Chapter 4 of In the Dead of Night — Volume 3 is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of In the Dead of Night — Volume 3 is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KNOCKLEY HOLT. About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote. The Squire would have him there. It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society. Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
Chapter 4 of In the Dead of Night — Volume 3 is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.”
unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval
From this reading “Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.”
something that is lost
From this reading “Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.”
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading “It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.”
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading “The Squire would have him there.”
male cat
From this reading “About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
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 reception held in your own home
In this reading “Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.
unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.
one or the other of two
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
set up or found
From this reading About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
the act of departing
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Squire would have him there.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Squire would have him there.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KNOCKLEY HOLT.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KNOCKLEY HOLT.
something that is lost
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
many times at short intervals
From this reading About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading The Squire would have him there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Squire would have him there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Squire would have him there.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.
male cat
From this reading About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.
precisely as stated
From this reading About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Squire would have him there.
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