Chapter 3 of Greensea Island: A Mystery of the Essex Coast is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Greensea Island: A Mystery of the Essex Coast is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I should say thank you," I replied promptly. "It's rather a lukewarm sort of a phrase, but I can't think of anything better for the moment." He pressed a small electric bell in the wall beside him. "No need for thanks," he repeated. "I shouldn't suggest it if it wasn't a perfectly sound investment from my point of view.
Chapter 3 of Greensea Island: A Mystery of the Essex Coast is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading “He pressed a small electric bell in the wall beside him.”
the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
From this reading “"I shouldn't suggest it if it wasn't a perfectly sound investment from my point of view.”
moderately warm
From this reading “"It's rather a lukewarm sort of a phrase, but I can't think of anything better for the moment."”
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading “"It's rather a lukewarm sort of a phrase, but I can't think of anything better for the moment."”
compacted by ironing
From this reading “He pressed a small electric bell in the wall beside him.”
with little or no delay
From this reading “"I should say thank you," I replied promptly.”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"I shouldn't suggest it if it wasn't a perfectly sound investment from my point of view.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “"No need for thanks," he repeated.”
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.
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a bell activated by the magnetic effect of an electric current
In this reading “He pressed a small electric bell in the wall beside him.”
temporarily
In this reading “"It's rather a lukewarm sort of a phrase, but I can't think of anything better for the moment."”
In this reading “"I should say thank you," I replied promptly.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “"It's rather a lukewarm sort of a phrase, but I can't think of anything better for the moment."”
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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 "It's rather a lukewarm sort of a phrase, but I can't think of anything better for the moment."
any thing at all
From this reading "It's rather a lukewarm sort of a phrase, but I can't think of anything better for the moment."
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading He pressed a small electric bell in the wall beside him.
next to; at the side of
From this reading He pressed a small electric bell in the wall beside him.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "It's rather a lukewarm sort of a phrase, but I can't think of anything better for the moment."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It's rather a lukewarm sort of a phrase, but I can't think of anything better for the moment."
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From this reading "It's rather a lukewarm sort of a phrase, but I can't think of anything better for the moment."
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading He pressed a small electric bell in the wall beside him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It's rather a lukewarm sort of a phrase, but I can't think of anything better for the moment."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I shouldn't suggest it if it wasn't a perfectly sound investment from my point of view.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pressed a small electric bell in the wall beside him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He pressed a small electric bell in the wall beside him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should say thank you," I replied promptly.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I shouldn't suggest it if it wasn't a perfectly sound investment from my point of view.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He pressed a small electric bell in the wall beside him.
the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
From this reading "I shouldn't suggest it if it wasn't a perfectly sound investment from my point of view.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I shouldn't suggest it if it wasn't a perfectly sound investment from my point of view.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's rather a lukewarm sort of a phrase, but I can't think of anything better for the moment."
moderately warm
From this reading "It's rather a lukewarm sort of a phrase, but I can't think of anything better for the moment."
a particular point in time
From this reading "It's rather a lukewarm sort of a phrase, but I can't think of anything better for the moment."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I shouldn't suggest it if it wasn't a perfectly sound investment from my point of view.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "No need for thanks," he repeated.
not any; not one
From this reading "No need for thanks," he repeated.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's rather a lukewarm sort of a phrase, but I can't think of anything better for the moment."
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "I shouldn't suggest it if it wasn't a perfectly sound investment from my point of view.
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading "It's rather a lukewarm sort of a phrase, but I can't think of anything better for the moment."
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "I shouldn't suggest it if it wasn't a perfectly sound investment from my point of view.
compacted by ironing
From this reading He pressed a small electric bell in the wall beside him.
with little or no delay
From this reading "I should say thank you," I replied promptly.
on the contrary
From this reading "It's rather a lukewarm sort of a phrase, but I can't think of anything better for the moment."
recurring again and again
From this reading "No need for thanks," he repeated.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I should say thank you," I replied promptly.
express in words
From this reading "I should say thank you," I replied promptly.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should say thank you," I replied promptly.
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From this reading "I shouldn't suggest it if it wasn't a perfectly sound investment from my point of view.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He pressed a small electric bell in the wall beside him.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "It's rather a lukewarm sort of a phrase, but I can't think of anything better for the moment."
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "I shouldn't suggest it if it wasn't a perfectly sound investment from my point of view.
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "I shouldn't suggest it if it wasn't a perfectly sound investment from my point of view.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "I should say thank you," I replied promptly.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading "No need for thanks," he repeated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's rather a lukewarm sort of a phrase, but I can't think of anything better for the moment."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "It's rather a lukewarm sort of a phrase, but I can't think of anything better for the moment."
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading "I shouldn't suggest it if it wasn't a perfectly sound investment from my point of view.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading He pressed a small electric bell in the wall beside him.
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From this reading "I shouldn't suggest it if it wasn't a perfectly sound investment from my point of view.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I should say thank you," I replied promptly.
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