Chapter 10 of The Land of Strong Men is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Land of Strong Men is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RACE Mr. Braden regarded Angus Mackay severely across his desk. "Tut, tut, tut!" he said. "A very bad business, indeed. Bad company. Evil communications, horse racing, gambling.
Chapter 10 of The Land of Strong Men is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
From this reading “THE RACE Mr. Braden regarded Angus Mackay severely across his desk.”
the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.)
From this reading “Evil communications, horse racing, gambling.”
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “THE RACE Mr. Braden regarded Angus Mackay severely across his desk.”
the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
From this reading “Evil communications, horse racing, gambling.”
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading “Evil communications, horse racing, gambling.”
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “THE RACE Mr. Braden regarded Angus Mackay severely across his desk.”
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “THE RACE Mr. Braden regarded Angus Mackay severely across his desk.”
utter “tsk,” “tut,” or “tut-tut,” as in disapproval
From this reading “"Tut, tut, tut!" he said.”
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 “"A very bad business, indeed.”
In this reading “Bad company.”
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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 "A very bad business, indeed.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE RACE Mr. Braden regarded Angus Mackay severely across his desk.
Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
From this reading THE RACE Mr. Braden regarded Angus Mackay severely across his desk.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "A very bad business, indeed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RACE Mr. Braden regarded Angus Mackay severely across his desk.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "A very bad business, indeed.
the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.)
From this reading Evil communications, horse racing, gambling.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Bad company.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading THE RACE Mr. Braden regarded Angus Mackay severely across his desk.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading Evil communications, horse racing, gambling.
the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
From this reading Evil communications, horse racing, gambling.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Tut, tut, tut!" he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE RACE Mr. Braden regarded Angus Mackay severely across his desk.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Evil communications, horse racing, gambling.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "A very bad business, indeed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RACE Mr. Braden regarded Angus Mackay severely across his desk.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE RACE Mr. Braden regarded Angus Mackay severely across his desk.
any competition
From this reading THE RACE Mr. Braden regarded Angus Mackay severely across his desk.
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading Evil communications, horse racing, gambling.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading THE RACE Mr. Braden regarded Angus Mackay severely across his desk.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Tut, tut, tut!" he said.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading THE RACE Mr. Braden regarded Angus Mackay severely across his desk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RACE Mr. Braden regarded Angus Mackay severely across his desk.
utter “tsk,” “tut,” or “tut-tut,” as in disapproval
From this reading "Tut, tut, tut!" he said.
precisely as stated
From this reading "A very bad business, indeed.
Chapter 10 of The Land of Strong Men by A. M. (Arthur Murray) Chisholm holds 252 sentences, grouped into 51 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 252 sentences of The Land of Strong Men, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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