Chapter 7 of Lord Peter views the body is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Lord Peter views the body is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
* * * * * "Do you remember," said Major Lumsden, "that damned old mill, and the three elms by the pig-sty?" "Good Lord, yes! You very obligingly blew them out of the landscape for us, I remember. They made us a damned sight too conspicuous." "We rather missed them when they were gone."
Chapter 7 of Lord Peter views the body is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading “You very obligingly blew them out of the landscape for us, I remember.”
obvious to the eye or mind
From this reading “They made us a damned sight too conspicuous."”
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “* * * * * "Do you remember," said Major Lumsden, "that damned old mill, and the three elms by the pig-sty?"”
plural of “elm” — any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading “* * * * * "Do you remember," said Major Lumsden, "that damned old mill, and the three elms by the pig-sty?"”
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading “You very obligingly blew them out of the landscape for us, I remember.”
move about in a confused manner
From this reading “* * * * * "Do you remember," said Major Lumsden, "that damned old mill, and the three elms by the pig-sty?"”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “"We rather missed them when they were gone."”
in accommodation
From this reading “You very obligingly blew them out of the landscape for us, I remember.”
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 “They made us a damned sight too conspicuous."”
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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 They made us a damned sight too conspicuous."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading * * * * * "Do you remember," said Major Lumsden, "that damned old mill, and the three elms by the pig-sty?"
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading You very obligingly blew them out of the landscape for us, I remember.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading * * * * * "Do you remember," said Major Lumsden, "that damned old mill, and the three elms by the pig-sty?"
obvious to the eye or mind
From this reading They made us a damned sight too conspicuous."
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading * * * * * "Do you remember," said Major Lumsden, "that damned old mill, and the three elms by the pig-sty?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading * * * * * "Do you remember," said Major Lumsden, "that damned old mill, and the three elms by the pig-sty?"
plural of “elm” — any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading * * * * * "Do you remember," said Major Lumsden, "that damned old mill, and the three elms by the pig-sty?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You very obligingly blew them out of the landscape for us, I remember.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "We rather missed them when they were gone."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good Lord, yes!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You very obligingly blew them out of the landscape for us, I remember.
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading You very obligingly blew them out of the landscape for us, I remember.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Good Lord, yes!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * "Do you remember," said Major Lumsden, "that damned old mill, and the three elms by the pig-sty?"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They made us a damned sight too conspicuous."
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading * * * * * "Do you remember," said Major Lumsden, "that damned old mill, and the three elms by the pig-sty?"
move about in a confused manner
From this reading * * * * * "Do you remember," said Major Lumsden, "that damned old mill, and the three elms by the pig-sty?"
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading "We rather missed them when they were gone."
in accommodation
From this reading You very obligingly blew them out of the landscape for us, I remember.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You very obligingly blew them out of the landscape for us, I remember.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading * * * * * "Do you remember," said Major Lumsden, "that damned old mill, and the three elms by the pig-sty?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You very obligingly blew them out of the landscape for us, I remember.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * "Do you remember," said Major Lumsden, "that damned old mill, and the three elms by the pig-sty?"
on the contrary
From this reading "We rather missed them when they were gone."
To recall to mind.
From this reading * * * * * "Do you remember," said Major Lumsden, "that damned old mill, and the three elms by the pig-sty?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading * * * * * "Do you remember," said Major Lumsden, "that damned old mill, and the three elms by the pig-sty?"
an instance of visual perception
From this reading They made us a damned sight too conspicuous."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading * * * * * "Do you remember," said Major Lumsden, "that damned old mill, and the three elms by the pig-sty?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * "Do you remember," said Major Lumsden, "that damned old mill, and the three elms by the pig-sty?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You very obligingly blew them out of the landscape for us, I remember.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They made us a damned sight too conspicuous."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading * * * * * "Do you remember," said Major Lumsden, "that damned old mill, and the three elms by the pig-sty?"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading They made us a damned sight too conspicuous."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You very obligingly blew them out of the landscape for us, I remember.
precisely as stated
From this reading You very obligingly blew them out of the landscape for us, I remember.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We rather missed them when they were gone."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We rather missed them when they were gone."
at the time that
From this reading "We rather missed them when they were gone."
an affirmative
From this reading "Good Lord, yes!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading * * * * * "Do you remember," said Major Lumsden, "that damned old mill, and the three elms by the pig-sty?"
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