Chapter 20 of Meet the Tiger is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Meet the Tiger is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Last Laugh “Things have gone very badly,” said the Tiger. “As Bittle said, Mr. Templar, you have beaten us. I bear you no malice. Perhaps it was ordained that it should end like this. You need not be afraid that I shall kill you, as that man would have done—that would be profitless.
Chapter 20 of Meet the Tiger is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 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.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “The Last Laugh “Things have gone very badly,” said the Tiger.”
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading ““As Bittle said, Mr. Templar, you have beaten us.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “You need not be afraid that I shall kill you, as that man would have done—that would be profitless.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “The Last Laugh “Things have gone very badly,” said the Tiger.”
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading “I bear you no malice.”
fixed or established especially by order or command
From this reading “Perhaps it was ordained that it should end like this.”
a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher
From this reading ““As Bittle said, Mr. Templar, you have beaten us.”
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading “The Last Laugh “Things have gone very badly,” said the Tiger.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading You need not be afraid that I shall kill you, as that man would have done—that would be profitless.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As Bittle said, Mr. Templar, you have beaten us.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading The Last Laugh “Things have gone very badly,” said the Tiger.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You need not be afraid that I shall kill you, as that man would have done—that would be profitless.
have
From this reading I bear you no malice.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading “As Bittle said, Mr. Templar, you have beaten us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As Bittle said, Mr. Templar, you have beaten us.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading You need not be afraid that I shall kill you, as that man would have done—that would be profitless.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Perhaps it was ordained that it should end like this.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The Last Laugh “Things have gone very badly,” said the Tiger.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Last Laugh “Things have gone very badly,” said the Tiger.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I bear you no malice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it was ordained that it should end like this.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading You need not be afraid that I shall kill you, as that man would have done—that would be profitless.
immediately past
From this reading The Last Laugh “Things have gone very badly,” said the Tiger.
the sound of laughing
From this reading The Last Laugh “Things have gone very badly,” said the Tiger.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Perhaps it was ordained that it should end like this.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading I bear you no malice.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading You need not be afraid that I shall kill you, as that man would have done—that would be profitless.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “As Bittle said, Mr. Templar, you have beaten us.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading You need not be afraid that I shall kill you, as that man would have done—that would be profitless.
not any; not one
From this reading I bear you no malice.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You need not be afraid that I shall kill you, as that man would have done—that would be profitless.
fixed or established especially by order or command
From this reading Perhaps it was ordained that it should end like this.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps it was ordained that it should end like this.
without profit or reward
From this reading You need not be afraid that I shall kill you, as that man would have done—that would be profitless.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The Last Laugh “Things have gone very badly,” said the Tiger.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading You need not be afraid that I shall kill you, as that man would have done—that would be profitless.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Perhaps it was ordained that it should end like this.
a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher
From this reading “As Bittle said, Mr. Templar, you have beaten us.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps it was ordained that it should end like this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Last Laugh “Things have gone very badly,” said the Tiger.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The Last Laugh “Things have gone very badly,” said the Tiger.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it was ordained that it should end like this.
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading The Last Laugh “Things have gone very badly,” said the Tiger.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “As Bittle said, Mr. Templar, you have beaten us.
precisely as stated
From this reading The Last Laugh “Things have gone very badly,” said the Tiger.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps it was ordained that it should end like this.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You need not be afraid that I shall kill you, as that man would have done—that would be profitless.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “As Bittle said, Mr. Templar, you have beaten us.
Chapter 20 of Meet the Tiger by Leslie Charteris holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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 20 holds 167 sentences of Meet the Tiger, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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