Chapter 10 of The Burglars' Club is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Burglars' Club is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I promise to return it." "Then for why do you take it?" "That is my affair. I will bring the fifty pounds to-morrow night, but I must have the cross whether you help me to get it or not. Where does he keep it?"
Chapter 10 of The Burglars' Club is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “"That is my affair.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “I will bring the fifty pounds to-morrow night, but I must have the cross whether you help me to get it or not.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “I will bring the fifty pounds to-morrow night, but I must have the cross whether you help me to get it or not.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “I will bring the fifty pounds to-morrow night, but I must have the cross whether you help me to get it or not.”
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading “I will bring the fifty pounds to-morrow night, but I must have the cross whether you help me to get it or not.”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “"I promise to return it."”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “"I promise to return it."”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “I will bring the fifty pounds to-morrow night, but I must have the cross whether you help me to get it or not.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "That is my affair.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I will bring the fifty pounds to-morrow night, but I must have the cross whether you help me to get it or not.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I will bring the fifty pounds to-morrow night, but I must have the cross whether you help me to get it or not.
travel across or pass over
From this reading I will bring the fifty pounds to-morrow night, but I must have the cross whether you help me to get it or not.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Then for why do you take it?"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where does he keep it?"
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading I will bring the fifty pounds to-morrow night, but I must have the cross whether you help me to get it or not.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Then for why do you take it?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I will bring the fifty pounds to-morrow night, but I must have the cross whether you help me to get it or not.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I will bring the fifty pounds to-morrow night, but I must have the cross whether you help me to get it or not.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where does he keep it?"
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I will bring the fifty pounds to-morrow night, but I must have the cross whether you help me to get it or not.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I promise to return it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is my affair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I promise to return it."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Where does he keep it?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I will bring the fifty pounds to-morrow night, but I must have the cross whether you help me to get it or not.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I will bring the fifty pounds to-morrow night, but I must have the cross whether you help me to get it or not.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That is my affair.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I will bring the fifty pounds to-morrow night, but I must have the cross whether you help me to get it or not.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will bring the fifty pounds to-morrow night, but I must have the cross whether you help me to get it or not.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I will bring the fifty pounds to-morrow night, but I must have the cross whether you help me to get it or not.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading I will bring the fifty pounds to-morrow night, but I must have the cross whether you help me to get it or not.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading "I promise to return it."
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "I promise to return it."
carry out
From this reading "Then for why do you take it?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is my affair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I will bring the fifty pounds to-morrow night, but I must have the cross whether you help me to get it or not.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then for why do you take it?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I promise to return it."
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From this reading I will bring the fifty pounds to-morrow night, but I must have the cross whether you help me to get it or not.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where does he keep it?"
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I will bring the fifty pounds to-morrow night, but I must have the cross whether you help me to get it or not.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Then for why do you take it?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will bring the fifty pounds to-morrow night, but I must have the cross whether you help me to get it or not.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then for why do you take it?"
Chapter 10 of The Burglars' Club by Henry Augustus Hering holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 10 holds 411 sentences of The Burglars' Club, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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