Chapter 8 of Mysterious Mr. Sabin is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Mysterious Mr. Sabin is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch. "That young man," he remarked, "has wasted ten minutes of my time. He will probably have to pay for it some day." "By the bye," the girl asked, "who is he?" "His name is Wolfenden--Lord Wolfenden."
Chapter 8 of Mysterious Mr. Sabin is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
From this reading “"By the bye," the girl asked, "who is he?"”
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.”
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading “THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.”
a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound
From this reading “THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.”
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading “THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.”
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading “"That young man," he remarked, "has wasted ten minutes of my time.”
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 “"That young man," he remarked, "has wasted ten minutes of my time.”
introducing a different topic
In this reading “"By the bye," the girl asked, "who is he?"”
move the upper body backwards and down
In this reading “THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.”
a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “"That young man," he remarked, "has wasted ten minutes of my time.”
In this reading “THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.”
In this reading “He will probably have to pay for it some day."”
have as a guest
In this reading “He will probably have to pay for it some day."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "By the bye," the girl asked, "who is he?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By the bye," the girl asked, "who is he?"
an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
From this reading "By the bye," the girl asked, "who is he?"
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He will probably have to pay for it some day."
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He will probably have to pay for it some day."
a young female
From this reading "By the bye," the girl asked, "who is he?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That young man," he remarked, "has wasted ten minutes of my time.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He will probably have to pay for it some day."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That young man," he remarked, "has wasted ten minutes of my time.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "By the bye," the girl asked, "who is he?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He will probably have to pay for it some day."
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "His name is Wolfenden--Lord Wolfenden."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "That young man," he remarked, "has wasted ten minutes of my time.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "That young man," he remarked, "has wasted ten minutes of my time.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That young man," he remarked, "has wasted ten minutes of my time.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "His name is Wolfenden--Lord Wolfenden."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That young man," he remarked, "has wasted ten minutes of my time.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading He will probably have to pay for it some day."
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading He will probably have to pay for it some day."
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "That young man," he remarked, "has wasted ten minutes of my time.
a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound
From this reading THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He will probably have to pay for it some day."
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "That young man," he remarked, "has wasted ten minutes of my time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That young man," he remarked, "has wasted ten minutes of my time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "That young man," he remarked, "has wasted ten minutes of my time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He will probably have to pay for it some day."
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading "That young man," he remarked, "has wasted ten minutes of my time.
look attentively
From this reading THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.
which person or people
From this reading THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He will probably have to pay for it some day."
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.
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From this reading THE SECRETARY Mr. Sabin, who had parted with Wolfenden with evident relief, leaned back in the cab and looked at his watch.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "That young man," he remarked, "has wasted ten minutes of my time.
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