Chapter 11 of The Duke of York's steps is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Duke of York's steps is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Intervention of Inez As the room cleared, at the adjournment of the Inquest, Chief Inspector Barrod turned to his subordinate. “There you are, Poole,” he said. “I’ve given you a start on that young fellow. You stick to it now and don’t leave go till you’ve got him. You’ll have to keep him shadowed now.”
Chapter 11 of The Duke of York's steps is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the termination of a meeting
From this reading “The Intervention of Inez As the room cleared, at the adjournment of the Inquest, Chief Inspector Barrod turned to his subordinate.”
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading “The Intervention of Inez As the room cleared, at the adjournment of the Inquest, Chief Inspector Barrod turned to his subordinate.”
an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
From this reading “The Intervention of Inez As the room cleared, at the adjournment of the Inquest, Chief Inspector Barrod turned to his subordinate.”
a high ranking police officer
From this reading “The Intervention of Inez As the room cleared, at the adjournment of the Inquest, Chief Inspector Barrod turned to his subordinate.”
the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
From this reading “The Intervention of Inez As the room cleared, at the adjournment of the Inquest, Chief Inspector Barrod turned to his subordinate.”
filled with shade
From this reading “You’ll have to keep him shadowed now.””
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “You stick to it now and don’t leave go till you’ve got him.”
lower in rank or importance
From this reading “The Intervention of Inez As the room cleared, at the adjournment of the Inquest, Chief Inspector Barrod turned to his subordinate.”
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 ““I’ve given you a start on that young fellow.”
In this reading ““I’ve given you a start on that young fellow.”
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’ve given you a start on that young fellow.
the termination of a meeting
From this reading The Intervention of Inez As the room cleared, at the adjournment of the Inquest, Chief Inspector Barrod turned to his subordinate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You stick to it now and don’t leave go till you’ve got him.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There you are, Poole,” he said.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Intervention of Inez As the room cleared, at the adjournment of the Inquest, Chief Inspector Barrod turned to his subordinate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Intervention of Inez As the room cleared, at the adjournment of the Inquest, Chief Inspector Barrod turned to his subordinate.
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From this reading The Intervention of Inez As the room cleared, at the adjournment of the Inquest, Chief Inspector Barrod turned to his subordinate.
a person who is in charge
From this reading The Intervention of Inez As the room cleared, at the adjournment of the Inquest, Chief Inspector Barrod turned to his subordinate.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading The Intervention of Inez As the room cleared, at the adjournment of the Inquest, Chief Inspector Barrod turned to his subordinate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You stick to it now and don’t leave go till you’ve got him.
a boy or man
From this reading “I’ve given you a start on that young fellow.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “I’ve given you a start on that young fellow.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You stick to it now and don’t leave go till you’ve got him.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You stick to it now and don’t leave go till you’ve got him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You’ll have to keep him shadowed now.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There you are, Poole,” he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You stick to it now and don’t leave go till you’ve got him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Intervention of Inez As the room cleared, at the adjournment of the Inquest, Chief Inspector Barrod turned to his subordinate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve given you a start on that young fellow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Intervention of Inez As the room cleared, at the adjournment of the Inquest, Chief Inspector Barrod turned to his subordinate.
an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
From this reading The Intervention of Inez As the room cleared, at the adjournment of the Inquest, Chief Inspector Barrod turned to his subordinate.
a high ranking police officer
From this reading The Intervention of Inez As the room cleared, at the adjournment of the Inquest, Chief Inspector Barrod turned to his subordinate.
the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
From this reading The Intervention of Inez As the room cleared, at the adjournment of the Inquest, Chief Inspector Barrod turned to his subordinate.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You stick to it now and don’t leave go till you’ve got him.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading You’ll have to keep him shadowed now.”
go away from a place
From this reading You stick to it now and don’t leave go till you’ve got him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You stick to it now and don’t leave go till you’ve got him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Intervention of Inez As the room cleared, at the adjournment of the Inquest, Chief Inspector Barrod turned to his subordinate.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I’ve given you a start on that young fellow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There you are, Poole,” he said.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The Intervention of Inez As the room cleared, at the adjournment of the Inquest, Chief Inspector Barrod turned to his subordinate.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There you are, Poole,” he said.
filled with shade
From this reading You’ll have to keep him shadowed now.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I’ve given you a start on that young fellow.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading You stick to it now and don’t leave go till you’ve got him.
lower in rank or importance
From this reading The Intervention of Inez As the room cleared, at the adjournment of the Inquest, Chief Inspector Barrod turned to his subordinate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I’ve given you a start on that young fellow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Intervention of Inez As the room cleared, at the adjournment of the Inquest, Chief Inspector Barrod turned to his subordinate.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There you are, Poole,” he said.
up to a particular time
From this reading You stick to it now and don’t leave go till you’ve got him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Intervention of Inez As the room cleared, at the adjournment of the Inquest, Chief Inspector Barrod turned to his subordinate.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The Intervention of Inez As the room cleared, at the adjournment of the Inquest, Chief Inspector Barrod turned to his subordinate.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There you are, Poole,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ll have to keep him shadowed now.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You stick to it now and don’t leave go till you’ve got him.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “I’ve given you a start on that young fellow.
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