Chapter 10 of Ghost Beyond the Gate is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Ghost Beyond the Gate is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"So you admit you've been doing an illegal business?" "Maybe," said Sam, watching Mr. Parker craftily. "But what's it to you? I take it you're not a government agent?" "I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."
Chapter 10 of Ghost Beyond the Gate is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading “I take it you're not a government agent?"”
the act of breaking something
From this reading “"I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."”
the act of making something clean
From this reading “"I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."”
an association of criminals
From this reading “"I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."”
prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
From this reading “"So you admit you've been doing an illegal business?"”
plural of “leech” — carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
From this reading “"I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."”
United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading “"Maybe," said Sam, watching Mr. Parker craftily.”
plural of “tire” — hoop that covers a wheel
From this reading “"I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."”
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 “"I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."”
a representative or official of a government or administrative department of a government
In this reading “I take it you're not a government agent?"”
In this reading “"I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."”
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 take it you're not a government agent?"
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading "So you admit you've been doing an illegal business?"
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading I take it you're not a government agent?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "So you admit you've been doing an illegal business?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "So you admit you've been doing an illegal business?"
the act of breaking something
From this reading "I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "So you admit you've been doing an illegal business?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But what's it to you?
the act of making something clean
From this reading "I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."
in an artful manner
From this reading "Maybe," said Sam, watching Mr. Parker craftily.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "So you admit you've been doing an illegal business?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."
an association of criminals
From this reading "I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading I take it you're not a government agent?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I take it you're not a government agent?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."
prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
From this reading "So you admit you've been doing an illegal business?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading "I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But what's it to you?
plural of “leech” — carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
From this reading "I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."
by chance
From this reading "Maybe," said Sam, watching Mr. Parker craftily.
the force of workers available
From this reading "I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Maybe," said Sam, watching Mr. Parker craftily.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I take it you're not a government agent?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."
United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading "Maybe," said Sam, watching Mr. Parker craftily.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading "I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Maybe," said Sam, watching Mr. Parker craftily.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Maybe," said Sam, watching Mr. Parker craftily.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you admit you've been doing an illegal business?"
carry out
From this reading I take it you're not a government agent?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."
plural of “tire” — hoop that covers a wheel
From this reading "I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But what's it to you?
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading "Maybe," said Sam, watching Mr. Parker craftily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But what's it to you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm interested in breaking up a gang of leeches--the men who've been cleaning this town of tires for the past three months."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you admit you've been doing an illegal business?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I take it you're not a government agent?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So you admit you've been doing an illegal business?"
Chapter 10 of Ghost Beyond the Gate by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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