Chapter 32 of The "Dock Rats" of New York is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of The "Dock Rats" of New York is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The man drew closer to the detective, and said: "You don't understand how the thing works." "You want to see one of the detectives?" "Yes." "Well, it's easy enough; go to any of the deputy collectors or any of the inspectors, and they will give you the names of several."
Chapter 32 of The "Dock Rats" of New York is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “The man drew closer to the detective, and said:”
plural of “collector” — a person who collects things
From this reading “"Well, it's easy enough; go to any of the deputy collectors or any of the inspectors, and they will give you the names of several."”
someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
From this reading “"Well, it's easy enough; go to any of the deputy collectors or any of the inspectors, and they will give you the names of several."”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “The man drew closer to the detective, and said:”
plural of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “"You want to see one of the detectives?"”
plural of “inspector” — a high ranking police officer
From this reading “"Well, it's easy enough; go to any of the deputy collectors or any of the inspectors, and they will give you the names of several."”
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading “"Well, it's easy enough; go to any of the deputy collectors or any of the inspectors, and they will give you the names of several."”
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “"You don't understand how the thing works."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man drew closer to the detective, and said:
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Well, it's easy enough; go to any of the deputy collectors or any of the inspectors, and they will give you the names of several."
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading The man drew closer to the detective, and said:
plural of “collector” — a person who collects things
From this reading "Well, it's easy enough; go to any of the deputy collectors or any of the inspectors, and they will give you the names of several."
someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
From this reading "Well, it's easy enough; go to any of the deputy collectors or any of the inspectors, and they will give you the names of several."
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading The man drew closer to the detective, and said:
plural of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading "You want to see one of the detectives?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't understand how the thing works."
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The man drew closer to the detective, and said:
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "Well, it's easy enough; go to any of the deputy collectors or any of the inspectors, and they will give you the names of several."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Well, it's easy enough; go to any of the deputy collectors or any of the inspectors, and they will give you the names of several."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Well, it's easy enough; go to any of the deputy collectors or any of the inspectors, and they will give you the names of several."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Well, it's easy enough; go to any of the deputy collectors or any of the inspectors, and they will give you the names of several."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't understand how the thing works."
plural of “inspector” — a high ranking police officer
From this reading "Well, it's easy enough; go to any of the deputy collectors or any of the inspectors, and they will give you the names of several."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, it's easy enough; go to any of the deputy collectors or any of the inspectors, and they will give you the names of several."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man drew closer to the detective, and said:
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading "Well, it's easy enough; go to any of the deputy collectors or any of the inspectors, and they will give you the names of several."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You want to see one of the detectives?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "You want to see one of the detectives?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Well, it's easy enough; go to any of the deputy collectors or any of the inspectors, and they will give you the names of several."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The man drew closer to the detective, and said:
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You want to see one of the detectives?"
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading "Well, it's easy enough; go to any of the deputy collectors or any of the inspectors, and they will give you the names of several."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man drew closer to the detective, and said:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, it's easy enough; go to any of the deputy collectors or any of the inspectors, and they will give you the names of several."
a special situation
From this reading "You don't understand how the thing works."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man drew closer to the detective, and said:
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "You don't understand how the thing works."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "You want to see one of the detectives?"
(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 "Well, it's easy enough; go to any of the deputy collectors or any of the inspectors, and they will give you the names of several."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well, it's easy enough; go to any of the deputy collectors or any of the inspectors, and they will give you the names of several."
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading "You don't understand how the thing works."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't understand how the thing works."
Chapter 32 of The "Dock Rats" of New York by Old Sleuth holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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