Chapter 10 of Lot & Company is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Lot & Company is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Very well, Miss Brealt----” The lights had all come back to Bellair. He was miserable--the adventure palled. There had been no lift, nor tumultuous carrying away. The quick change chilled him. Her words one by one had chilled him....
Chapter 10 of Lot & Company is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “He was miserable--the adventure palled.”
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “There had been no lift, nor tumultuous carrying away.”
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading “The quick change chilled him.”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “There had been no lift, nor tumultuous carrying away.”
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading ““Very well, Miss Brealt----” The lights had all come back to Bellair.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “He was miserable--the adventure palled.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “The quick change chilled him.”
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
From this reading “There had been no lift, nor tumultuous carrying away.”
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.
be restored
In this reading ““Very well, Miss Brealt----” The lights had all come back to Bellair.”
remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
In this reading “There had been no lift, nor tumultuous carrying away.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading He was miserable--the adventure palled.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Very well, Miss Brealt----” The lights had all come back to Bellair.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There had been no lift, nor tumultuous carrying away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Very well, Miss Brealt----” The lights had all come back to Bellair.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been no lift, nor tumultuous carrying away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Very well, Miss Brealt----” The lights had all come back to Bellair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Very well, Miss Brealt----” The lights had all come back to Bellair.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her words one by one had chilled him....
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading There had been no lift, nor tumultuous carrying away.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading The quick change chilled him.
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading The quick change chilled him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Very well, Miss Brealt----” The lights had all come back to Bellair.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Very well, Miss Brealt----” The lights had all come back to Bellair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was miserable--the adventure palled.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her words one by one had chilled him....
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The quick change chilled him.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading There had been no lift, nor tumultuous carrying away.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading “Very well, Miss Brealt----” The lights had all come back to Bellair.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading He was miserable--the adventure palled.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Very well, Miss Brealt----” The lights had all come back to Bellair.
not any; not one
From this reading There had been no lift, nor tumultuous carrying away.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There had been no lift, nor tumultuous carrying away.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her words one by one had chilled him....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was miserable--the adventure palled.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading The quick change chilled him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Very well, Miss Brealt----” The lights had all come back to Bellair.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been no lift, nor tumultuous carrying away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Very well, Miss Brealt----” The lights had all come back to Bellair.
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
From this reading There had been no lift, nor tumultuous carrying away.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very well, Miss Brealt----” The lights had all come back to Bellair.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was miserable--the adventure palled.
(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 “Very well, Miss Brealt----” The lights had all come back to Bellair.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Her words one by one had chilled him....
Chapter 10 of Lot & Company by Will Levington Comfort holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Chapter 10 holds 402 sentences of Lot & Company, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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