Chapter 4 of Raffles is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Raffles is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“But you talked about a hiding-place for a night?” “Quite so—for all night. We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.” “What! With gold in our pockets—” “And gold in our boots, and gold up the sleeves and legs of our suits!
Chapter 4 of Raffles is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading “With gold in our pockets—” “And gold in our boots, and gold up the sleeves and legs of our suits!”
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.””
staying power
From this reading “With gold in our pockets—” “And gold in our boots, and gold up the sleeves and legs of our suits!”
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “With gold in our pockets—” “And gold in our boots, and gold up the sleeves and legs of our suits!”
a careless leisurely gait
From this reading “We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.””
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “With gold in our pockets—” “And gold in our boots, and gold up the sleeves and legs of our suits!”
plural of “suit” — a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
From this reading “With gold in our pockets—” “And gold in our boots, and gold up the sleeves and legs of our suits!”
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading “We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.””
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 “But you talked about a hiding-place for a night?”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “But you talked about a hiding-place for a night?”
later than; following
From this reading We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Quite so—for all night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.”
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading With gold in our pockets—” “And gold in our boots, and gold up the sleeves and legs of our suits!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you talked about a hiding-place for a night?”
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “But you talked about a hiding-place for a night?”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.”
coins made of gold
From this reading With gold in our pockets—” “And gold in our boots, and gold up the sleeves and legs of our suits!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.”
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From this reading “But you talked about a hiding-place for a night?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With gold in our pockets—” “And gold in our boots, and gold up the sleeves and legs of our suits!
staying power
From this reading With gold in our pockets—” “And gold in our boots, and gold up the sleeves and legs of our suits!
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.”
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “But you talked about a hiding-place for a night?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With gold in our pockets—” “And gold in our boots, and gold up the sleeves and legs of our suits!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading With gold in our pockets—” “And gold in our boots, and gold up the sleeves and legs of our suits!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.”
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading With gold in our pockets—” “And gold in our boots, and gold up the sleeves and legs of our suits!
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Quite so—for all night.
a careless leisurely gait
From this reading We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.”
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading With gold in our pockets—” “And gold in our boots, and gold up the sleeves and legs of our suits!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Quite so—for all night.
plural of “suit” — a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
From this reading With gold in our pockets—” “And gold in our boots, and gold up the sleeves and legs of our suits!
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “But you talked about a hiding-place for a night?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.”
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading With gold in our pockets—” “And gold in our boots, and gold up the sleeves and legs of our suits!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What!
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading We should have to get back, go on lying low, and saunter out with the crowd next day—after doing the whole show thoroughly.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you talked about a hiding-place for a night?”
Chapter 4 of Raffles by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 4 holds 190 sentences of Raffles, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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