Chapter 6 of The Brass Bowl is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Brass Bowl is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Uh-huh," laconically returned the detective. "Thanks." And turning on his heel, walked westward. The policeman crossed the street to detain him for a moment's chat. "I guess it's all off, Jim," Hickey told him.
Chapter 6 of The Brass Bowl is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading “The policeman crossed the street to detain him for a moment's chat.”
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading “The policeman crossed the street to detain him for a moment's chat.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “"Uh-huh," laconically returned the detective.”
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading “And turning on his heel, walked westward.”
a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
From this reading “"I guess it's all off, Jim," Hickey told him.”
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “The policeman crossed the street to detain him for a moment's chat.”
a member of a police force
From this reading “The policeman crossed the street to detain him for a moment's chat.”
toward the west
From this reading “And turning on his heel, walked westward.”
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 The policeman crossed the street to detain him for a moment's chat.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I guess it's all off, Jim," Hickey told him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And turning on his heel, walked westward.
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading The policeman crossed the street to detain him for a moment's chat.
placed crosswise
From this reading The policeman crossed the street to detain him for a moment's chat.
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading The policeman crossed the street to detain him for a moment's chat.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading "Uh-huh," laconically returned the detective.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The policeman crossed the street to detain him for a moment's chat.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I guess it's all off, Jim," Hickey told him.
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading And turning on his heel, walked westward.
a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
From this reading "I guess it's all off, Jim," Hickey told him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The policeman crossed the street to detain him for a moment's chat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And turning on his heel, walked westward.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guess it's all off, Jim," Hickey told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess it's all off, Jim," Hickey told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess it's all off, Jim," Hickey told him.
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading "Uh-huh," laconically returned the detective.
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading The policeman crossed the street to detain him for a moment's chat.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I guess it's all off, Jim," Hickey told him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And turning on his heel, walked westward.
a member of a police force
From this reading The policeman crossed the street to detain him for a moment's chat.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Uh-huh," laconically returned the detective.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The policeman crossed the street to detain him for a moment's chat.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading "Thanks."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Uh-huh," laconically returned the detective.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The policeman crossed the street to detain him for a moment's chat.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I guess it's all off, Jim," Hickey told him.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading And turning on his heel, walked westward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Uh-huh," laconically returned the detective.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading And turning on his heel, walked westward.
toward the west
From this reading And turning on his heel, walked westward.
Chapter 6 of The Brass Bowl by Louis Joseph Vance holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Chapter 6 holds 422 sentences of The Brass Bowl, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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