Chapter 17 of Mark Tidd, Manufacturer is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Mark Tidd, Manufacturer is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When that whistle sounded I wasn’t startled particular and I wasn’t much surprised. I just says to myself, “Here she comes,” meaning trouble. I looked at Mark, and maybe you won’t believe me, but he actually looked tickled. Like you would be if you got good news. “Well?” says I.
Chapter 17 of Mark Tidd, Manufacturer is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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in actual fact
From this reading “I looked at Mark, and maybe you won’t believe me, but he actually looked tickled.”
by chance
From this reading “I looked at Mark, and maybe you won’t believe me, but he actually looked tickled.”
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading “I just says to myself, “Here she comes,” meaning trouble.”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “When that whistle sounded I wasn’t startled particular and I wasn’t much surprised.”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “When that whistle sounded I wasn’t startled particular and I wasn’t much surprised.”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “When that whistle sounded I wasn’t startled particular and I wasn’t much surprised.”
past form of “tickle” — touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading “I looked at Mark, and maybe you won’t believe me, but he actually looked tickled.”
make whistling sounds
From this reading “When that whistle sounded I wasn’t startled particular and I wasn’t much surprised.”
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 “Like you would be if you got good news.”
In this reading “When that whistle sounded I wasn’t startled particular and I wasn’t much surprised.”
In this reading “When that whistle sounded I wasn’t startled particular and I wasn’t much surprised.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “I looked at Mark, and maybe you won’t believe me, but he actually looked tickled.”
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.
in actual fact
From this reading I looked at Mark, and maybe you won’t believe me, but he actually looked tickled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When that whistle sounded I wasn’t startled particular and I wasn’t much surprised.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I looked at Mark, and maybe you won’t believe me, but he actually looked tickled.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Like you would be if you got good news.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I looked at Mark, and maybe you won’t believe me, but he actually looked tickled.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I looked at Mark, and maybe you won’t believe me, but he actually looked tickled.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading I just says to myself, “Here she comes,” meaning trouble.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Like you would be if you got good news.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Like you would be if you got good news.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I looked at Mark, and maybe you won’t believe me, but he actually looked tickled.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I just says to myself, “Here she comes,” meaning trouble.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When that whistle sounded I wasn’t startled particular and I wasn’t much surprised.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Like you would be if you got good news.
and nothing more
From this reading I just says to myself, “Here she comes,” meaning trouble.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like you would be if you got good news.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I looked at Mark, and maybe you won’t believe me, but he actually looked tickled.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading I looked at Mark, and maybe you won’t believe me, but he actually looked tickled.
by chance
From this reading I looked at Mark, and maybe you won’t believe me, but he actually looked tickled.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I looked at Mark, and maybe you won’t believe me, but he actually looked tickled.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading I just says to myself, “Here she comes,” meaning trouble.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading When that whistle sounded I wasn’t startled particular and I wasn’t much surprised.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I just says to myself, “Here she comes,” meaning trouble.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Like you would be if you got good news.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading When that whistle sounded I wasn’t startled particular and I wasn’t much surprised.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading I just says to myself, “Here she comes,” meaning trouble.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I just says to myself, “Here she comes,” meaning trouble.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading When that whistle sounded I wasn’t startled particular and I wasn’t much surprised.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading When that whistle sounded I wasn’t startled particular and I wasn’t much surprised.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading When that whistle sounded I wasn’t startled particular and I wasn’t much surprised.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When that whistle sounded I wasn’t startled particular and I wasn’t much surprised.
past form of “tickle” — touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading I looked at Mark, and maybe you won’t believe me, but he actually looked tickled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I just says to myself, “Here she comes,” meaning trouble.
a source of difficulty
From this reading I just says to myself, “Here she comes,” meaning trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When that whistle sounded I wasn’t startled particular and I wasn’t much surprised.
(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?” says I.
at the time that
From this reading When that whistle sounded I wasn’t startled particular and I wasn’t much surprised.
make whistling sounds
From this reading When that whistle sounded I wasn’t startled particular and I wasn’t much surprised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I looked at Mark, and maybe you won’t believe me, but he actually looked tickled.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Like you would be if you got good news.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I looked at Mark, and maybe you won’t believe me, but he actually looked tickled.
Chapter 17 of Mark Tidd, Manufacturer by Clarence Budington Kelland holds 309 sentences, grouped into 62 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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