Chapter 6 of John Dene of Toronto: A Comedy of Whitehall is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of John Dene of Toronto: A Comedy of Whitehall is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOHN DENE LEAVES WHITEHALL I "Come," shouted John Dene irritably. The door opened and Mr. Blair entered. John Dene swung round from his table and glared at him angrily. "I tried to telephone," began Mr. Blair. "Well, you can't," snapped John Dene, "receiver's off.
Chapter 6 of John Dene of Toronto: A Comedy of Whitehall is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anger
From this reading “John Dene swung round from his table and glared at him angrily.”
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading “The door opened and Mr. Blair entered.”
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading “John Dene swung round from his table and glared at him angrily.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “JOHN DENE LEAVES WHITEHALL I "Come," shouted John Dene irritably.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “"Well, you can't," snapped John Dene, "receiver's off.”
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading “John Dene swung round from his table and glared at him angrily.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “"I tried to telephone," began Mr. Blair.”
a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices
From this reading “JOHN DENE LEAVES WHITEHALL I "Come," shouted John Dene irritably.”
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 “John Dene swung round from his table and glared at him angrily.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The door opened and Mr. Blair entered.
with anger
From this reading John Dene swung round from his table and glared at him angrily.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading John Dene swung round from his table and glared at him angrily.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "I tried to telephone," began Mr. Blair.
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading The door opened and Mr. Blair entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, you can't," snapped John Dene, "receiver's off.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading JOHN DENE LEAVES WHITEHALL I "Come," shouted John Dene irritably.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHN DENE LEAVES WHITEHALL I "Come," shouted John Dene irritably.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door opened and Mr. Blair entered.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The door opened and Mr. Blair entered.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading John Dene swung round from his table and glared at him angrily.
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading John Dene swung round from his table and glared at him angrily.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading John Dene swung round from his table and glared at him angrily.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John Dene swung round from his table and glared at him angrily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JOHN DENE LEAVES WHITEHALL I "Come," shouted John Dene irritably.
in a petulant manner
From this reading JOHN DENE LEAVES WHITEHALL I "Come," shouted John Dene irritably.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN DENE LEAVES WHITEHALL I "Come," shouted John Dene irritably.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading JOHN DENE LEAVES WHITEHALL I "Come," shouted John Dene irritably.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The door opened and Mr. Blair entered.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Well, you can't," snapped John Dene, "receiver's off.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The door opened and Mr. Blair entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, you can't," snapped John Dene, "receiver's off.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading John Dene swung round from his table and glared at him angrily.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading JOHN DENE LEAVES WHITEHALL I "Come," shouted John Dene irritably.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading "Well, you can't," snapped John Dene, "receiver's off.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading John Dene swung round from his table and glared at him angrily.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading John Dene swung round from his table and glared at him angrily.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading "I tried to telephone," began Mr. Blair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The door opened and Mr. Blair entered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I tried to telephone," began Mr. Blair.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "I tried to telephone," began Mr. Blair.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, you can't," snapped John Dene, "receiver's off.
a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices
From this reading JOHN DENE LEAVES WHITEHALL I "Come," shouted John Dene irritably.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, you can't," snapped John Dene, "receiver's off.
Chapter 6 of John Dene of Toronto: A Comedy of Whitehall by Herbert George Jenkins holds 263 sentences, grouped into 53 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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