Chapter 13 of The Adventures of Dick Trevanion is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The Adventures of Dick Trevanion is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What on earth do you mean?" cried Dick in amazement. "’Tis your duty to bring the villain to justice." "Villain he is, and I’d crack his skull as soon as look at him. But as to duty—I knows my duty, Maister Dick, and my duty is to let un bide. Besides, never could I face the stoor of appearin’ in a court o’ justice.
Chapter 13 of The Adventures of Dick Trevanion is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “"What on earth do you mean?" cried Dick in amazement.”
dwell
From this reading “But as to duty—I knows my duty, Maister Dick, and my duty is to let un bide.”
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading “"Villain he is, and I’d crack his skull as soon as look at him.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “"What on earth do you mean?" cried Dick in amazement.”
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading “"’Tis your duty to bring the villain to justice."”
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading “"Villain he is, and I’d crack his skull as soon as look at him.”
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 your duty to bring the villain to justice."”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “"’Tis your duty to bring the villain to justice."”
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used with question words to convey surprise
In this reading “"What on earth do you mean?" cried Dick in amazement.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “"Villain he is, and I’d crack his skull as soon as look at him.”
In this reading “"What on earth do you mean?" cried Dick in amazement.”
In this reading “Besides, never could I face the stoor of appearin’ in a court o’ justice.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Besides, never could I face the stoor of appearin’ in a court o’ justice.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading "What on earth do you mean?" cried Dick in amazement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Villain he is, and I’d crack his skull as soon as look at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides, never could I face the stoor of appearin’ in a court o’ justice.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Villain he is, and I’d crack his skull as soon as look at him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Villain he is, and I’d crack his skull as soon as look at him.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, never could I face the stoor of appearin’ in a court o’ justice.
dwell
From this reading But as to duty—I knows my duty, Maister Dick, and my duty is to let un bide.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "’Tis your duty to bring the villain to justice."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as to duty—I knows my duty, Maister Dick, and my duty is to let un bide.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Besides, never could I face the stoor of appearin’ in a court o’ justice.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Besides, never could I face the stoor of appearin’ in a court o’ justice.
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading "Villain he is, and I’d crack his skull as soon as look at him.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "What on earth do you mean?" cried Dick in amazement.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "What on earth do you mean?" cried Dick in amazement.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What on earth do you mean?" cried Dick in amazement.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading "’Tis your duty to bring the villain to justice."
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "What on earth do you mean?" cried Dick in amazement.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Besides, never could I face the stoor of appearin’ in a court o’ justice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Villain he is, and I’d crack his skull as soon as look at him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Villain he is, and I’d crack his skull as soon as look at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Villain he is, and I’d crack his skull as soon as look at him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But as to duty—I knows my duty, Maister Dick, and my duty is to let un bide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Villain he is, and I’d crack his skull as soon as look at him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What on earth do you mean?" cried Dick in amazement.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Villain he is, and I’d crack his skull as soon as look at him.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading "’Tis your duty to bring the villain to justice."
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading But as to duty—I knows my duty, Maister Dick, and my duty is to let un bide.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But as to duty—I knows my duty, Maister Dick, and my duty is to let un bide.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Villain he is, and I’d crack his skull as soon as look at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But as to duty—I knows my duty, Maister Dick, and my duty is to let un bide.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What on earth do you mean?" cried Dick in amazement.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But as to duty—I knows my duty, Maister Dick, and my duty is to let un bide.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Besides, never could I face the stoor of appearin’ in a court o’ justice.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Besides, never could I face the stoor of appearin’ in a court o’ justice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Besides, never could I face the stoor of appearin’ in a court o’ justice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What on earth do you mean?" cried Dick in amazement.
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading "Villain he is, and I’d crack his skull as soon as look at him.
in the near future
From this reading "Villain he is, and I’d crack his skull as soon as look at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides, never could I face the stoor of appearin’ in a court o’ justice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "’Tis your duty to bring the villain to justice."
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 your duty to bring the villain to justice."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "’Tis your duty to bring the villain to justice."
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading But as to duty—I knows my duty, Maister Dick, and my duty is to let un bide.
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading "’Tis your duty to bring the villain to justice."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What on earth do you mean?" cried Dick in amazement.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What on earth do you mean?" cried Dick in amazement.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "’Tis your duty to bring the villain to justice."
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