Chapter 4 of The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I don't know. We were all thrown out, you know, among the crowd. I only hope they've not been killed." "Well, if I was you," said the downright cabman, "I wouldn't break my heart over them. I know _I'd_ like to have a chance of a quiet talk with the young swells; _I'd_ give them something to take home with them, I would."
Chapter 4 of The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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terminate
From this reading “"Well, if I was you," said the downright cabman, "I wouldn't break my heart over them.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “I know _I'd_ like to have a chance of a quiet talk with the young swells; _I'd_ give them something to take home with them, I would."”
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “We were all thrown out, you know, among the crowd.”
thoroughgoing
From this reading “"Well, if I was you," said the downright cabman, "I wouldn't break my heart over them.”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “I only hope they've not been killed."”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “I know _I'd_ like to have a chance of a quiet talk with the young swells; _I'd_ give them something to take home with them, I would."”
plural of “swell” — the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
From this reading “I know _I'd_ like to have a chance of a quiet talk with the young swells; _I'd_ give them something to take home with them, I would."”
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading “We were all thrown out, you know, among the crowd.”
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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 know _I'd_ like to have a chance of a quiet talk with the young swells; _I'd_ give them something to take home with them, I would."
(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 We were all thrown out, you know, among the crowd.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading We were all thrown out, you know, among the crowd.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I only hope they've not been killed."
terminate
From this reading "Well, if I was you," said the downright cabman, "I wouldn't break my heart over them.
someone who drives a taxi for a living
From this reading "Well, if I was you," said the downright cabman, "I wouldn't break my heart over them.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading I know _I'd_ like to have a chance of a quiet talk with the young swells; _I'd_ give them something to take home with them, I would."
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading We were all thrown out, you know, among the crowd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know.
thoroughgoing
From this reading "Well, if I was you," said the downright cabman, "I wouldn't break my heart over them.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I know _I'd_ like to have a chance of a quiet talk with the young swells; _I'd_ give them something to take home with them, I would."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I know _I'd_ like to have a chance of a quiet talk with the young swells; _I'd_ give them something to take home with them, I would."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Well, if I was you," said the downright cabman, "I wouldn't break my heart over them.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I know _I'd_ like to have a chance of a quiet talk with the young swells; _I'd_ give them something to take home with them, I would."
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I only hope they've not been killed."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know _I'd_ like to have a chance of a quiet talk with the young swells; _I'd_ give them something to take home with them, I would."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, if I was you," said the downright cabman, "I wouldn't break my heart over them.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading I only hope they've not been killed."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I know _I'd_ like to have a chance of a quiet talk with the young swells; _I'd_ give them something to take home with them, I would."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, if I was you," said the downright cabman, "I wouldn't break my heart over them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I only hope they've not been killed."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I know _I'd_ like to have a chance of a quiet talk with the young swells; _I'd_ give them something to take home with them, I would."
and nothing more
From this reading I only hope they've not been killed."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We were all thrown out, you know, among the crowd.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Well, if I was you," said the downright cabman, "I wouldn't break my heart over them.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading I know _I'd_ like to have a chance of a quiet talk with the young swells; _I'd_ give them something to take home with them, I would."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, if I was you," said the downright cabman, "I wouldn't break my heart over them.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I know _I'd_ like to have a chance of a quiet talk with the young swells; _I'd_ give them something to take home with them, I would."
plural of “swell” — the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
From this reading I know _I'd_ like to have a chance of a quiet talk with the young swells; _I'd_ give them something to take home with them, I would."
carry out
From this reading I know _I'd_ like to have a chance of a quiet talk with the young swells; _I'd_ give them something to take home with them, I would."
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I know _I'd_ like to have a chance of a quiet talk with the young swells; _I'd_ give them something to take home with them, I would."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were all thrown out, you know, among the crowd.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Well, if I was you," said the downright cabman, "I wouldn't break my heart over them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I only hope they've not been killed."
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading We were all thrown out, you know, among the crowd.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I know _I'd_ like to have a chance of a quiet talk with the young swells; _I'd_ give them something to take home with them, I would."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, if I was you," said the downright cabman, "I wouldn't break my heart over them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were all thrown out, you know, among the crowd.
(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 "Well, if I was you," said the downright cabman, "I wouldn't break my heart over them.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were all thrown out, you know, among the crowd.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I know _I'd_ like to have a chance of a quiet talk with the young swells; _I'd_ give them something to take home with them, I would."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I know _I'd_ like to have a chance of a quiet talk with the young swells; _I'd_ give them something to take home with them, I would."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, if I was you," said the downright cabman, "I wouldn't break my heart over them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We were all thrown out, you know, among the crowd.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I know _I'd_ like to have a chance of a quiet talk with the young swells; _I'd_ give them something to take home with them, I would."
Chapter 4 of The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch by Talbot Baines Reed holds 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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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