Chapter 6 of Sporting Society is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Sporting Society is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived. "Gently there, Safety! have a care, then!" Yow, yow, yow! from the hounds. Toot, toot, from the Master's horn, and away they go. "Do wait, you dev---- fellows!
Chapter 6 of Sporting Society is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “bristle” — be in a state of movement or action
From this reading “The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.”
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading “Toot, toot, from the Master's horn, and away they go.”
plural of “hound” — any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading “The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.”
possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “Toot, toot, from the Master's horn, and away they go.”
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading “"Gently there, Safety! have a care, then!"”
a blast of a horn
From this reading “Toot, toot, from the Master's horn, and away they go.”
plural of “whip” — an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
From this reading “The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.”
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 “The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.”
In this reading “The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.”
In this reading “The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.”
In this reading “The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.”
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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 "Gently there, Safety! have a care, then!"
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.
(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 The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Toot, toot, from the Master's horn, and away they go.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Toot, toot, from the Master's horn, and away they go.
-ing form of “bristle” — be in a state of movement or action
From this reading The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "Gently there, Safety! have a care, then!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do wait, you dev---- fellows!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do wait, you dev---- fellows!
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "Do wait, you dev---- fellows!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yow, yow, yow! from the hounds.
in a gradual manner
From this reading The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Toot, toot, from the Master's horn, and away they go.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Gently there, Safety! have a care, then!"
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading Toot, toot, from the Master's horn, and away they go.
plural of “hound” — any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.
possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Toot, toot, from the Master's horn, and away they go.
a particular point in time
From this reading The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading "Gently there, Safety! have a care, then!"
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Gently there, Safety! have a care, then!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Gently there, Safety! have a care, then!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.
a blast of a horn
From this reading Toot, toot, from the Master's horn, and away they go.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Do wait, you dev---- fellows!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.
(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 The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.
plural of “whip” — an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
From this reading The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Whips move forward gently: hounds are all bristling with excitement, for they seem to know as well as we that the moment for action has arrived.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do wait, you dev---- fellows!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yow, yow, yow! from the hounds.
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