Chapter 10 of The Lady in the Car is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of The Lady in the Car is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That I've met that fellow before, somewhere or other." "I sincerely hope not," was the clergyman's response. "Where I've met him I can't remember. By Jove! It'll be awkward for us if he recollects me."
Chapter 10 of The Lady in the Car is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
causing inconvenience
From this reading “It'll be awkward for us if he recollects me."”
a boy or man
From this reading “"That I've met that fellow before, somewhere or other."”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “"That I've met that fellow before, somewhere or other."”
third-person singular of “recollect” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “It'll be awkward for us if he recollects me."”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"Where I've met him I can't remember.”
a result
From this reading “"I sincerely hope not," was the clergyman's response.”
with sincerity; without pretense
From this reading “"I sincerely hope not," was the clergyman's response.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “"That I've met that fellow before, somewhere or other."”
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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causing inconvenience
From this reading It'll be awkward for us if he recollects me."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It'll be awkward for us if he recollects me."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "That I've met that fellow before, somewhere or other."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Jove!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where I've met him I can't remember.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I sincerely hope not," was the clergyman's response.
a boy or man
From this reading "That I've met that fellow before, somewhere or other."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It'll be awkward for us if he recollects me."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It'll be awkward for us if he recollects me."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Where I've met him I can't remember.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "I sincerely hope not," was the clergyman's response.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I sincerely hope not," was the clergyman's response.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That I've met that fellow before, somewhere or other."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It'll be awkward for us if he recollects me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It'll be awkward for us if he recollects me."
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading By Jove!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It'll be awkward for us if he recollects me."
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "That I've met that fellow before, somewhere or other."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I sincerely hope not," was the clergyman's response.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "That I've met that fellow before, somewhere or other."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "That I've met that fellow before, somewhere or other."
third-person singular of “recollect” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading It'll be awkward for us if he recollects me."
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Where I've met him I can't remember.
a result
From this reading "I sincerely hope not," was the clergyman's response.
with sincerity; without pretense
From this reading "I sincerely hope not," was the clergyman's response.
in or at or to some place
From this reading "That I've met that fellow before, somewhere or other."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That I've met that fellow before, somewhere or other."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I sincerely hope not," was the clergyman's response.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It'll be awkward for us if he recollects me."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I sincerely hope not," was the clergyman's response.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where I've met him I can't remember.
Chapter 10 of The Lady in the Car by William Le Queux holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 10 holds 399 sentences of The Lady in the Car, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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