Chapter 14 of One of Clive's Heroes is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of One of Clive's Heroes is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But what about this little corkscrew o’ mine, sir? I don’t see any ways o’ dressin’ that up." "You can stick it into your dhoti. Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help. Quick’s the word, man."
Chapter 14 of One of Clive's Heroes is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a bottle opener that pulls corks
From this reading “"But what about this little corkscrew o’ mine, sir?”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help.”
edge tool used in shaving
From this reading “Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help.”
remove body hair with a razor
From this reading “Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help.”
a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
From this reading “Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help.”
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading “Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help.”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “"You can stick it into your dhoti.”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading “I don’t see any ways o’ dressin’ that up."”
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 “Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help.”
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 Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "But what about this little corkscrew o’ mine, sir?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I don’t see any ways o’ dressin’ that up."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But what about this little corkscrew o’ mine, sir?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can stick it into your dhoti.
a bottle opener that pulls corks
From this reading "But what about this little corkscrew o’ mine, sir?
a long loincloth worn by Hindu men
From this reading "You can stick it into your dhoti.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t see any ways o’ dressin’ that up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t see any ways o’ dressin’ that up."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t see any ways o’ dressin’ that up."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "You can stick it into your dhoti.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You can stick it into your dhoti.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "But what about this little corkscrew o’ mine, sir?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Quick’s the word, man."
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But what about this little corkscrew o’ mine, sir?
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "But what about this little corkscrew o’ mine, sir?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quick’s the word, man."
edge tool used in shaving
From this reading Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I don’t see any ways o’ dressin’ that up."
remove body hair with a razor
From this reading Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help.
term of address for a man
From this reading "But what about this little corkscrew o’ mine, sir?
a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
From this reading Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help.
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading "You can stick it into your dhoti.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don’t see any ways o’ dressin’ that up."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Quick’s the word, man."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But what about this little corkscrew o’ mine, sir?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I don’t see any ways o’ dressin’ that up."
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading I don’t see any ways o’ dressin’ that up."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But what about this little corkscrew o’ mine, sir?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Now here are soap and a razor; I give you ten minutes to shave and get your face stained; Abdul Kader will help.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Quick’s the word, man."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can stick it into your dhoti.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can stick it into your dhoti.
Chapter 14 of One of Clive's Heroes by Herbert Strang holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 14 holds 412 sentences of One of Clive's Heroes, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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