Chapter 6 of That Sweet Little Old Lady is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of That Sweet Little Old Lady is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, no," Her Majesty said with a little trill of laughter, "not you, Sir Kenneth. I meant Mr. Miles." Sir Thomas Boyd asked: "Mr. Miles?" "That's right," Her Majesty said. "His name is Barry Miles, and your FBI men found him an hour ago in New Orleans.
Chapter 6 of That Sweet Little Old Lady is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice
From this reading “"His name is Barry Miles, and your FBI men found him an hour ago in New Orleans.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “"Oh, no," Her Majesty said with a little trill of laughter, "not you, Sir Kenneth.”
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading “"Oh, no," Her Majesty said with a little trill of laughter, "not you, Sir Kenneth.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I meant Mr. Miles."”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “I meant Mr. Miles."”
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading “"His name is Barry Miles, and your FBI men found him an hour ago in New Orleans.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “Sir Thomas Boyd asked: "Mr. Miles?"”
a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
From this reading “"Oh, no," Her Majesty said with a little trill of laughter, "not you, Sir Kenneth.”
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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 "Oh, no," Her Majesty said with a little trill of laughter, "not you, Sir Kenneth.
in the past
From this reading "His name is Barry Miles, and your FBI men found him an hour ago in New Orleans.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "His name is Barry Miles, and your FBI men found him an hour ago in New Orleans.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "His name is Barry Miles, and your FBI men found him an hour ago in New Orleans.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Sir Thomas Boyd asked: "Mr. Miles?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "His name is Barry Miles, and your FBI men found him an hour ago in New Orleans.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Thomas Boyd asked: "Mr. Miles?"
a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice
From this reading "His name is Barry Miles, and your FBI men found him an hour ago in New Orleans.
set up or found
From this reading "His name is Barry Miles, and your FBI men found him an hour ago in New Orleans.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, no," Her Majesty said with a little trill of laughter, "not you, Sir Kenneth.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "His name is Barry Miles, and your FBI men found him an hour ago in New Orleans.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "His name is Barry Miles, and your FBI men found him an hour ago in New Orleans.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "His name is Barry Miles, and your FBI men found him an hour ago in New Orleans.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I meant Mr. Miles."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "His name is Barry Miles, and your FBI men found him an hour ago in New Orleans.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "His name is Barry Miles, and your FBI men found him an hour ago in New Orleans.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, no," Her Majesty said with a little trill of laughter, "not you, Sir Kenneth.
the sound of laughing
From this reading "Oh, no," Her Majesty said with a little trill of laughter, "not you, Sir Kenneth.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Oh, no," Her Majesty said with a little trill of laughter, "not you, Sir Kenneth.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading "Oh, no," Her Majesty said with a little trill of laughter, "not you, Sir Kenneth.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I meant Mr. Miles."
the force of workers available
From this reading "His name is Barry Miles, and your FBI men found him an hour ago in New Orleans.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading I meant Mr. Miles."
a form of address for a man
From this reading I meant Mr. Miles."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "His name is Barry Miles, and your FBI men found him an hour ago in New Orleans.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "His name is Barry Miles, and your FBI men found him an hour ago in New Orleans.
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no," Her Majesty said with a little trill of laughter, "not you, Sir Kenneth.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, no," Her Majesty said with a little trill of laughter, "not you, Sir Kenneth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, no," Her Majesty said with a little trill of laughter, "not you, Sir Kenneth.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, no," Her Majesty said with a little trill of laughter, "not you, Sir Kenneth.
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading "His name is Barry Miles, and your FBI men found him an hour ago in New Orleans.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That's right," Her Majesty said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, no," Her Majesty said with a little trill of laughter, "not you, Sir Kenneth.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Oh, no," Her Majesty said with a little trill of laughter, "not you, Sir Kenneth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's right," Her Majesty said.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Sir Thomas Boyd asked: "Mr. Miles?"
a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
From this reading "Oh, no," Her Majesty said with a little trill of laughter, "not you, Sir Kenneth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, no," Her Majesty said with a little trill of laughter, "not you, Sir Kenneth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, no," Her Majesty said with a little trill of laughter, "not you, Sir Kenneth.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "His name is Barry Miles, and your FBI men found him an hour ago in New Orleans.
Chapter 6 of That Sweet Little Old Lady by Randall Garrett holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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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