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Chapter 11 of The Adventures of Dick Trevanion is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, my men, you’re too late. They both left here at nine. But come in: ’tis a cold night, and you won’t be the worse of something warm. Susan, bring a full jug and tumblers. No one shall leave the Dower House to-night without drinking success to the mines."
Chapter 11 of The Adventures of Dick Trevanion is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
From this reading “No one shall leave the Dower House to-night without drinking success to the mines."”
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading “No one shall leave the Dower House to-night without drinking success to the mines."”
a large bottle with a narrow mouth
From this reading “Susan, bring a full jug and tumblers.”
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading “No one shall leave the Dower House to-night without drinking success to the mines."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “They both left here at nine.”
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading “No one shall leave the Dower House to-night without drinking success to the mines."”
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 “But come in: ’tis a cold night, and you won’t be the worse of something warm.”
plural of “tumbler” — a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.
From this reading “Susan, bring a full jug and tumblers.”
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 “"Well, my men, you’re too late.”
In this reading “They both left here at nine.”
In this reading “But come in: ’tis a cold night, and you won’t be the worse of something warm.”
to come or go into
In this reading “But come in: ’tis a cold night, and you won’t be the worse of something warm.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But come in: ’tis a cold night, and you won’t be the worse of something warm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But come in: ’tis a cold night, and you won’t be the worse of something warm.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They both left here at nine.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But come in: ’tis a cold night, and you won’t be the worse of something warm.
the two together, not just one
From this reading They both left here at nine.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Susan, bring a full jug and tumblers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But come in: ’tis a cold night, and you won’t be the worse of something warm.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading But come in: ’tis a cold night, and you won’t be the worse of something warm.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But come in: ’tis a cold night, and you won’t be the worse of something warm.
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
From this reading No one shall leave the Dower House to-night without drinking success to the mines."
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading No one shall leave the Dower House to-night without drinking success to the mines."
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Susan, bring a full jug and tumblers.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading They both left here at nine.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading No one shall leave the Dower House to-night without drinking success to the mines."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But come in: ’tis a cold night, and you won’t be the worse of something warm.
a large bottle with a narrow mouth
From this reading Susan, bring a full jug and tumblers.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "Well, my men, you’re too late.
go away from a place
From this reading No one shall leave the Dower House to-night without drinking success to the mines."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading They both left here at nine.
the force of workers available
From this reading "Well, my men, you’re too late.
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading No one shall leave the Dower House to-night without drinking success to the mines."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, my men, you’re too late.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading But come in: ’tis a cold night, and you won’t be the worse of something warm.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading They both left here at nine.
not any; not one
From this reading No one shall leave the Dower House to-night without drinking success to the mines."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But come in: ’tis a cold night, and you won’t be the worse of something warm.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one shall leave the Dower House to-night without drinking success to the mines."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading No one shall leave the Dower House to-night without drinking success to the mines."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But come in: ’tis a cold night, and you won’t be the worse of something warm.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading No one shall leave the Dower House to-night without drinking success to the mines."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Susan, bring a full jug and tumblers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But come in: ’tis a cold night, and you won’t be the worse of something warm.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They both left here at nine.
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 But come in: ’tis a cold night, and you won’t be the worse of something warm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No one shall leave the Dower House to-night without drinking success to the mines."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one shall leave the Dower House to-night without drinking success to the mines."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Well, my men, you’re too late.
plural of “tumbler” — a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.
From this reading Susan, bring a full jug and tumblers.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading But come in: ’tis a cold night, and you won’t be the worse of something warm.
(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, my men, you’re too late.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading No one shall leave the Dower House to-night without drinking success to the mines."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But come in: ’tis a cold night, and you won’t be the worse of something warm.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading But come in: ’tis a cold night, and you won’t be the worse of something warm.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But come in: ’tis a cold night, and you won’t be the worse of something warm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, my men, you’re too late.
Chapter 11 of The Adventures of Dick Trevanion by Herbert Strang holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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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