Chapter 27 of Leslie's Loyalty is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Leslie's Loyalty is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CLEANED OUT. A man in possession! Yorke looked at him half vacantly. "Do you mean that you are going to stop here?" he said--"that you have got to stop here?" "Yes, my lord, I'm sorry to say," said the man.
Chapter 27 of Leslie's Loyalty is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “clean” — make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
From this reading “CLEANED OUT.”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “Yorke looked at him half vacantly.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “"Yes, my lord, I'm sorry to say," said the man.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"Do you mean that you are going to stop here?" he said--"that you have got to stop here?"”
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading “A man in possession!”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “"Yes, my lord, I'm sorry to say," said the man.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “"Do you mean that you are going to stop here?" he said--"that you have got to stop here?"”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, my lord, I'm sorry to say," said the man.”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Yorke looked at him half vacantly.”
In this reading “"Do you mean that you are going to stop here?" he said--"that you have got to stop here?"”
In this reading “A man in possession!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A man in possession!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Do you mean that you are going to stop here?" he said--"that you have got to stop here?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yorke looked at him half vacantly.
past form of “clean” — make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
From this reading CLEANED OUT.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you mean that you are going to stop here?" he said--"that you have got to stop here?"
the act of departing
From this reading "Do you mean that you are going to stop here?" he said--"that you have got to stop here?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Do you mean that you are going to stop here?" he said--"that you have got to stop here?"
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Yorke looked at him half vacantly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Do you mean that you are going to stop here?" he said--"that you have got to stop here?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Do you mean that you are going to stop here?" he said--"that you have got to stop here?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Do you mean that you are going to stop here?" he said--"that you have got to stop here?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yorke looked at him half vacantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, my lord, I'm sorry to say," said the man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A man in possession!
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Yorke looked at him half vacantly.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Yes, my lord, I'm sorry to say," said the man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man in possession!
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Do you mean that you are going to stop here?" he said--"that you have got to stop here?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, my lord, I'm sorry to say," said the man.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading CLEANED OUT.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading A man in possession!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Do you mean that you are going to stop here?" he said--"that you have got to stop here?"
express in words
From this reading "Yes, my lord, I'm sorry to say," said the man.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Yes, my lord, I'm sorry to say," said the man.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Do you mean that you are going to stop here?" he said--"that you have got to stop here?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Do you mean that you are going to stop here?" he said--"that you have got to stop here?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, my lord, I'm sorry to say," said the man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do you mean that you are going to stop here?" he said--"that you have got to stop here?"
in a vacant manner
From this reading Yorke looked at him half vacantly.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, my lord, I'm sorry to say," said the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yorke looked at him half vacantly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you mean that you are going to stop here?" he said--"that you have got to stop here?"
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