Chapter 11 of If Winter Don't A.B.C.D.E.F. Notsomuchinson is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of If Winter Don't A.B.C.D.E.F. Notsomuchinson is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Luke knocked at the door of Mr. Diggle's room, and entered. "I'm back," he said. "Been lunching with a man. Can I have a partnership?" "Not to-day, Mr. Sharper," said Diggle.
Chapter 11 of If Winter Don't A.B.C.D.E.F. Notsomuchinson is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Luke knocked at the door of Mr. Diggle's room, and entered.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “Luke knocked at the door of Mr. Diggle's room, and entered.”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “Luke knocked at the door of Mr. Diggle's room, and entered.”
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading “Luke knocked at the door of Mr. Diggle's room, and entered.”
the act of eating lunch
From this reading “"Been lunching with a man.”
the members of a business venture created by contract
From this reading “Can I have a partnership?"”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “Luke knocked at the door of Mr. Diggle's room, and entered.”
a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
From this reading “"Not to-day, Mr. Sharper," said Diggle.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Been lunching with a man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Luke knocked at the door of Mr. Diggle's room, and entered.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Luke knocked at the door of Mr. Diggle's room, and entered.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I'm back," he said.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Been lunching with a man.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can I have a partnership?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not to-day, Mr. Sharper," said Diggle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Luke knocked at the door of Mr. Diggle's room, and entered.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Luke knocked at the door of Mr. Diggle's room, and entered.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Luke knocked at the door of Mr. Diggle's room, and entered.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Can I have a partnership?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'm back," he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Can I have a partnership?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm back," he said.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Luke knocked at the door of Mr. Diggle's room, and entered.
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading Luke knocked at the door of Mr. Diggle's room, and entered.
the act of eating lunch
From this reading "Been lunching with a man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Been lunching with a man.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Luke knocked at the door of Mr. Diggle's room, and entered.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not to-day, Mr. Sharper," said Diggle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Luke knocked at the door of Mr. Diggle's room, and entered.
the members of a business venture created by contract
From this reading Can I have a partnership?"
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Luke knocked at the door of Mr. Diggle's room, and entered.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm back," he said.
a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
From this reading "Not to-day, Mr. Sharper," said Diggle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Luke knocked at the door of Mr. Diggle's room, and entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not to-day, Mr. Sharper," said Diggle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Been lunching with a man.
Chapter 11 of If Winter Don't A.B.C.D.E.F. Notsomuchinson by Barry Pain holds 63 sentences, grouped into 13 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.
Chapter 11 holds 63 sentences of If Winter Don't A.B.C.D.E.F. Notsomuchinson, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of If Winter Don't A.B.C.D.E.F. Notsomuchinson by Barry Pain exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 63 sentences, grouped into 13 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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