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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Incendiary: A Story of Mystery is here in full — 296 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Outside the ropes!" "You're a bully," cried the young citizen, pushing sturdily on his own side and fairly holding his own. "Sergeant!" The sergeant in charge had come over when he saw trouble brewing and stepped closer at this personal appeal. "I think you must know me.
Chapter 1 of The Incendiary: A Story of Mystery is here in full — 296 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 47/60 · 5 reading units · Lines 231–235
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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"I think you must know me.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The sergeant in charge had come over when he saw trouble brewing and stepped closer at this personal appeal.”
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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 "You're a bully," cried the young citizen, pushing sturdily on his own side and fairly holding his own.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You're a bully," cried the young citizen, pushing sturdily on his own side and fairly holding his own.
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From this reading The sergeant in charge had come over when he saw trouble brewing and stepped closer at this personal appeal.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sergeant in charge had come over when he saw trouble brewing and stepped closer at this personal appeal.
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From this reading The sergeant in charge had come over when he saw trouble brewing and stepped closer at this personal appeal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're a bully," cried the young citizen, pushing sturdily on his own side and fairly holding his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sergeant in charge had come over when he saw trouble brewing and stepped closer at this personal appeal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're a bully," cried the young citizen, pushing sturdily on his own side and fairly holding his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sergeant in charge had come over when he saw trouble brewing and stepped closer at this personal appeal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sergeant in charge had come over when he saw trouble brewing and stepped closer at this personal appeal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're a bully," cried the young citizen, pushing sturdily on his own side and fairly holding his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're a bully," cried the young citizen, pushing sturdily on his own side and fairly holding his own.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sergeant in charge had come over when he saw trouble brewing and stepped closer at this personal appeal.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sergeant in charge had come over when he saw trouble brewing and stepped closer at this personal appeal.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You're a bully," cried the young citizen, pushing sturdily on his own side and fairly holding his own.
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From this reading "You're a bully," cried the young citizen, pushing sturdily on his own side and fairly holding his own.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think you must know me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sergeant in charge had come over when he saw trouble brewing and stepped closer at this personal appeal.
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From this reading "I think you must know me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I think you must know me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I think you must know me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You're a bully," cried the young citizen, pushing sturdily on his own side and fairly holding his own.
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From this reading "Outside the ropes!"
above and across; more than
From this reading The sergeant in charge had come over when he saw trouble brewing and stepped closer at this personal appeal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're a bully," cried the young citizen, pushing sturdily on his own side and fairly holding his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sergeant in charge had come over when he saw trouble brewing and stepped closer at this personal appeal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're a bully," cried the young citizen, pushing sturdily on his own side and fairly holding his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Outside the ropes!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sergeant in charge had come over when he saw trouble brewing and stepped closer at this personal appeal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sergeant!"
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From this reading "You're a bully," cried the young citizen, pushing sturdily on his own side and fairly holding his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sergeant in charge had come over when he saw trouble brewing and stepped closer at this personal appeal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're a bully," cried the young citizen, pushing sturdily on his own side and fairly holding his own.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Outside the ropes!"
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From this reading "I think you must know me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The sergeant in charge had come over when he saw trouble brewing and stepped closer at this personal appeal.
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From this reading The sergeant in charge had come over when he saw trouble brewing and stepped closer at this personal appeal.
at the time that
From this reading The sergeant in charge had come over when he saw trouble brewing and stepped closer at this personal appeal.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I think you must know me.
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From this reading "You're a bully," cried the young citizen, pushing sturdily on his own side and fairly holding his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're a bully," cried the young citizen, pushing sturdily on his own side and fairly holding his own.
