Chapter 10 of Old Mr. Tredgold is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Old Mr. Tredgold is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Bravo, Charlie!” said Lady Jane. “I never knew anything better or quicker done. My congratulations! You have proved yourself a man of sense and business. Now you’ve got to tackle the old man.”
Chapter 10 of Old Mr. Tredgold is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
From this reading ““Bravo, Charlie!” said Lady Jane.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.”
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading “My congratulations!”
established beyond doubt
From this reading “You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.”
more quickly
From this reading ““I never knew anything better or quicker done.”
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.”
the person who plays that position on a football team
From this reading “Now you’ve got to tackle the old man.””
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.”
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.
a man who is very old
In this reading “Now you’ve got to tackle the old man.””
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 You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.
any thing at all
From this reading “I never knew anything better or quicker done.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “I never knew anything better or quicker done.
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
From this reading “Bravo, Charlie!” said Lady Jane.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bravo, Charlie!” said Lady Jane.
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading My congratulations!
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “I never knew anything better or quicker done.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Now you’ve got to tackle the old man.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I never knew anything better or quicker done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bravo, Charlie!” said Lady Jane.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I never knew anything better or quicker done.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Bravo, Charlie!” said Lady Jane.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My congratulations!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never knew anything better or quicker done.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now you’ve got to tackle the old man.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Now you’ve got to tackle the old man.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I never knew anything better or quicker done.
established beyond doubt
From this reading You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.
more quickly
From this reading “I never knew anything better or quicker done.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Bravo, Charlie!” said Lady Jane.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.
the person who plays that position on a football team
From this reading Now you’ve got to tackle the old man.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now you’ve got to tackle the old man.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now you’ve got to tackle the old man.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now you’ve got to tackle the old man.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.
Chapter 10 of Old Mr. Tredgold by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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 10 holds 208 sentences of Old Mr. Tredgold, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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