Chapter 13 of One of Clive's Heroes is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of One of Clive's Heroes is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What has happened?" "Happened! Why, sir, Mr. Toley’ll tell you what happened. He knows the thus, therefore, and whereupon of it." The good fellow was itching to tell, but in duty bound deferred to his superior officer.
Chapter 13 of One of Clive's Heroes is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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confined by bonds
From this reading “The good fellow was itching to tell, but in duty bound deferred to his superior officer.”
inflected form of “defer” — hold back to a later time
From this reading “The good fellow was itching to tell, but in duty bound deferred to his superior officer.”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “The good fellow was itching to tell, but in duty bound deferred to his superior officer.”
an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
From this reading “The good fellow was itching to tell, but in duty bound deferred to his superior officer.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “He knows the thus, therefore, and whereupon of it."”
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “The good fellow was itching to tell, but in duty bound deferred to his superior officer.”
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading “The good fellow was itching to tell, but in duty bound deferred to his superior officer.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “He knows the thus, therefore, and whereupon of it."”
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 “The good fellow was itching to tell, but in duty bound deferred to his superior officer.”
In this reading “The good fellow was itching to tell, but in duty bound deferred to his superior officer.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He knows the thus, therefore, and whereupon of it."
confined by bonds
From this reading The good fellow was itching to tell, but in duty bound deferred to his superior officer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The good fellow was itching to tell, but in duty bound deferred to his superior officer.
inflected form of “defer” — hold back to a later time
From this reading The good fellow was itching to tell, but in duty bound deferred to his superior officer.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading The good fellow was itching to tell, but in duty bound deferred to his superior officer.
a boy or man
From this reading The good fellow was itching to tell, but in duty bound deferred to his superior officer.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The good fellow was itching to tell, but in duty bound deferred to his superior officer.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "What has happened?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What has happened?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knows the thus, therefore, and whereupon of it."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The good fellow was itching to tell, but in duty bound deferred to his superior officer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The good fellow was itching to tell, but in duty bound deferred to his superior officer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He knows the thus, therefore, and whereupon of it."
an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
From this reading The good fellow was itching to tell, but in duty bound deferred to his superior officer.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading He knows the thus, therefore, and whereupon of it."
a form of address for a man
From this reading Why, sir, Mr. Toley’ll tell you what happened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He knows the thus, therefore, and whereupon of it."
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading The good fellow was itching to tell, but in duty bound deferred to his superior officer.
term of address for a man
From this reading Why, sir, Mr. Toley’ll tell you what happened.
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading The good fellow was itching to tell, but in duty bound deferred to his superior officer.
express in words
From this reading Why, sir, Mr. Toley’ll tell you what happened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He knows the thus, therefore, and whereupon of it."
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He knows the thus, therefore, and whereupon of it."
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading He knows the thus, therefore, and whereupon of it."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The good fellow was itching to tell, but in duty bound deferred to his superior officer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, sir, Mr. Toley’ll tell you what happened.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The good fellow was itching to tell, but in duty bound deferred to his superior officer.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What has happened?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knows the thus, therefore, and whereupon of it."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, sir, Mr. Toley’ll tell you what happened.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, sir, Mr. Toley’ll tell you what happened.
Chapter 13 of One of Clive's Heroes by Herbert Strang holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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