Chapter 4 of Luck at the Diamond Fields is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Luck at the Diamond Fields is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"As soon as I got to Klip Drift I sold my diamonds. I got about five thousand pounds for them. Then I went into a canteen to get a drink. There were one or two men there who knew me, and I thought that they stared at me rather oddly. `Where's the Count?'
Chapter 4 of Luck at the Diamond Fields is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers
From this reading “Then I went into a canteen to get a drink.”
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “`Where's the Count?'”
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “"As soon as I got to Klip Drift I sold my diamonds.”
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “"As soon as I got to Klip Drift I sold my diamonds.”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “There were one or two men there who knew me, and I thought that they stared at me rather oddly.”
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading “I got about five thousand pounds for them.”
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading “"As soon as I got to Klip Drift I sold my diamonds.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “There were one or two men there who knew me, and I thought that they stared at me rather oddly.”
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.
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In this reading “I got about five thousand pounds for them.”
In this reading “There were one or two men there who knew me, and I thought that they stared at me rather oddly.”
In this reading “There were one or two men there who knew me, and I thought that they stared at me rather oddly.”
In this reading “I got about five thousand pounds for them.”
to come or go into
In this reading “Then I went into a canteen to get a drink.”
In this reading “I got about five thousand pounds for them.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Then I went into a canteen to get a drink.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I got about five thousand pounds for them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were one or two men there who knew me, and I thought that they stared at me rather oddly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As soon as I got to Klip Drift I sold my diamonds.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were one or two men there who knew me, and I thought that they stared at me rather oddly.
a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers
From this reading Then I went into a canteen to get a drink.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading `Where's the Count?'
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading "As soon as I got to Klip Drift I sold my diamonds.
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading "As soon as I got to Klip Drift I sold my diamonds.
take in liquids
From this reading Then I went into a canteen to get a drink.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading I got about five thousand pounds for them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I got about five thousand pounds for them.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Then I went into a canteen to get a drink.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "As soon as I got to Klip Drift I sold my diamonds.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "As soon as I got to Klip Drift I sold my diamonds.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then I went into a canteen to get a drink.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As soon as I got to Klip Drift I sold my diamonds.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading There were one or two men there who knew me, and I thought that they stared at me rather oddly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were one or two men there who knew me, and I thought that they stared at me rather oddly.
the force of workers available
From this reading There were one or two men there who knew me, and I thought that they stared at me rather oddly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "As soon as I got to Klip Drift I sold my diamonds.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading There were one or two men there who knew me, and I thought that they stared at me rather oddly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were one or two men there who knew me, and I thought that they stared at me rather oddly.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There were one or two men there who knew me, and I thought that they stared at me rather oddly.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading I got about five thousand pounds for them.
on the contrary
From this reading There were one or two men there who knew me, and I thought that they stared at me rather oddly.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading "As soon as I got to Klip Drift I sold my diamonds.
in the near future
From this reading "As soon as I got to Klip Drift I sold my diamonds.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading There were one or two men there who knew me, and I thought that they stared at me rather oddly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were one or two men there who knew me, and I thought that they stared at me rather oddly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading `Where's the Count?'
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I got about five thousand pounds for them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I went into a canteen to get a drink.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were one or two men there who knew me, and I thought that they stared at me rather oddly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were one or two men there who knew me, and I thought that they stared at me rather oddly.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading There were one or two men there who knew me, and I thought that they stared at me rather oddly.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading I got about five thousand pounds for them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "As soon as I got to Klip Drift I sold my diamonds.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There were one or two men there who knew me, and I thought that they stared at me rather oddly.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then I went into a canteen to get a drink.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were one or two men there who knew me, and I thought that they stared at me rather oddly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading `Where's the Count?'
which person or people
From this reading There were one or two men there who knew me, and I thought that they stared at me rather oddly.
Chapter 4 of Luck at the Diamond Fields by Dalrymple J. Belgrave holds 405 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.
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