Chapter 14 of The Adventures of Dick Trevanion is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Adventures of Dick Trevanion is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I’m rather doubtful about that, sir," said Dick. "The faces I saw weren’t Cornish." "It would be a poor disguise if they were. You may be sure I’m right, and we shall have Mildmay coming up to breakfast by-and-by with a fine tale of tubs. I slept badly, Dick; I’ll return to my bed for an hour or two."
Chapter 14 of The Adventures of Dick Trevanion is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “I slept badly, Dick; I’ll return to my bed for an hour or two."”
a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall
From this reading “"The faces I saw weren’t Cornish."”
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading “"It would be a poor disguise if they were.”
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading “"I’m rather doubtful about that, sir," said Dick.”
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “"The faces I saw weren’t Cornish."”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “I slept badly, Dick; I’ll return to my bed for an hour or two."”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “You may be sure I’m right, and we shall have Mildmay coming up to breakfast by-and-by with a fine tale of tubs.”
plural of “tub” — a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
From this reading “You may be sure I’m right, and we shall have Mildmay coming up to breakfast by-and-by with a fine tale of tubs.”
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 “"I’m rather doubtful about that, sir," said Dick.”
In this reading “I slept badly, Dick; I’ll return to my bed for an hour or two."”
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 "It would be a poor disguise if they were.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I’m rather doubtful about that, sir," said Dick.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I slept badly, Dick; I’ll return to my bed for an hour or two."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You may be sure I’m right, and we shall have Mildmay coming up to breakfast by-and-by with a fine tale of tubs.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading I slept badly, Dick; I’ll return to my bed for an hour or two."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It would be a poor disguise if they were.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I slept badly, Dick; I’ll return to my bed for an hour or two."
eat an early morning meal
From this reading You may be sure I’m right, and we shall have Mildmay coming up to breakfast by-and-by with a fine tale of tubs.
an indefinite time in the future
From this reading You may be sure I’m right, and we shall have Mildmay coming up to breakfast by-and-by with a fine tale of tubs.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading You may be sure I’m right, and we shall have Mildmay coming up to breakfast by-and-by with a fine tale of tubs.
a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall
From this reading "The faces I saw weren’t Cornish."
someone who is a detective
From this reading "I’m rather doubtful about that, sir," said Dick.
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading "It would be a poor disguise if they were.
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading "I’m rather doubtful about that, sir," said Dick.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "The faces I saw weren’t Cornish."
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading You may be sure I’m right, and we shall have Mildmay coming up to breakfast by-and-by with a fine tale of tubs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I slept badly, Dick; I’ll return to my bed for an hour or two."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You may be sure I’m right, and we shall have Mildmay coming up to breakfast by-and-by with a fine tale of tubs.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I slept badly, Dick; I’ll return to my bed for an hour or two."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The faces I saw weren’t Cornish."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I slept badly, Dick; I’ll return to my bed for an hour or two."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I’m rather doubtful about that, sir," said Dick.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It would be a poor disguise if they were.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would be a poor disguise if they were.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may be sure I’m right, and we shall have Mildmay coming up to breakfast by-and-by with a fine tale of tubs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You may be sure I’m right, and we shall have Mildmay coming up to breakfast by-and-by with a fine tale of tubs.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I slept badly, Dick; I’ll return to my bed for an hour or two."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You may be sure I’m right, and we shall have Mildmay coming up to breakfast by-and-by with a fine tale of tubs.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I slept badly, Dick; I’ll return to my bed for an hour or two."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "It would be a poor disguise if they were.
on the contrary
From this reading "I’m rather doubtful about that, sir," said Dick.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I slept badly, Dick; I’ll return to my bed for an hour or two."
precisely, exactly
From this reading You may be sure I’m right, and we shall have Mildmay coming up to breakfast by-and-by with a fine tale of tubs.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I’m rather doubtful about that, sir," said Dick.
cut with a saw
From this reading "The faces I saw weren’t Cornish."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading You may be sure I’m right, and we shall have Mildmay coming up to breakfast by-and-by with a fine tale of tubs.
term of address for a man
From this reading "I’m rather doubtful about that, sir," said Dick.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading I slept badly, Dick; I’ll return to my bed for an hour or two."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading You may be sure I’m right, and we shall have Mildmay coming up to breakfast by-and-by with a fine tale of tubs.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading You may be sure I’m right, and we shall have Mildmay coming up to breakfast by-and-by with a fine tale of tubs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I’m rather doubtful about that, sir," said Dick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The faces I saw weren’t Cornish."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It would be a poor disguise if they were.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You may be sure I’m right, and we shall have Mildmay coming up to breakfast by-and-by with a fine tale of tubs.
plural of “tub” — a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
From this reading You may be sure I’m right, and we shall have Mildmay coming up to breakfast by-and-by with a fine tale of tubs.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I slept badly, Dick; I’ll return to my bed for an hour or two."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You may be sure I’m right, and we shall have Mildmay coming up to breakfast by-and-by with a fine tale of tubs.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You may be sure I’m right, and we shall have Mildmay coming up to breakfast by-and-by with a fine tale of tubs.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "It would be a poor disguise if they were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The faces I saw weren’t Cornish."
in the company of; together with
From this reading You may be sure I’m right, and we shall have Mildmay coming up to breakfast by-and-by with a fine tale of tubs.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would be a poor disguise if they were.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You may be sure I’m right, and we shall have Mildmay coming up to breakfast by-and-by with a fine tale of tubs.
Chapter 14 of The Adventures of Dick Trevanion by Herbert Strang holds 395 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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