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Chapter 5 of The Chase of the Ruby is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WOMAN SCORNED Mr Burton might have been awaiting Mr Holland. He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed. 'How do, dear boy? So you haven't been letting the grass grow under your feet. That's where you beat me; you are so energetic.'
Chapter 5 of The Chase of the Ruby is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading “A WOMAN SCORNED Mr Burton might have been awaiting Mr Holland.”
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading “A WOMAN SCORNED Mr Burton might have been awaiting Mr Holland.”
past form of “chime” — emit a sound
From this reading “He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.”
possessing or exerting or displaying energy
From this reading “That's where you beat me; you are so energetic.'”
a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
From this reading “A WOMAN SCORNED Mr Burton might have been awaiting Mr Holland.”
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading “So you haven't been letting the grass grow under your feet.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.”
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading “A WOMAN SCORNED Mr Burton might have been awaiting Mr Holland.”
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.
In this reading “'How do, dear boy?”
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 A WOMAN SCORNED Mr Burton might have been awaiting Mr Holland.
(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 He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That's where you beat me; you are so energetic.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED Mr Burton might have been awaiting Mr Holland.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading That's where you beat me; you are so energetic.'
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED Mr Burton might have been awaiting Mr Holland.
a youthful male person
From this reading 'How do, dear boy?
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED Mr Burton might have been awaiting Mr Holland.
past form of “chime” — emit a sound
From this reading He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
dearly loved
From this reading 'How do, dear boy?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'How do, dear boy?
possessing or exerting or displaying energy
From this reading That's where you beat me; you are so energetic.'
divisible by two
From this reading He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading So you haven't been letting the grass grow under your feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading So you haven't been letting the grass grow under your feet.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading So you haven't been letting the grass grow under your feet.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED Mr Burton might have been awaiting Mr Holland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So you haven't been letting the grass grow under your feet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED Mr Burton might have been awaiting Mr Holland.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'How do, dear boy?
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading So you haven't been letting the grass grow under your feet.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That's where you beat me; you are so energetic.'
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED Mr Burton might have been awaiting Mr Holland.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
a form of address for a man
From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED Mr Burton might have been awaiting Mr Holland.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
on the contrary
From this reading He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED Mr Burton might have been awaiting Mr Holland.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you haven't been letting the grass grow under your feet.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's where you beat me; you are so energetic.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He did not seem at all surprised to see him there, even at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning, for midnight had long since chimed.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading So you haven't been letting the grass grow under your feet.
in or at the place that
From this reading That's where you beat me; you are so energetic.'
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED Mr Burton might have been awaiting Mr Holland.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So you haven't been letting the grass grow under your feet.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So you haven't been letting the grass grow under your feet.
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