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Chapter 1 of The Club of Queer Trades is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown. Please see that he is attacked as per arrangement tomorrow. The coal-cellar, of course. Yours faithfully, P. G. Northover. Rupert Grant was leaning forward listening with hawk-like eyes.
Chapter 1 of The Club of Queer Trades is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 41/95 · 5 reading units · Lines 201–205
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aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.”
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading “Please see that he is attacked as per arrangement tomorrow.”
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading “It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.”
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading “Please see that he is attacked as per arrangement tomorrow.”
in a faithful manner
From this reading “Yours faithfully, P. G. Northover.”
any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers
From this reading “It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.”
English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
From this reading “Rupert Grant was leaning forward listening with hawk-like eyes.”
the day after today
From this reading “Please see that he is attacked as per arrangement tomorrow.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading Please see that he is attacked as per arrangement tomorrow.
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading Please see that he is attacked as per arrangement tomorrow.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The coal-cellar, of course.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The coal-cellar, of course.
dearly loved
From this reading It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Rupert Grant was leaning forward listening with hawk-like eyes.
in a faithful manner
From this reading Yours faithfully, P. G. Northover.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Rupert Grant was leaning forward listening with hawk-like eyes.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Yours faithfully, P. G. Northover.
let have
From this reading Rupert Grant was leaning forward listening with hawk-like eyes.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rupert Grant was leaning forward listening with hawk-like eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Please see that he is attacked as per arrangement tomorrow.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Please see that he is attacked as per arrangement tomorrow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Rupert Grant was leaning forward listening with hawk-like eyes.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading Rupert Grant was leaning forward listening with hawk-like eyes.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yours faithfully, P. G. Northover.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The coal-cellar, of course.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Yours faithfully, P. G. Northover.
for each
From this reading Please see that he is attacked as per arrangement tomorrow.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please see that he is attacked as per arrangement tomorrow.
any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers
From this reading It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.
a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum
From this reading It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.
English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
From this reading Rupert Grant was leaning forward listening with hawk-like eyes.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Please see that he is attacked as per arrangement tomorrow.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It ran as follows: Dear Mr Plover, I am annoyed to hear that some delay has occurred in the arrangements re Major Brown.
the day after today
From this reading Please see that he is attacked as per arrangement tomorrow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rupert Grant was leaning forward listening with hawk-like eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rupert Grant was leaning forward listening with hawk-like eyes.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Yours faithfully, P. G. Northover.
Chapter 1 of The Club of Queer Trades by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton holds 476 sentences, grouped into 96 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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