Chapter 31 of The Everlasting Arms is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Everlasting Arms is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DICK HEARS STRANGE NEWS "Good mornin', sir." The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously. "Good morning, Wheelright. You are here still?" "Yes, sir.
Chapter 31 of The Everlasting Arms is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading “The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously.”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “DICK HEARS STRANGE NEWS "Good mornin', sir."”
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “DICK HEARS STRANGE NEWS "Good mornin', sir."”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “DICK HEARS STRANGE NEWS "Good mornin', sir."”
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading “The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “DICK HEARS STRANGE NEWS "Good mornin', sir."”
having come into contact
From this reading “The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously.”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are here still?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously.
someone who is a detective
From this reading DICK HEARS STRANGE NEWS "Good mornin', sir."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading DICK HEARS STRANGE NEWS "Good mornin', sir."
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading DICK HEARS STRANGE NEWS "Good mornin', sir."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading You are here still?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DICK HEARS STRANGE NEWS "Good mornin', sir."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Good morning, Wheelright.
information about recent and important events
From this reading DICK HEARS STRANGE NEWS "Good mornin', sir."
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously.
term of address for a man
From this reading DICK HEARS STRANGE NEWS "Good mornin', sir."
not in physical motion
From this reading You are here still?"
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading DICK HEARS STRANGE NEWS "Good mornin', sir."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously.
having come into contact
From this reading The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good morning, Wheelright.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are here still?"
Chapter 31 of The Everlasting Arms by Joseph Hocking holds 265 sentences, grouped into 53 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 31 holds 265 sentences of The Everlasting Arms, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 31 of The Everlasting Arms by Joseph Hocking exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 265 sentences, grouped into 53 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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