Chapter 15 of Raffles is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of Raffles is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“That’s all very well—” “Look here,” I interposed, “I’ll stay by you. I’ve a friend outside, I’ll get him too.” “Thanks awfully,” said the valiant Beefy. The hall was empty now. My heart beat high.
Chapter 15 of Raffles is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 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.
used as intensifiers
From this reading ““Thanks awfully,” said the valiant Beefy.”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “My heart beat high.”
muscular and heavily built
From this reading ““Thanks awfully,” said the valiant Beefy.”
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “The hall was empty now.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “The hall was empty now.”
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “I’ve a friend outside, I’ll get him too.””
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading ““Thanks awfully,” said the valiant Beefy.”
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading ““Thanks awfully,” said the valiant Beefy.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I’ve a friend outside, I’ll get him too.”
(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 “That’s all very well—” “Look here,” I interposed, “I’ll stay by you.
used as intensifiers
From this reading “Thanks awfully,” said the valiant Beefy.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading My heart beat high.
muscular and heavily built
From this reading “Thanks awfully,” said the valiant Beefy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “That’s all very well—” “Look here,” I interposed, “I’ll stay by you.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The hall was empty now.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I’ve a friend outside, I’ll get him too.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I’ve a friend outside, I’ll get him too.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The hall was empty now.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My heart beat high.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “That’s all very well—” “Look here,” I interposed, “I’ll stay by you.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading My heart beat high.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I’ve a friend outside, I’ll get him too.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That’s all very well—” “Look here,” I interposed, “I’ll stay by you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s all very well—” “Look here,” I interposed, “I’ll stay by you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve a friend outside, I’ll get him too.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s all very well—” “Look here,” I interposed, “I’ll stay by you.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “That’s all very well—” “Look here,” I interposed, “I’ll stay by you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My heart beat high.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The hall was empty now.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading I’ve a friend outside, I’ll get him too.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Thanks awfully,” said the valiant Beefy.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “That’s all very well—” “Look here,” I interposed, “I’ll stay by you.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “Thanks awfully,” said the valiant Beefy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s all very well—” “Look here,” I interposed, “I’ll stay by you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Thanks awfully,” said the valiant Beefy.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I’ve a friend outside, I’ll get him too.”
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading “Thanks awfully,” said the valiant Beefy.
precisely as stated
From this reading “That’s all very well—” “Look here,” I interposed, “I’ll stay by you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hall was empty now.
(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 “That’s all very well—” “Look here,” I interposed, “I’ll stay by you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That’s all very well—” “Look here,” I interposed, “I’ll stay by you.
Chapter 15 of Raffles by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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 15 holds 191 sentences of Raffles, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Raffles by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 191 sentences, grouped into 39 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 39 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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