Chapter 22 of The Chestermarke Instinct is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Chestermarke Instinct is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SPECULATION--AND CERTAINTY Starmidge ate and drank in silence for awhile, evidently pondering his companion's question. "Yes," he said at last, "there's all that in it. It may be any one of the three. You never know! Yet, according to all I've been told, Horbury's a thoroughly straight man of business."
Chapter 22 of The Chestermarke Instinct is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading “Yet, according to all I've been told, Horbury's a thoroughly straight man of business."”
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading “SPECULATION--AND CERTAINTY Starmidge ate and drank in silence for awhile, evidently pondering his companion's question.”
for a short time
From this reading “SPECULATION--AND CERTAINTY Starmidge ate and drank in silence for awhile, evidently pondering his companion's question.”
the state of being certain
From this reading “SPECULATION--AND CERTAINTY Starmidge ate and drank in silence for awhile, evidently pondering his companion's question.”
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading “SPECULATION--AND CERTAINTY Starmidge ate and drank in silence for awhile, evidently pondering his companion's question.”
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading “SPECULATION--AND CERTAINTY Starmidge ate and drank in silence for awhile, evidently pondering his companion's question.”
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
From this reading “SPECULATION--AND CERTAINTY Starmidge ate and drank in silence for awhile, evidently pondering his companion's question.”
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading “Yet, according to all I've been told, Horbury's a thoroughly straight man of business."”
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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 Yet, according to all I've been told, Horbury's a thoroughly straight man of business."
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Yet, according to all I've been told, Horbury's a thoroughly straight man of business."
(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 "Yes," he said at last, "there's all that in it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SPECULATION--AND CERTAINTY Starmidge ate and drank in silence for awhile, evidently pondering his companion's question.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It may be any one of the three.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes," he said at last, "there's all that in it.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading SPECULATION--AND CERTAINTY Starmidge ate and drank in silence for awhile, evidently pondering his companion's question.
for a short time
From this reading SPECULATION--AND CERTAINTY Starmidge ate and drank in silence for awhile, evidently pondering his companion's question.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be any one of the three.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Yet, according to all I've been told, Horbury's a thoroughly straight man of business."
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Yet, according to all I've been told, Horbury's a thoroughly straight man of business."
the state of being certain
From this reading SPECULATION--AND CERTAINTY Starmidge ate and drank in silence for awhile, evidently pondering his companion's question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SPECULATION--AND CERTAINTY Starmidge ate and drank in silence for awhile, evidently pondering his companion's question.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading SPECULATION--AND CERTAINTY Starmidge ate and drank in silence for awhile, evidently pondering his companion's question.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading SPECULATION--AND CERTAINTY Starmidge ate and drank in silence for awhile, evidently pondering his companion's question.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SPECULATION--AND CERTAINTY Starmidge ate and drank in silence for awhile, evidently pondering his companion's question.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," he said at last, "there's all that in it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SPECULATION--AND CERTAINTY Starmidge ate and drank in silence for awhile, evidently pondering his companion's question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet, according to all I've been told, Horbury's a thoroughly straight man of business."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet, according to all I've been told, Horbury's a thoroughly straight man of business."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SPECULATION--AND CERTAINTY Starmidge ate and drank in silence for awhile, evidently pondering his companion's question.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes," he said at last, "there's all that in it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You never know!
immediately past
From this reading "Yes," he said at last, "there's all that in it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Yet, according to all I've been told, Horbury's a thoroughly straight man of business."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be any one of the three.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You never know!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It may be any one of the three.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It may be any one of the three.
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading SPECULATION--AND CERTAINTY Starmidge ate and drank in silence for awhile, evidently pondering his companion's question.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading SPECULATION--AND CERTAINTY Starmidge ate and drank in silence for awhile, evidently pondering his companion's question.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," he said at last, "there's all that in it.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading SPECULATION--AND CERTAINTY Starmidge ate and drank in silence for awhile, evidently pondering his companion's question.
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
From this reading SPECULATION--AND CERTAINTY Starmidge ate and drank in silence for awhile, evidently pondering his companion's question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SPECULATION--AND CERTAINTY Starmidge ate and drank in silence for awhile, evidently pondering his companion's question.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Yet, according to all I've been told, Horbury's a thoroughly straight man of business."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes," he said at last, "there's all that in it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It may be any one of the three.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," he said at last, "there's all that in it.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading Yet, according to all I've been told, Horbury's a thoroughly straight man of business."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It may be any one of the three.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet, according to all I've been told, Horbury's a thoroughly straight man of business."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Yet, according to all I've been told, Horbury's a thoroughly straight man of business."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," he said at last, "there's all that in it.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, according to all I've been told, Horbury's a thoroughly straight man of business."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You never know!
Chapter 22 of The Chestermarke Instinct by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
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