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Chapter 1 of The Everlasting Arms is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc. Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it." "Undoubtedly there is. Imagination, superstition, credulity," said Dick Faversham a little cynically. "Well, I can't dismiss it in that fashion," replied the other.
Chapter 1 of The Everlasting Arms is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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tendency to believe readily
From this reading “Imagination, superstition, credulity," said Dick Faversham a little cynically.”
with cynicism; in a cynical manner
From this reading “Imagination, superstition, credulity," said Dick Faversham a little cynically.”
bar from attention or consideration
From this reading “"Well, I can't dismiss it in that fashion," replied the other.”
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading “Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc.”
an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
From this reading “Imagination, superstition, credulity," said Dick Faversham a little cynically.”
the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)
From this reading “Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."”
past form of “trample” — tread or stomp heavily or roughly
From this reading “Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc.”
without doubt; certainly
From this reading “"Undoubtedly there is.”
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.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc.
(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 Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I can't dismiss it in that fashion," replied the other.
tendency to believe readily
From this reading Imagination, superstition, credulity," said Dick Faversham a little cynically.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc.
with cynicism; in a cynical manner
From this reading Imagination, superstition, credulity," said Dick Faversham a little cynically.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
someone who is a detective
From this reading Imagination, superstition, credulity," said Dick Faversham a little cynically.
bar from attention or consideration
From this reading "Well, I can't dismiss it in that fashion," replied the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Well, I can't dismiss it in that fashion," replied the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Imagination, superstition, credulity," said Dick Faversham a little cynically.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I can't dismiss it in that fashion," replied the other.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading Imagination, superstition, credulity," said Dick Faversham a little cynically.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Undoubtedly there is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Imagination, superstition, credulity," said Dick Faversham a little cynically.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Well, I can't dismiss it in that fashion," replied the other.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Well, I can't dismiss it in that fashion," replied the other.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Imagination, superstition, credulity," said Dick Faversham a little cynically.
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
From this reading Imagination, superstition, credulity," said Dick Faversham a little cynically.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, I can't dismiss it in that fashion," replied the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)
From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
past form of “trample” — tread or stomp heavily or roughly
From this reading Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading "Undoubtedly there is.
(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, I can't dismiss it in that fashion," replied the other.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
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