Chapter 5 of Max Carrados is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Max Carrados is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned. "I've had rather a time of it," he reported, with a nervous laugh, "but I think it will be all right now. She is in the spare room." "Then we will take our places. You and Parkinson come with me to the bedroom.
Chapter 5 of Max Carrados is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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damaged by blows or hard usage
From this reading “Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.”
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “You and Parkinson come with me to the bedroom.”
furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
From this reading “Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.”
easily agitated
From this reading “"I've had rather a time of it," he reported, with a nervous laugh, "but I think it will be all right now.”
English surgeon (1755-1824)
From this reading “You and Parkinson come with me to the bedroom.”
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading “"I've had rather a time of it," he reported, with a nervous laugh, "but I think it will be all right now.”
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading “Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.”
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 “Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.”
a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.”
In this reading “"I've had rather a time of it," he reported, with a nervous laugh, "but I think it will be all right now.”
In this reading “She is in the spare room."”
In this reading “Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.”
move past
In this reading “Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.”
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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 "I've had rather a time of it," he reported, with a nervous laugh, "but I think it will be all right now.
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
From this reading Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.
(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 "I've had rather a time of it," he reported, with a nervous laugh, "but I think it will be all right now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You and Parkinson come with me to the bedroom.
damaged by blows or hard usage
From this reading Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I've had rather a time of it," he reported, with a nervous laugh, "but I think it will be all right now.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading You and Parkinson come with me to the bedroom.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I've had rather a time of it," he reported, with a nervous laugh, "but I think it will be all right now.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You and Parkinson come with me to the bedroom.
furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
From this reading Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I've had rather a time of it," he reported, with a nervous laugh, "but I think it will be all right now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I've had rather a time of it," he reported, with a nervous laugh, "but I think it will be all right now.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I've had rather a time of it," he reported, with a nervous laugh, "but I think it will be all right now.
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From this reading "I've had rather a time of it," he reported, with a nervous laugh, "but I think it will be all right now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She is in the spare room."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is in the spare room."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I've had rather a time of it," he reported, with a nervous laugh, "but I think it will be all right now.
the sound of laughing
From this reading "I've had rather a time of it," he reported, with a nervous laugh, "but I think it will be all right now.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You and Parkinson come with me to the bedroom.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.
easily agitated
From this reading "I've had rather a time of it," he reported, with a nervous laugh, "but I think it will be all right now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I've had rather a time of it," he reported, with a nervous laugh, "but I think it will be all right now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Then we will take our places.
English surgeon (1755-1824)
From this reading You and Parkinson come with me to the bedroom.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Then we will take our places.
on the contrary
From this reading "I've had rather a time of it," he reported, with a nervous laugh, "but I think it will be all right now.
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading "I've had rather a time of it," he reported, with a nervous laugh, "but I think it will be all right now.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I've had rather a time of it," he reported, with a nervous laugh, "but I think it will be all right now.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She is in the spare room."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is in the spare room."
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.
refrain from harming
From this reading She is in the spare room."
carry out
From this reading "Then we will take our places.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then we will take our places.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I've had rather a time of it," he reported, with a nervous laugh, "but I think it will be all right now.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I've had rather a time of it," he reported, with a nervous laugh, "but I think it will be all right now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You and Parkinson come with me to the bedroom.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Then we will take our places.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I've had rather a time of it," he reported, with a nervous laugh, "but I think it will be all right now.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I've had rather a time of it," he reported, with a nervous laugh, "but I think it will be all right now.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You and Parkinson come with me to the bedroom.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.
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