extracts to deceive you forged the promissory note years ago, and the man who is setting spies on you is the man who forged those extracts; so we are sure to nail him.
plural of “spy” — (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
From this reading "The same man that forged the newspaper extracts to deceive you forged the promissory note years ago, and the man who is setting spies on you is the man who forged those extracts; so we are sure to nail him.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "The same man that forged the newspaper extracts to deceive you forged the promissory note years ago, and the man who is setting spies on you is the man who forged those extracts; so we are sure to nail him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The same man that forged the newspaper extracts to deceive you forged the promissory note years ago, and the man who is setting spies on you is the man who forged those extracts; so we are sure to nail him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I NETTED the fish! what fish?"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "The same man that forged the newspaper extracts to deceive you forged the promissory note years ago, and the man who is setting spies on you is the man who forged those extracts; so we are sure to nail him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The same man that forged the newspaper extracts to deceive you forged the promissory note years ago, and the man who is setting spies on you is the man who forged those extracts; so we are sure to nail him.
precisely as stated
From this reading He is in the net; and very much to your credit.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The same man that forged the newspaper extracts to deceive you forged the promissory note years ago, and the man who is setting spies on you is the man who forged those extracts; so we are sure to nail him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I NETTED the fish! what fish?"
which person or people
From this reading "The man who forged the promissory note."
a late time of life
From this reading "The same man that forged the newspaper extracts to deceive you forged the promissory note years ago, and the man who is setting spies on you is the man who forged those extracts; so we are sure to nail him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The same man that forged the newspaper extracts to deceive you forged the promissory note years ago, and the man who is setting spies on you is the man who forged those extracts; so we are sure to nail him.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He is in the net; and very much to your credit.
Chapter 40 of Foul Play by Charles Reade holds 479 sentences, grouped into 96 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 40 holds 479 sentences of Foul Play, unabridged, divided into 96 reading sections.
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