Chapter 5 of The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That this was a poser, and that it stopped Chicago’s hand, was proved by the reply. “Have talked it over. You are right. Chief’s judgment on self invalid. Chief has done no wrong.
Chapter 5 of The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
possessive form of “chicago” — largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
possessive form of “chief” — a person who is in charge
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading “Chief’s judgment on self invalid.”
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading “Chief’s judgment on self invalid.”
a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
From this reading “That this was a poser, and that it stopped Chicago’s hand, was proved by the reply.”
established beyond doubt
From this reading “That this was a poser, and that it stopped Chicago’s hand, was proved by the reply.”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “Chief’s judgment on self invalid.”
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading ““Have talked it over.”
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.
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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 That this was a poser, and that it stopped Chicago’s hand, was proved by the reply.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That this was a poser, and that it stopped Chicago’s hand, was proved by the reply.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are right.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That this was a poser, and that it stopped Chicago’s hand, was proved by the reply.
possessive form of “chicago” — largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading That this was a poser, and that it stopped Chicago’s hand, was proved by the reply.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Chief has done no wrong.
possessive form of “chief” — a person who is in charge
From this reading Chief’s judgment on self invalid.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Chief has done no wrong.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading That this was a poser, and that it stopped Chicago’s hand, was proved by the reply.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Chief has done no wrong.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have talked it over.
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading Chief’s judgment on self invalid.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That this was a poser, and that it stopped Chicago’s hand, was proved by the reply.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading Chief’s judgment on self invalid.
not any; not one
From this reading Chief has done no wrong.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Chief’s judgment on self invalid.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Have talked it over.
a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
From this reading That this was a poser, and that it stopped Chicago’s hand, was proved by the reply.
established beyond doubt
From this reading That this was a poser, and that it stopped Chicago’s hand, was proved by the reply.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading That this was a poser, and that it stopped Chicago’s hand, was proved by the reply.
precisely, exactly
From this reading You are right.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading Chief’s judgment on self invalid.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading That this was a poser, and that it stopped Chicago’s hand, was proved by the reply.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Have talked it over.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That this was a poser, and that it stopped Chicago’s hand, was proved by the reply.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That this was a poser, and that it stopped Chicago’s hand, was proved by the reply.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That this was a poser, and that it stopped Chicago’s hand, was proved by the reply.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That this was a poser, and that it stopped Chicago’s hand, was proved by the reply.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Chief has done no wrong.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are right.
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