Chapter 6 of The Case and Exceptions is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Case and Exceptions is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I want you to understand that you can't blackmail me, Sir!" "Blackmail you? By the Lord Harry, you shall hear the truth from one man if you never hear it again. Don't lay a hand on me or I'll break you like this pencil! Blackmail you?
Chapter 6 of The Case and Exceptions is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
exert pressure on someone through threats
From this reading “"I want you to understand that you can't blackmail me, Sir!"”
terminate
From this reading “Don't lay a hand on me or I'll break you like this pencil!”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “By the Lord Harry, you shall hear the truth from one man if you never hear it again.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Don't lay a hand on me or I'll break you like this pencil!”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “By the Lord Harry, you shall hear the truth from one man if you never hear it again.”
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading “Don't lay a hand on me or I'll break you like this pencil!”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “By the Lord Harry, you shall hear the truth from one man if you never hear it again.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “"I want you to understand that you can't blackmail me, Sir!"”
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.
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 Don't lay a hand on me or I'll break you like this pencil!
anew
From this reading By the Lord Harry, you shall hear the truth from one man if you never hear it again.
exert pressure on someone through threats
From this reading "I want you to understand that you can't blackmail me, Sir!"
terminate
From this reading Don't lay a hand on me or I'll break you like this pencil!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the Lord Harry, you shall hear the truth from one man if you never hear it again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I want you to understand that you can't blackmail me, Sir!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't lay a hand on me or I'll break you like this pencil!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By the Lord Harry, you shall hear the truth from one man if you never hear it again.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Don't lay a hand on me or I'll break you like this pencil!
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading By the Lord Harry, you shall hear the truth from one man if you never hear it again.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading By the Lord Harry, you shall hear the truth from one man if you never hear it again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want you to understand that you can't blackmail me, Sir!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't lay a hand on me or I'll break you like this pencil!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading By the Lord Harry, you shall hear the truth from one man if you never hear it again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By the Lord Harry, you shall hear the truth from one man if you never hear it again.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Don't lay a hand on me or I'll break you like this pencil!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Don't lay a hand on me or I'll break you like this pencil!
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading By the Lord Harry, you shall hear the truth from one man if you never hear it again.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading By the Lord Harry, you shall hear the truth from one man if you never hear it again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I want you to understand that you can't blackmail me, Sir!"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading By the Lord Harry, you shall hear the truth from one man if you never hear it again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Don't lay a hand on me or I'll break you like this pencil!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By the Lord Harry, you shall hear the truth from one man if you never hear it again.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Don't lay a hand on me or I'll break you like this pencil!
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading Don't lay a hand on me or I'll break you like this pencil!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading By the Lord Harry, you shall hear the truth from one man if you never hear it again.
term of address for a man
From this reading "I want you to understand that you can't blackmail me, Sir!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I want you to understand that you can't blackmail me, Sir!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the Lord Harry, you shall hear the truth from one man if you never hear it again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Don't lay a hand on me or I'll break you like this pencil!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I want you to understand that you can't blackmail me, Sir!"
a fact that has been verified
From this reading By the Lord Harry, you shall hear the truth from one man if you never hear it again.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "I want you to understand that you can't blackmail me, Sir!"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want you to understand that you can't blackmail me, Sir!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I want you to understand that you can't blackmail me, Sir!"
Chapter 6 of The Case and Exceptions by Frederick Trevor Hill holds 461 sentences, grouped into 93 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 461 sentences of The Case and Exceptions, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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