Chapter 7 of The Adventures of Dick Trevanion is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Adventures of Dick Trevanion is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"’Tis a miserable, dirty deed," agreed Sam. "We must tell of it to the high powers." "Much good that will be!" cried Dick bitterly. "We can’t tell who did it; Sir Bevil will only instruct Petherick, and he is too much of a fool ever to find out, if he wanted to, which is unlikely. We can do nothing, Sam."
Chapter 7 of The Adventures of Dick Trevanion is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading “"Much good that will be!" cried Dick bitterly.”
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading “"’Tis a miserable, dirty deed," agreed Sam.”
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading “"’Tis a miserable, dirty deed," agreed Sam.”
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “"We can’t tell who did it; Sir Bevil will only instruct Petherick, and he is too much of a fool ever to find out, if he wanted to, which is unlikely.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “"’Tis a miserable, dirty deed," agreed Sam.”
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading “"We must tell of it to the high powers."”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “"’Tis a miserable, dirty deed," agreed Sam.”
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
From this reading “"We can’t tell who did it; Sir Bevil will only instruct Petherick, and he is too much of a fool ever to find out, if he wanted to, which is unlikely.”
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.
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establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
In this reading “"We can’t tell who did it; Sir Bevil will only instruct Petherick, and he is too much of a fool ever to find out, if he wanted to, which is unlikely.”
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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 "’Tis a miserable, dirty deed," agreed Sam.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "’Tis a miserable, dirty deed," agreed Sam.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We can’t tell who did it; Sir Bevil will only instruct Petherick, and he is too much of a fool ever to find out, if he wanted to, which is unlikely.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Much good that will be!" cried Dick bitterly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We can’t tell who did it; Sir Bevil will only instruct Petherick, and he is too much of a fool ever to find out, if he wanted to, which is unlikely.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading "Much good that will be!" cried Dick bitterly.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can do nothing, Sam."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We can’t tell who did it; Sir Bevil will only instruct Petherick, and he is too much of a fool ever to find out, if he wanted to, which is unlikely.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Much good that will be!" cried Dick bitterly.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading "’Tis a miserable, dirty deed," agreed Sam.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Much good that will be!" cried Dick bitterly.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "We can’t tell who did it; Sir Bevil will only instruct Petherick, and he is too much of a fool ever to find out, if he wanted to, which is unlikely.
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading "’Tis a miserable, dirty deed," agreed Sam.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We can do nothing, Sam."
at any time
From this reading "We can’t tell who did it; Sir Bevil will only instruct Petherick, and he is too much of a fool ever to find out, if he wanted to, which is unlikely.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "We can’t tell who did it; Sir Bevil will only instruct Petherick, and he is too much of a fool ever to find out, if he wanted to, which is unlikely.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "We can’t tell who did it; Sir Bevil will only instruct Petherick, and he is too much of a fool ever to find out, if he wanted to, which is unlikely.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Much good that will be!" cried Dick bitterly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We can’t tell who did it; Sir Bevil will only instruct Petherick, and he is too much of a fool ever to find out, if he wanted to, which is unlikely.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "We must tell of it to the high powers."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "We can’t tell who did it; Sir Bevil will only instruct Petherick, and he is too much of a fool ever to find out, if he wanted to, which is unlikely.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading "We can’t tell who did it; Sir Bevil will only instruct Petherick, and he is too much of a fool ever to find out, if he wanted to, which is unlikely.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We can’t tell who did it; Sir Bevil will only instruct Petherick, and he is too much of a fool ever to find out, if he wanted to, which is unlikely.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We must tell of it to the high powers."
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading "’Tis a miserable, dirty deed," agreed Sam.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Much good that will be!" cried Dick bitterly.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must tell of it to the high powers."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We can do nothing, Sam."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We must tell of it to the high powers."
and nothing more
From this reading "We can’t tell who did it; Sir Bevil will only instruct Petherick, and he is too much of a fool ever to find out, if he wanted to, which is unlikely.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "We can’t tell who did it; Sir Bevil will only instruct Petherick, and he is too much of a fool ever to find out, if he wanted to, which is unlikely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We can’t tell who did it; Sir Bevil will only instruct Petherick, and he is too much of a fool ever to find out, if he wanted to, which is unlikely.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading "We must tell of it to the high powers."
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "’Tis a miserable, dirty deed," agreed Sam.
term of address for a man
From this reading "We can’t tell who did it; Sir Bevil will only instruct Petherick, and he is too much of a fool ever to find out, if he wanted to, which is unlikely.
express in words
From this reading "We must tell of it to the high powers."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Much good that will be!" cried Dick bitterly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We must tell of it to the high powers."
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "’Tis a miserable, dirty deed," agreed Sam.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We must tell of it to the high powers."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "We can’t tell who did it; Sir Bevil will only instruct Petherick, and he is too much of a fool ever to find out, if he wanted to, which is unlikely.
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
From this reading "We can’t tell who did it; Sir Bevil will only instruct Petherick, and he is too much of a fool ever to find out, if he wanted to, which is unlikely.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "We can’t tell who did it; Sir Bevil will only instruct Petherick, and he is too much of a fool ever to find out, if he wanted to, which is unlikely.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must tell of it to the high powers."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "We can’t tell who did it; Sir Bevil will only instruct Petherick, and he is too much of a fool ever to find out, if he wanted to, which is unlikely.
which person or people
From this reading "We can’t tell who did it; Sir Bevil will only instruct Petherick, and he is too much of a fool ever to find out, if he wanted to, which is unlikely.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Much good that will be!" cried Dick bitterly.
Chapter 7 of The Adventures of Dick Trevanion by Herbert Strang holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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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