Chapter 8 of The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I told you that I know no Eastern tongue.” “Ah, so you did. It is the name of the embalmer, I take it. A very conscientious worker he must have been. I wonder how many modern works will survive four thousand years?”
Chapter 8 of The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 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.
characterized by extreme care and great effort
From this reading “A very conscientious worker he must have been.”
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading ““I told you that I know no Eastern tongue.””
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading “I wonder how many modern works will survive four thousand years?””
continue to live and avoid dying
From this reading “I wonder how many modern works will survive four thousand years?””
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading ““I told you that I know no Eastern tongue.””
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder how many modern works will survive four thousand years?””
a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading “A very conscientious worker he must have been.”
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “I wonder how many modern works will survive four thousand years?””
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 wonder how many modern works will survive four thousand years?””
In this reading “I wonder how many modern works will survive four thousand years?””
In this reading “It is the name of the embalmer, I take it.”
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 A very conscientious worker he must have been.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, so you did.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A very conscientious worker he must have been.
characterized by extreme care and great effort
From this reading A very conscientious worker he must have been.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Ah, so you did.
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading “I told you that I know no Eastern tongue.”
a mortician who treats corpses with preservatives
From this reading It is the name of the embalmer, I take it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading I wonder how many modern works will survive four thousand years?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A very conscientious worker he must have been.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A very conscientious worker he must have been.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wonder how many modern works will survive four thousand years?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I told you that I know no Eastern tongue.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the name of the embalmer, I take it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the name of the embalmer, I take it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I told you that I know no Eastern tongue.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I wonder how many modern works will survive four thousand years?”
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading I wonder how many modern works will survive four thousand years?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A very conscientious worker he must have been.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It is the name of the embalmer, I take it.
not any; not one
From this reading “I told you that I know no Eastern tongue.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is the name of the embalmer, I take it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Ah, so you did.
continue to live and avoid dying
From this reading I wonder how many modern works will survive four thousand years?”
carry out
From this reading It is the name of the embalmer, I take it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I told you that I know no Eastern tongue.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is the name of the embalmer, I take it.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading I wonder how many modern works will survive four thousand years?”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I told you that I know no Eastern tongue.”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “I told you that I know no Eastern tongue.”
precisely as stated
From this reading A very conscientious worker he must have been.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I wonder how many modern works will survive four thousand years?”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder how many modern works will survive four thousand years?”
a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading A very conscientious worker he must have been.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading I wonder how many modern works will survive four thousand years?”
a late time of life
From this reading I wonder how many modern works will survive four thousand years?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I told you that I know no Eastern tongue.”
Chapter 8 of The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 8 holds 430 sentences of The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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