Chapter 6 of "No Clue!": A Mystery Story is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of "No Clue!": A Mystery Story is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When she would have spoken, he put up a warning hand. "Let me explain, please. Don't commit yourself until you see what I mean. Judge Wilton and Mr. Webster seem to think I'm not needed here. It may be a natural attitude--for them.
Chapter 6 of "No Clue!": A Mystery Story is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 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, audio, and collocations from this reading.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “When she would have spoken, he put up a warning hand.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Let me explain, please.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It may be a natural attitude--for them.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Don't commit yourself until you see what I mean.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “When she would have spoken, he put up a warning hand.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Don't commit yourself until you see what I mean.”
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When she would have spoken, he put up a warning hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Judge Wilton and Mr. Webster seem to think I'm not needed here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It may be a natural attitude--for them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be a natural attitude--for them.
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From this reading Don't commit yourself until you see what I mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't commit yourself until you see what I mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let me explain, please.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It may be a natural attitude--for them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she would have spoken, he put up a warning hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When she would have spoken, he put up a warning hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she would have spoken, he put up a warning hand.
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From this reading Judge Wilton and Mr. Webster seem to think I'm not needed here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Don't commit yourself until you see what I mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Wilton and Mr. Webster seem to think I'm not needed here.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may be a natural attitude--for them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Wilton and Mr. Webster seem to think I'm not needed here.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me explain, please.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be a natural attitude--for them.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me explain, please.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't commit yourself until you see what I mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Wilton and Mr. Webster seem to think I'm not needed here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It may be a natural attitude--for them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Wilton and Mr. Webster seem to think I'm not needed here.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Judge Wilton and Mr. Webster seem to think I'm not needed here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let me explain, please.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she would have spoken, he put up a warning hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't commit yourself until you see what I mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Wilton and Mr. Webster seem to think I'm not needed here.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she would have spoken, he put up a warning hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she would have spoken, he put up a warning hand.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It may be a natural attitude--for them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Wilton and Mr. Webster seem to think I'm not needed here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Judge Wilton and Mr. Webster seem to think I'm not needed here.
up to a particular time
From this reading Don't commit yourself until you see what I mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she would have spoken, he put up a warning hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she would have spoken, he put up a warning hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Wilton and Mr. Webster seem to think I'm not needed here.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Don't commit yourself until you see what I mean.
at the time that
From this reading When she would have spoken, he put up a warning hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Wilton and Mr. Webster seem to think I'm not needed here.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When she would have spoken, he put up a warning hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't commit yourself until you see what I mean.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Don't commit yourself until you see what I mean.
