Chapter 3 of Peccavi is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Peccavi is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Done it? Wait till we've undone it! We can if we work together. Ah! here are more of you. Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
Chapter 3 of Peccavi is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “bucket” — a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading “Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.”
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading “Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.”
earlier in time; previously
From this reading “Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.”
a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
From this reading “Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.”
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading “Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.”
not done
From this reading “Wait till we've undone 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.
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 “Wait till we've undone it!”
In this reading “Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.”
In this reading “We can if we work together.”
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 Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah! here are more of you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ah! here are more of you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
plural of “bucket” — a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can if we work together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Done it?
earlier in time; previously
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Ah! here are more of you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We can if we work together.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Done it?
a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
come together
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
the force of workers available
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Ah! here are more of you.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
not any; not one
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ah! here are more of you.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
up to a particular time
From this reading Wait till we've undone it!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading We can if we work together.
not done
From this reading Wait till we've undone it!
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Wait till we've undone it!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can if we work together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wait till we've undone it!
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading We can if we work together.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ah! here are more of you.
Chapter 3 of Peccavi by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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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