Chapter 17 of Jack Carstairs of the power house is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Jack Carstairs of the power house is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Carstairs went straight from the works to Dr Jameson's private house. The Doctor was seriously ill and could not be seen, so he went back to his diggings in deep thought. "Better go home and see the guv'nor before I do anything now. Oh, the fearful and wonderful British law," he thought to himself. He saw the landlady and gave notice.
Chapter 17 of Jack Carstairs of the power house is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the people of Great Britain
From this reading “Oh, the fearful and wonderful British law," he thought to himself.”
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading “Oh, the fearful and wonderful British law," he thought to himself.”
a landlord who is a woman
From this reading “He saw the landlady and gave notice.”
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading “He saw the landlady and gave notice.”
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading “Carstairs went straight from the works to Dr Jameson's private house.”
in a serious manner
From this reading “The Doctor was seriously ill and could not be seen, so he went back to his diggings in deep thought.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “Oh, the fearful and wonderful British law," he thought to himself.”
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “Carstairs went straight from the works to Dr Jameson's private house.”
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 “The Doctor was seriously ill and could not be seen, so he went back to his diggings in deep thought.”
In this reading “Carstairs went straight from the works to Dr Jameson's private house.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “The Doctor was seriously ill and could not be seen, so he went back to his diggings in deep thought.”
return home
In this reading “"Better go home and see the guv'nor before I do anything now.”
In this reading “Carstairs went straight from the works to Dr Jameson's private house.”
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
In this reading “He saw the landlady and gave notice.”
In this reading “The Doctor was seriously ill and could not be seen, so he went back to his diggings in deep thought.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Doctor was seriously ill and could not be seen, so he went back to his diggings in deep thought.
any thing at all
From this reading "Better go home and see the guv'nor before I do anything now.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The Doctor was seriously ill and could not be seen, so he went back to his diggings in deep thought.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Doctor was seriously ill and could not be seen, so he went back to his diggings in deep thought.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Better go home and see the guv'nor before I do anything now.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Better go home and see the guv'nor before I do anything now.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading Oh, the fearful and wonderful British law," he thought to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carstairs went straight from the works to Dr Jameson's private house.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Doctor was seriously ill and could not be seen, so he went back to his diggings in deep thought.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The Doctor was seriously ill and could not be seen, so he went back to his diggings in deep thought.
an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology
From this reading The Doctor was seriously ill and could not be seen, so he went back to his diggings in deep thought.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Better go home and see the guv'nor before I do anything now.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The Doctor was seriously ill and could not be seen, so he went back to his diggings in deep thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carstairs went straight from the works to Dr Jameson's private house.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading Oh, the fearful and wonderful British law," he thought to himself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Carstairs went straight from the works to Dr Jameson's private house.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He saw the landlady and gave notice.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Better go home and see the guv'nor before I do anything now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Better go home and see the guv'nor before I do anything now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Doctor was seriously ill and could not be seen, so he went back to his diggings in deep thought.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Oh, the fearful and wonderful British law," he thought to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Doctor was seriously ill and could not be seen, so he went back to his diggings in deep thought.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Better go home and see the guv'nor before I do anything now.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Carstairs went straight from the works to Dr Jameson's private house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Better go home and see the guv'nor before I do anything now.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading The Doctor was seriously ill and could not be seen, so he went back to his diggings in deep thought.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Doctor was seriously ill and could not be seen, so he went back to his diggings in deep thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carstairs went straight from the works to Dr Jameson's private house.
a landlord who is a woman
From this reading He saw the landlady and gave notice.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading Oh, the fearful and wonderful British law," he thought to himself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Doctor was seriously ill and could not be seen, so he went back to his diggings in deep thought.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading He saw the landlady and gave notice.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Better go home and see the guv'nor before I do anything now.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, the fearful and wonderful British law," he thought to himself.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Carstairs went straight from the works to Dr Jameson's private house.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw the landlady and gave notice.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Better go home and see the guv'nor before I do anything now.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The Doctor was seriously ill and could not be seen, so he went back to his diggings in deep thought.
in a serious manner
From this reading The Doctor was seriously ill and could not be seen, so he went back to his diggings in deep thought.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Doctor was seriously ill and could not be seen, so he went back to his diggings in deep thought.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Carstairs went straight from the works to Dr Jameson's private house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Carstairs went straight from the works to Dr Jameson's private house.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The Doctor was seriously ill and could not be seen, so he went back to his diggings in deep thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Carstairs went straight from the works to Dr Jameson's private house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Doctor was seriously ill and could not be seen, so he went back to his diggings in deep thought.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Carstairs went straight from the works to Dr Jameson's private house.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Oh, the fearful and wonderful British law," he thought to himself.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading Carstairs went straight from the works to Dr Jameson's private house.
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