Chapter 25 of It Never Can Happen Again is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of It Never Can Happen Again is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHALLIS'S INSIPID RETURN HOME. WHAT HAD IT ALL BEEN, THIS DREAM? OLD LINKS WITH BYGONES. HOW CONFESS, AND TO WHAT? OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.
Chapter 25 of It Never Can Happen Again is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bygone” — past events to be put aside
From this reading “OLD LINKS WITH BYGONES.”
a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed)
From this reading “CHALLIS'S INSIPID RETURN HOME.”
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading “OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.”
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “HOW CONFESS, AND TO WHAT?”
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.”
lacking taste or flavor or tang
From this reading “CHALLIS'S INSIPID RETURN HOME.”
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading “OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.”
a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore
From this reading “OLD LINKS WITH BYGONES.”
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 “CHALLIS'S INSIPID RETURN HOME.”
In this reading “OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.”
In this reading “OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.”
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 OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading WHAT HAD IT ALL BEEN, THIS DREAM?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW CONFESS, AND TO WHAT?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WHAT HAD IT ALL BEEN, THIS DREAM?
plural of “bygone” — past events to be put aside
From this reading OLD LINKS WITH BYGONES.
a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed)
From this reading OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHALLIS'S INSIPID RETURN HOME.
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading HOW CONFESS, AND TO WHAT?
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading WHAT HAD IT ALL BEEN, THIS DREAM?
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.
start firing a weapon
From this reading OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHAT HAD IT ALL BEEN, THIS DREAM?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading CHALLIS'S INSIPID RETURN HOME.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW CONFESS, AND TO WHAT?
lacking taste or flavor or tang
From this reading CHALLIS'S INSIPID RETURN HOME.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHAT HAD IT ALL BEEN, THIS DREAM?
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.
a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore
From this reading OLD LINKS WITH BYGONES.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.
a form of address for a man
From this reading OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD LINKS WITH BYGONES.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading CHALLIS'S INSIPID RETURN HOME.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WHAT HAD IT ALL BEEN, THIS DREAM?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW CONFESS, AND TO WHAT?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT HAD IT ALL BEEN, THIS DREAM?
at the time that
From this reading OF A FIRE GOD GAVE FOR OTHER ENDS Mr. Challis gave Lord Felixthorpe's chauffeur half-a-sovereign when he was landed at the Station.
in the company of; together with
From this reading OLD LINKS WITH BYGONES.
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