Chapter 6 of The Arm-Chair at the Inn is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Arm-Chair at the Inn is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Stealing!" "_Stealing!_" exclaimed Le Blanc. "Yes. That was about it," he answered. "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
Chapter 6 of The Arm-Chair at the Inn is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “"Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.”
a white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables (used especially with braised meat)
From this reading “"_Stealing!_" exclaimed Le Blanc.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “"_Stealing!_" exclaimed Le Blanc.”
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading “"Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “"Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.”
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading “"Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.”
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading “"Stealing!"”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “"Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.”
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.
secure by locking
In this reading “"Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.”
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 "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That was about it," he answered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading That was about it," he answered.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
a white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables (used especially with braised meat)
From this reading "_Stealing!_" exclaimed Le Blanc.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "_Stealing!_" exclaimed Le Blanc.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was about it," he answered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That was about it," he answered.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading "_Stealing!_" exclaimed Le Blanc.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
and nothing more
From this reading "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading "Stealing!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was about it," he answered.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was about it," he answered.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
Chapter 6 of The Arm-Chair at the Inn by Francis Hopkinson Smith holds 409 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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