Chapter 10 of In the Dead of Night — Volume 1 is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of In the Dead of Night — Volume 1 is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MASTER AND MAN. “Shall I shut the window, sir? The evening is rather cold.” It was Pierre Janvard, the body-servant of Mr. Kester St. George, who spoke. The place was a room at Park Newton, for Kester had come there on his promised visit.
Chapter 10 of In the Dead of Night — Volume 1 is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “The evening is rather cold.””
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “It was Pierre Janvard, the body-servant of Mr. Kester St. George, who spoke.”
English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)
From this reading “The place was a room at Park Newton, for Kester had come there on his promised visit.”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “The place was a room at Park Newton, for Kester had come there on his promised visit.”
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading “It was Pierre Janvard, the body-servant of Mr. Kester St. George, who spoke.”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “The place was a room at Park Newton, for Kester had come there on his promised visit.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading ““Shall I shut the window, sir?”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “The place was a room at Park Newton, for Kester had come there on his promised visit.”
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 ““Shall I shut the window, sir?”
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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 The place was a room at Park Newton, for Kester had come there on his promised visit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MASTER AND MAN.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The place was a room at Park Newton, for Kester had come there on his promised visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Pierre Janvard, the body-servant of Mr. Kester St. George, who spoke.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The evening is rather cold.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The place was a room at Park Newton, for Kester had come there on his promised visit.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The evening is rather cold.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The place was a room at Park Newton, for Kester had come there on his promised visit.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading It was Pierre Janvard, the body-servant of Mr. Kester St. George, who spoke.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The place was a room at Park Newton, for Kester had come there on his promised visit.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The place was a room at Park Newton, for Kester had come there on his promised visit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Shall I shut the window, sir?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The evening is rather cold.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Pierre Janvard, the body-servant of Mr. Kester St. George, who spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Pierre Janvard, the body-servant of Mr. Kester St. George, who spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Pierre Janvard, the body-servant of Mr. Kester St. George, who spoke.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading MASTER AND MAN.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading MASTER AND MAN.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It was Pierre Janvard, the body-servant of Mr. Kester St. George, who spoke.
English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)
From this reading The place was a room at Park Newton, for Kester had come there on his promised visit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Pierre Janvard, the body-servant of Mr. Kester St. George, who spoke.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The place was a room at Park Newton, for Kester had come there on his promised visit.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading The place was a room at Park Newton, for Kester had come there on his promised visit.
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading It was Pierre Janvard, the body-servant of Mr. Kester St. George, who spoke.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The place was a room at Park Newton, for Kester had come there on his promised visit.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading The place was a room at Park Newton, for Kester had come there on his promised visit.
on the contrary
From this reading The evening is rather cold.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The place was a room at Park Newton, for Kester had come there on his promised visit.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall I shut the window, sir?
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “Shall I shut the window, sir?
term of address for a man
From this reading “Shall I shut the window, sir?
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was Pierre Janvard, the body-servant of Mr. Kester St. George, who spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Pierre Janvard, the body-servant of Mr. Kester St. George, who spoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Shall I shut the window, sir?
in or at that place or location
From this reading The place was a room at Park Newton, for Kester had come there on his promised visit.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The place was a room at Park Newton, for Kester had come there on his promised visit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Pierre Janvard, the body-servant of Mr. Kester St. George, who spoke.
which person or people
From this reading It was Pierre Janvard, the body-servant of Mr. Kester St. George, who spoke.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading “Shall I shut the window, sir?
Chapter 10 of In the Dead of Night — Volume 1 by T. W. (Thomas Wilkinson) Speight holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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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