Chapter IX of Nothing But the Truth, “Another Surprise,” is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter IX of Nothing But the Truth, “Another Surprise,” is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Three men were in his room and Bob found himself sitting up in bed and blinking at them. The lights they had turned on seemed rather bright. “Hello!” said Bob. “Hello yourself!” said the commodore in a low but nasty manner. “And not so loud!”
Chapter IX of Nothing But the Truth, “Another Surprise,” is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 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.
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
From this reading “Three men were in his room and Bob found himself sitting up in bed and blinking at them.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Three men were in his room and Bob found himself sitting up in bed and blinking at them.”
a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral
From this reading ““Hello yourself!” said the commodore in a low but nasty manner.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Hello!” said Bob.”
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading “The lights they had turned on seemed rather bright.”
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading ““And not so loud!””
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading ““Hello yourself!” said the commodore in a low but nasty manner.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “Three men were in his room and Bob found himself sitting up in bed and blinking at them.”
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 “Three men were in his room and Bob found himself sitting up in bed and blinking at them.”
In this reading “The lights they had turned on seemed rather bright.”
In this reading “Three men were in his room and Bob found himself sitting up in bed and blinking at them.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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 “Hello yourself!” said the commodore in a low but nasty manner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three men were in his room and Bob found himself sitting up in bed and blinking at them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Three men were in his room and Bob found himself sitting up in bed and blinking at them.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Three men were in his room and Bob found himself sitting up in bed and blinking at them.
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
From this reading Three men were in his room and Bob found himself sitting up in bed and blinking at them.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Three men were in his room and Bob found himself sitting up in bed and blinking at them.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The lights they had turned on seemed rather bright.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Hello yourself!” said the commodore in a low but nasty manner.
a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral
From this reading “Hello yourself!” said the commodore in a low but nasty manner.
set up or found
From this reading Three men were in his room and Bob found himself sitting up in bed and blinking at them.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The lights they had turned on seemed rather bright.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello!” said Bob.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Three men were in his room and Bob found himself sitting up in bed and blinking at them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Three men were in his room and Bob found himself sitting up in bed and blinking at them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three men were in his room and Bob found himself sitting up in bed and blinking at them.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading The lights they had turned on seemed rather bright.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “And not so loud!”
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “Hello yourself!” said the commodore in a low but nasty manner.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Hello yourself!” said the commodore in a low but nasty manner.
the force of workers available
From this reading Three men were in his room and Bob found himself sitting up in bed and blinking at them.
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading “Hello yourself!” said the commodore in a low but nasty manner.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “And not so loud!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The lights they had turned on seemed rather bright.
on the contrary
From this reading The lights they had turned on seemed rather bright.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Three men were in his room and Bob found himself sitting up in bed and blinking at them.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Hello!” said Bob.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The lights they had turned on seemed rather bright.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Three men were in his room and Bob found himself sitting up in bed and blinking at them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And not so loud!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lights they had turned on seemed rather bright.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Three men were in his room and Bob found himself sitting up in bed and blinking at them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The lights they had turned on seemed rather bright.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three men were in his room and Bob found himself sitting up in bed and blinking at them.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The lights they had turned on seemed rather bright.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Three men were in his room and Bob found himself sitting up in bed and blinking at them.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Three men were in his room and Bob found himself sitting up in bed and blinking at them.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Hello yourself!” said the commodore in a low but nasty manner.
Chapter 9 of Nothing But the Truth by Frederic Stewart Isham holds 233 sentences, grouped into 47 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 9 holds 233 sentences of Nothing But the Truth, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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