Chapter 3 of Pawned is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Pawned is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“If you please, sir!” There was something of significant finality in the man's patient and respectful tones. John Bruce smiled wryly. “Well, at least, I may say good-night,” he said, as he backed out of the car. “Certainly, sir--good-night, sir,” said the chauffeur calmly--and closed the door, and touched his hat, and climbed back to his seat.
Chapter 3 of Pawned is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading ““Well, at least, I may say good-night,” he said, as he backed out of the car.”
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “John Bruce smiled wryly.”
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading ““Certainly, sir--good-night, sir,” said the chauffeur calmly--and closed the door, and touched his hat, and climbed back to his seat.”
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading ““Certainly, sir--good-night, sir,” said the chauffeur calmly--and closed the door, and touched his hat, and climbed back to his seat.”
the quality of being final or definitely settled
From this reading “There was something of significant finality in the man's patient and respectful tones.”
full of or exhibiting respect
From this reading “There was something of significant finality in the man's patient and respectful tones.”
important in effect or meaning
From this reading “There was something of significant finality in the man's patient and respectful tones.”
in a wry manner
From this reading “John Bruce smiled wryly.”
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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was something of significant finality in the man's patient and respectful tones.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well, at least, I may say good-night,” he said, as he backed out of the car.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Well, at least, I may say good-night,” he said, as he backed out of the car.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Certainly, sir--good-night, sir,” said the chauffeur calmly--and closed the door, and touched his hat, and climbed back to his seat.
having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading “Well, at least, I may say good-night,” he said, as he backed out of the car.
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading John Bruce smiled wryly.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading “Certainly, sir--good-night, sir,” said the chauffeur calmly--and closed the door, and touched his hat, and climbed back to his seat.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Well, at least, I may say good-night,” he said, as he backed out of the car.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Certainly, sir--good-night, sir,” said the chauffeur calmly--and closed the door, and touched his hat, and climbed back to his seat.
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading “Certainly, sir--good-night, sir,” said the chauffeur calmly--and closed the door, and touched his hat, and climbed back to his seat.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “Certainly, sir--good-night, sir,” said the chauffeur calmly--and closed the door, and touched his hat, and climbed back to his seat.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “Certainly, sir--good-night, sir,” said the chauffeur calmly--and closed the door, and touched his hat, and climbed back to his seat.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Certainly, sir--good-night, sir,” said the chauffeur calmly--and closed the door, and touched his hat, and climbed back to his seat.
the quality of being final or definitely settled
From this reading There was something of significant finality in the man's patient and respectful tones.
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From this reading “Well, at least, I may say good-night,” he said, as he backed out of the car.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “Certainly, sir--good-night, sir,” said the chauffeur calmly--and closed the door, and touched his hat, and climbed back to his seat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, at least, I may say good-night,” he said, as he backed out of the car.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Certainly, sir--good-night, sir,” said the chauffeur calmly--and closed the door, and touched his hat, and climbed back to his seat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, at least, I may say good-night,” he said, as he backed out of the car.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you please, sir!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was something of significant finality in the man's patient and respectful tones.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Bruce smiled wryly.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Well, at least, I may say good-night,” he said, as he backed out of the car.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There was something of significant finality in the man's patient and respectful tones.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Well, at least, I may say good-night,” he said, as he backed out of the car.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was something of significant finality in the man's patient and respectful tones.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Well, at least, I may say good-night,” he said, as he backed out of the car.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading There was something of significant finality in the man's patient and respectful tones.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “If you please, sir!”
full of or exhibiting respect
From this reading There was something of significant finality in the man's patient and respectful tones.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, at least, I may say good-night,” he said, as he backed out of the car.
express in words
From this reading “Well, at least, I may say good-night,” he said, as he backed out of the car.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “Certainly, sir--good-night, sir,” said the chauffeur calmly--and closed the door, and touched his hat, and climbed back to his seat.
important in effect or meaning
From this reading There was something of significant finality in the man's patient and respectful tones.
term of address for a man
From this reading “If you please, sir!”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading John Bruce smiled wryly.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something of significant finality in the man's patient and respectful tones.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was something of significant finality in the man's patient and respectful tones.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was something of significant finality in the man's patient and respectful tones.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Certainly, sir--good-night, sir,” said the chauffeur calmly--and closed the door, and touched his hat, and climbed back to his seat.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading There was something of significant finality in the man's patient and respectful tones.
having come into contact
From this reading “Certainly, sir--good-night, sir,” said the chauffeur calmly--and closed the door, and touched his hat, and climbed back to his seat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something of significant finality in the man's patient and respectful tones.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, at least, I may say good-night,” he said, as he backed out of the car.
in a wry manner
From this reading John Bruce smiled wryly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you please, sir!”
Chapter 3 of Pawned by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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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