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Jimmy Drury: Candid Camera Detective
Jimmy Drury: Candid Camera Detective

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of Jimmy Drury: Candid Camera Detective is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By David O'Hara • Curated US English Learning Edition
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IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.
On the glass of the door he read:
Dr. Amos Andre, Consulting Chemist “That’s it,” Jimmie whispered.
“The very thing!
Consulting chemist.”
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Jimmy Drury: Candid Camera Detective

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of Jimmy Drury: Candid Camera Detective is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.
Line 2
On the glass of the door he read:
/ɑːn ðə ɡlæs ʌv ðə dɔːr hiː red/
Line 3
Dr. Amos Andre, Consulting Chemist “That’s it,” Jimmie whispered.
Line 4
“The very thing!
/ðə ˈveri θɪŋ/
Line 5
Consulting chemist.”
/kənˈsʌltɪŋ ˈkemɪst/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Amos noun US /ˈeɪməs/

a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet

From this reading “Dr. Amos Andre, Consulting Chemist “That’s it,” Jimmie whispered.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bubble verb US /ˈbʌbəl/

form, produce, or emit bubbles

From this reading “IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
camera noun US /ˈkæmərə/

equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)

From this reading “IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
chemist noun US /ˈkemɪst/

a scientist who specializes in chemistry

From this reading “Dr. Amos Andre, Consulting Chemist “That’s it,” Jimmie whispered.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Consulting verb US /kənˈsʌltɪŋ/

-ing form of “consult” — get or ask advice from

From this reading “Dr. Amos Andre, Consulting Chemist “That’s it,” Jimmie whispered.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lair noun US /ler/

the habitation of wild animals

From this reading “IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
package noun US /ˈpækədʒ/

a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

From this reading “IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tenth noun US /tenθ/

a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts

From this reading “IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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small package adjective + noun

In this reading “IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.”

481 times in 426,211 chapters
office building noun + noun

a building containing offices where work is done

In this reading “IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.”

567 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 44

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
AmosnounUS /ˈeɪməs/

a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet

From this reading Dr. Amos Andre, Consulting Chemist “That’s it,” Jimmie whispered.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Andre

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Dr. Amos Andre, Consulting Chemist “That’s it,” Jimmie whispered.

Pending verification
armnounUS /ɑːrm/

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BUBBLEverbUS /ˈbʌbəl/

form, produce, or emit bubbles

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
buildingnounUS /ˈbɪldɪŋ/

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cameranounUS /ˈkæmərə/

equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ChemistnounUS /ˈkemɪst/

a scientist who specializes in chemistry

From this reading Dr. Amos Andre, Consulting Chemist “That’s it,” Jimmie whispered.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ConsultingverbUS /kənˈsʌltɪŋ/

-ing form of “consult” — get or ask advice from

From this reading Dr. Amos Andre, Consulting Chemist “That’s it,” Jimmie whispered.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading On the glass of the door he read:

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
down-town

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

Pending verification
Dr

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Dr. Amos Andre, Consulting Chemist “That’s it,” Jimmie whispered.

Pending verification
floornounUS /flɔːr/

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
glassnounUS /ɡlæs/

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading On the glass of the door he read:

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading On the glass of the door he read:

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Dr. Amos Andre, Consulting Chemist “That’s it,” Jimmie whispered.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Jimmie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

Pending verification
LAIRnounUS /ler/

the habitation of wild animals

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MAN'SnounUS /mænz/

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
packagenounUS /ˈpækədʒ/

a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pocketnounUS /ˈpɑːkət/

a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
readverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading On the glass of the door he read:

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sweepings

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

Pending verification
tenthnounUS /tenθ/

a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
That's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Dr. Amos Andre, Consulting Chemist “That’s it,” Jimmie whispered.

Pending verification
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading “The very thing!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading “The very thing!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
whisperedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪspərd/

spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords

From this reading Dr. Amos Andre, Consulting Chemist “That’s it,” Jimmie whispered.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading IN THE BUBBLE MAN’S LAIR One hour later, with his small package of sweepings in his pocket and with the camera still under his arm, Jimmie found himself on the tenth floor of a down-town office building.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 17 of Jimmy Drury: Candid Camera Detective by David O'Hara holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 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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Chapter 17 holds 173 sentences of Jimmy Drury: Candid Camera Detective, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.

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