Chapter 3 of In the Dead of Night is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of In the Dead of Night is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I must get some sleep,” said he. “I begin to feel a bit tired.” “Where are you stopping? Why not make a shift here, where we can keep in touch with each other.” “I’m putting up at a clean little German place down town; in fact it’s very much down town.
Chapter 3 of In the Dead of Night is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ““I begin to feel a bit tired.””
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading ““I’m putting up at a clean little German place down town; in fact it’s very much down town.”
a person of German nationality
From this reading ““I’m putting up at a clean little German place down town; in fact it’s very much down town.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading ““I’m putting up at a clean little German place down town; in fact it’s very much down town.”
make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading “Why not make a shift here, where we can keep in touch with each other.””
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading ““Where are you stopping?”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading ““I begin to feel a bit tired.””
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “Why not make a shift here, where we can keep in touch with each other.””
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 reality or actuality
In this reading ““I’m putting up at a clean little German place down town; in fact it’s very much down town.”
In this reading ““I must get some sleep,” said he.”
In this reading “Why not make a shift here, where we can keep in touch with each other.””
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 begin to feel a bit tired.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Where are you stopping?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I’m putting up at a clean little German place down town; in fact it’s very much down town.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I begin to feel a bit tired.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “I begin to feel a bit tired.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Why not make a shift here, where we can keep in touch with each other.”
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading “I’m putting up at a clean little German place down town; in fact it’s very much down town.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “I’m putting up at a clean little German place down town; in fact it’s very much down town.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Why not make a shift here, where we can keep in touch with each other.”
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “I’m putting up at a clean little German place down town; in fact it’s very much down town.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “I begin to feel a bit tired.”
a person of German nationality
From this reading “I’m putting up at a clean little German place down town; in fact it’s very much down town.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I must get some sleep,” said he.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I must get some sleep,” said he.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Why not make a shift here, where we can keep in touch with each other.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must get some sleep,” said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m putting up at a clean little German place down town; in fact it’s very much down town.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why not make a shift here, where we can keep in touch with each other.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m putting up at a clean little German place down town; in fact it’s very much down town.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Why not make a shift here, where we can keep in touch with each other.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I’m putting up at a clean little German place down town; in fact it’s very much down town.
engage in
From this reading Why not make a shift here, where we can keep in touch with each other.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “I’m putting up at a clean little German place down town; in fact it’s very much down town.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must get some sleep,” said he.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why not make a shift here, where we can keep in touch with each other.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Why not make a shift here, where we can keep in touch with each other.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “I’m putting up at a clean little German place down town; in fact it’s very much down town.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “I’m putting up at a clean little German place down town; in fact it’s very much down town.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I must get some sleep,” said he.
make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading Why not make a shift here, where we can keep in touch with each other.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “I must get some sleep,” said he.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I must get some sleep,” said he.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading “Where are you stopping?
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “I begin to feel a bit tired.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I begin to feel a bit tired.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Why not make a shift here, where we can keep in touch with each other.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “I’m putting up at a clean little German place down town; in fact it’s very much down town.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I’m putting up at a clean little German place down town; in fact it’s very much down town.
precisely as stated
From this reading “I’m putting up at a clean little German place down town; in fact it’s very much down town.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Why not make a shift here, where we can keep in touch with each other.”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where are you stopping?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why not make a shift here, where we can keep in touch with each other.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Why not make a shift here, where we can keep in touch with each other.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where are you stopping?
Chapter 3 of In the Dead of Night by John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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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