Chapter 3 of The crime at Vanderlynden's is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The crime at Vanderlynden's is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Have it your own way so long as you get that cable line of yours sited. I’ve got parties coming up to-morrow to dig it in!” “I shall be ready for them. Think of all that language, and language is only codified thought, buried in the ground, Dormer!” “I have all the thinking I want over all the men buried in the ground.
Chapter 3 of The crime at Vanderlynden's is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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placed in a grave
From this reading “Think of all that language, and language is only codified thought, buried in the ground, Dormer!””
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading ““Have it your own way so long as you get that cable line of yours sited.”
enacted by a legislative body
From this reading “Think of all that language, and language is only codified thought, buried in the ground, Dormer!””
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading “I’ve got parties coming up to-morrow to dig it in!””
a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window
From this reading “Think of all that language, and language is only codified thought, buried in the ground, Dormer!””
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading “Think of all that language, and language is only codified thought, buried in the ground, Dormer!””
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading “I’ve got parties coming up to-morrow to dig it in!””
past form of “site” — assign a location to
From this reading ““Have it your own way so long as you get that cable line of yours sited.”
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 ““Have it your own way so long as you get that cable line of yours sited.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “Think of all that language, and language is only codified thought, buried in the ground, Dormer!””
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.
(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 Think of all that language, and language is only codified thought, buried in the ground, Dormer!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Think of all that language, and language is only codified thought, buried in the ground, Dormer!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Have it your own way so long as you get that cable line of yours sited.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I shall be ready for them.
placed in a grave
From this reading Think of all that language, and language is only codified thought, buried in the ground, Dormer!”
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading “Have it your own way so long as you get that cable line of yours sited.
enacted by a legislative body
From this reading Think of all that language, and language is only codified thought, buried in the ground, Dormer!”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I’ve got parties coming up to-morrow to dig it in!”
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading I’ve got parties coming up to-morrow to dig it in!”
a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window
From this reading Think of all that language, and language is only codified thought, buried in the ground, Dormer!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I shall be ready for them.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Have it your own way so long as you get that cable line of yours sited.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I’ve got parties coming up to-morrow to dig it in!”
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Think of all that language, and language is only codified thought, buried in the ground, Dormer!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have it your own way so long as you get that cable line of yours sited.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I shall be ready for them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve got parties coming up to-morrow to dig it in!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I’ve got parties coming up to-morrow to dig it in!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Think of all that language, and language is only codified thought, buried in the ground, Dormer!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Have it your own way so long as you get that cable line of yours sited.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Think of all that language, and language is only codified thought, buried in the ground, Dormer!”
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “Have it your own way so long as you get that cable line of yours sited.
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 “Have it your own way so long as you get that cable line of yours sited.
the force of workers available
From this reading “I have all the thinking I want over all the men buried in the ground.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Have it your own way so long as you get that cable line of yours sited.
and nothing more
From this reading Think of all that language, and language is only codified thought, buried in the ground, Dormer!”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I have all the thinking I want over all the men buried in the ground.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “Have it your own way so long as you get that cable line of yours sited.
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading I’ve got parties coming up to-morrow to dig it in!”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “I shall be ready for them.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall be ready for them.
past form of “site” — assign a location to
From this reading “Have it your own way so long as you get that cable line of yours sited.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Have it your own way so long as you get that cable line of yours sited.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Have it your own way so long as you get that cable line of yours sited.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Think of all that language, and language is only codified thought, buried in the ground, Dormer!”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I shall be ready for them.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Think of all that language, and language is only codified thought, buried in the ground, Dormer!”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “I have all the thinking I want over all the men buried in the ground.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Think of all that language, and language is only codified thought, buried in the ground, Dormer!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’ve got parties coming up to-morrow to dig it in!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve got parties coming up to-morrow to dig it in!”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I’ve got parties coming up to-morrow to dig it in!”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I have all the thinking I want over all the men buried in the ground.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Have it your own way so long as you get that cable line of yours sited.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have it your own way so long as you get that cable line of yours sited.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have it your own way so long as you get that cable line of yours sited.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Have it your own way so long as you get that cable line of yours sited.
Chapter 3 of The crime at Vanderlynden's by R. H. (Ralph Hale) Mottram holds 447 sentences, grouped into 90 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 3 holds 447 sentences of The crime at Vanderlynden's, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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