Chapter 17 of The girls at his billet is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The girls at his billet is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN EVENING OF THRILLS Things simply will not leave off happening in this house! I should think we had come to the climax of them to-night! Still! touch wood, you never know! There may be something else waiting to happen just round the corner. To begin at the beginning.
Chapter 17 of The girls at his billet is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “To begin at the beginning.”
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
From this reading “I should think we had come to the climax of them to-night!”
come to pass
From this reading “There may be something else waiting to happen just round the corner.”
an event that happens
From this reading “AN EVENING OF THRILLS Things simply will not leave off happening in this house!”
and nothing more
From this reading “AN EVENING OF THRILLS Things simply will not leave off happening in this house!”
plural of “thrill” — the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading “AN EVENING OF THRILLS Things simply will not leave off happening in this house!”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “Still! touch wood, you never know!”
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “Still! touch wood, you never know!”
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.
come to an end, stop or cease
In this reading “AN EVENING OF THRILLS Things simply will not leave off happening in this house!”
In this reading “To begin at the beginning.”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EVENING OF THRILLS Things simply will not leave off happening in this house!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To begin at the beginning.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There may be something else waiting to happen just round the corner.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading To begin at the beginning.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading To begin at the beginning.
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
From this reading I should think we had come to the climax of them to-night!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I should think we had come to the climax of them to-night!
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading There may be something else waiting to happen just round the corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There may be something else waiting to happen just round the corner.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading AN EVENING OF THRILLS Things simply will not leave off happening in this house!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I should think we had come to the climax of them to-night!
come to pass
From this reading There may be something else waiting to happen just round the corner.
an event that happens
From this reading AN EVENING OF THRILLS Things simply will not leave off happening in this house!
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading AN EVENING OF THRILLS Things simply will not leave off happening in this house!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should think we had come to the climax of them to-night!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN EVENING OF THRILLS Things simply will not leave off happening in this house!
and nothing more
From this reading There may be something else waiting to happen just round the corner.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Still! touch wood, you never know!
go away from a place
From this reading AN EVENING OF THRILLS Things simply will not leave off happening in this house!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There may be something else waiting to happen just round the corner.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Still! touch wood, you never know!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AN EVENING OF THRILLS Things simply will not leave off happening in this house!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN EVENING OF THRILLS Things simply will not leave off happening in this house!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading AN EVENING OF THRILLS Things simply will not leave off happening in this house!
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading There may be something else waiting to happen just round the corner.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should think we had come to the climax of them to-night!
and nothing more
From this reading AN EVENING OF THRILLS Things simply will not leave off happening in this house!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There may be something else waiting to happen just round the corner.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still! touch wood, you never know!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I should think we had come to the climax of them to-night!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I should think we had come to the climax of them to-night!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There may be something else waiting to happen just round the corner.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading AN EVENING OF THRILLS Things simply will not leave off happening in this house!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I should think we had come to the climax of them to-night!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AN EVENING OF THRILLS Things simply will not leave off happening in this house!
plural of “thrill” — the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading AN EVENING OF THRILLS Things simply will not leave off happening in this house!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I should think we had come to the climax of them to-night!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I should think we had come to the climax of them to-night!
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Still! touch wood, you never know!
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading There may be something else waiting to happen just round the corner.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I should think we had come to the climax of them to-night!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading AN EVENING OF THRILLS Things simply will not leave off happening in this house!
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Still! touch wood, you never know!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Still! touch wood, you never know!
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