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Chapter 6 of Martin Hewitt, Investigator is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'Ay,' sez I, 'that I'm to have my reg'lars.' "Well, sor, I tuk the bag and wint out of the station, tuk the cab, an' did all as he towld me. I waited the foive minuts, but he niver came, so off I druv to Misther Hollams, and he threated me han'some, sor." "Yes, but tell me exactly all he did." "'Misther Hollams, sor?' sez I.
Chapter 6 of Martin Hewitt, Investigator is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “"Well, sor, I tuk the bag and wint out of the station, tuk the cab, an' did all as he towld me.”
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “"Well, sor, I tuk the bag and wint out of the station, tuk the cab, an' did all as he towld me.”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “"Yes, but tell me exactly all he did."”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I waited the foive minuts, but he niver came, so off I druv to Misther Hollams, and he threated me han'some, sor."”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “"Well, sor, I tuk the bag and wint out of the station, tuk the cab, an' did all as he towld me.”
express in words
From this reading “"Yes, but tell me exactly all he did."”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “I waited the foive minuts, but he niver came, so off I druv to Misther Hollams, and he threated me han'some, sor."”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, but tell me exactly all he did."”
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(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 "Well, sor, I tuk the bag and wint out of the station, tuk the cab, an' did all as he towld me.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Well, sor, I tuk the bag and wint out of the station, tuk the cab, an' did all as he towld me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, sor, I tuk the bag and wint out of the station, tuk the cab, an' did all as he towld me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, sor, I tuk the bag and wint out of the station, tuk the cab, an' did all as he towld me.
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From this reading "'Ay,' sez I, 'that I'm to have my reg'lars.'
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading "Well, sor, I tuk the bag and wint out of the station, tuk the cab, an' did all as he towld me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I waited the foive minuts, but he niver came, so off I druv to Misther Hollams, and he threated me han'some, sor."
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading "Well, sor, I tuk the bag and wint out of the station, tuk the cab, an' did all as he towld me.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I waited the foive minuts, but he niver came, so off I druv to Misther Hollams, and he threated me han'some, sor."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Well, sor, I tuk the bag and wint out of the station, tuk the cab, an' did all as he towld me.
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From this reading I waited the foive minuts, but he niver came, so off I druv to Misther Hollams, and he threated me han'some, sor."
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "Yes, but tell me exactly all he did."
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From this reading I waited the foive minuts, but he niver came, so off I druv to Misther Hollams, and he threated me han'some, sor."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I waited the foive minuts, but he niver came, so off I druv to Misther Hollams, and he threated me han'some, sor."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "'Ay,' sez I, 'that I'm to have my reg'lars.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, sor, I tuk the bag and wint out of the station, tuk the cab, an' did all as he towld me.
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From this reading I waited the foive minuts, but he niver came, so off I druv to Misther Hollams, and he threated me han'some, sor."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'Ay,' sez I, 'that I'm to have my reg'lars.'
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From this reading "'Ay,' sez I, 'that I'm to have my reg'lars.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, sor, I tuk the bag and wint out of the station, tuk the cab, an' did all as he towld me.
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From this reading I waited the foive minuts, but he niver came, so off I druv to Misther Hollams, and he threated me han'some, sor."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I waited the foive minuts, but he niver came, so off I druv to Misther Hollams, and he threated me han'some, sor."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'Ay,' sez I, 'that I'm to have my reg'lars.'
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From this reading I waited the foive minuts, but he niver came, so off I druv to Misther Hollams, and he threated me han'some, sor."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, sor, I tuk the bag and wint out of the station, tuk the cab, an' did all as he towld me.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I waited the foive minuts, but he niver came, so off I druv to Misther Hollams, and he threated me han'some, sor."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Well, sor, I tuk the bag and wint out of the station, tuk the cab, an' did all as he towld me.
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From this reading "'Ay,' sez I, 'that I'm to have my reg'lars.'
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From this reading "'Ay,' sez I, 'that I'm to have my reg'lars.'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I waited the foive minuts, but he niver came, so off I druv to Misther Hollams, and he threated me han'some, sor."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, sor, I tuk the bag and wint out of the station, tuk the cab, an' did all as he towld me.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading "Well, sor, I tuk the bag and wint out of the station, tuk the cab, an' did all as he towld me.
express in words
From this reading "Yes, but tell me exactly all he did."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "'Ay,' sez I, 'that I'm to have my reg'lars.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, sor, I tuk the bag and wint out of the station, tuk the cab, an' did all as he towld me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I waited the foive minuts, but he niver came, so off I druv to Misther Hollams, and he threated me han'some, sor."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'Ay,' sez I, 'that I'm to have my reg'lars.'
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From this reading "Well, sor, I tuk the bag and wint out of the station, tuk the cab, an' did all as he towld me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, sor, I tuk the bag and wint out of the station, tuk the cab, an' did all as he towld me.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I waited the foive minuts, but he niver came, so off I druv to Misther Hollams, and he threated me han'some, sor."
(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, sor, I tuk the bag and wint out of the station, tuk the cab, an' did all as he towld me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, sor, I tuk the bag and wint out of the station, tuk the cab, an' did all as he towld me.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, but tell me exactly all he did."
Chapter 6 of Martin Hewitt, Investigator by Arthur Morrison holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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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