Chapter 25 of The Diamond Coterie is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Diamond Coterie is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN OBSTINATE CLIENT. "There, sir; I think we understand each other, sir." "Humph! well, that's according to how you put it. My knowledge is sufficient unto the day, at any rate. I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
Chapter 25 of The Diamond Coterie is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
From this reading “AN OBSTINATE CLIENT.”
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading “I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.”
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading “I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.”
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading “I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.”
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.”
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading “AN OBSTINATE CLIENT.”
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading “My knowledge is sufficient unto the day, at any rate.”
an old word for “to”
From this reading “My knowledge is sufficient unto the day, at any rate.”
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 I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading "Humph! well, that's according to how you put it.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN OBSTINATE CLIENT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading My knowledge is sufficient unto the day, at any rate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My knowledge is sufficient unto the day, at any rate.
a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
From this reading AN OBSTINATE CLIENT.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading My knowledge is sufficient unto the day, at any rate.
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "There, sir; I think we understand each other, sir."
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Humph! well, that's according to how you put it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Humph! well, that's according to how you put it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There, sir; I think we understand each other, sir."
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My knowledge is sufficient unto the day, at any rate.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Humph! well, that's according to how you put it.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading My knowledge is sufficient unto the day, at any rate.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My knowledge is sufficient unto the day, at any rate.
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading AN OBSTINATE CLIENT.
on one occasion
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "There, sir; I think we understand each other, sir."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Humph! well, that's according to how you put it.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading My knowledge is sufficient unto the day, at any rate.
term of address for a man
From this reading "There, sir; I think we understand each other, sir."
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading My knowledge is sufficient unto the day, at any rate.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Humph! well, that's according to how you put it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My knowledge is sufficient unto the day, at any rate.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There, sir; I think we understand each other, sir."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "There, sir; I think we understand each other, sir."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Humph! well, that's according to how you put it.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "There, sir; I think we understand each other, sir."
an old word for “to”
From this reading My knowledge is sufficient unto the day, at any rate.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
look attentively
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "There, sir; I think we understand each other, sir."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Humph! well, that's according to how you put it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Humph! well, that's according to how you put it.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
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