Chapter 7 of The Man from Archangel, and Other Tales of Adventure is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Man from Archangel, and Other Tales of Adventure is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hum! Another glass of sherry for this gentleman. We are going to an operation now, you know." The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned. "Nothing very bad--eh?"
Chapter 7 of The Man from Archangel, and Other Tales of Adventure is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 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.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.”
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading “The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.”
sing with closed lips
From this reading “"Hum!”
someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
From this reading “The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.”
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading “We are going to an operation now, you know."”
dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif
From this reading “Another glass of sherry for this gentleman.”
having been made square
From this reading “The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.”
lacking in interest or care or feeling
From this reading “The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.”
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 “Another glass of sherry for this gentleman.”
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 The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We are going to an operation now, you know."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another glass of sherry for this gentleman.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are going to an operation now, you know."
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Nothing very bad--eh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nothing very bad--eh?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Another glass of sherry for this gentleman.
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.
a man of refinement
From this reading Another glass of sherry for this gentleman.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Another glass of sherry for this gentleman.
the act of departing
From this reading We are going to an operation now, you know."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.
sing with closed lips
From this reading "Hum!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We are going to an operation now, you know."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing very bad--eh?"
someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
From this reading The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We are going to an operation now, you know."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Another glass of sherry for this gentleman.
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading We are going to an operation now, you know."
dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif
From this reading Another glass of sherry for this gentleman.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.
having been made square
From this reading The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Another glass of sherry for this gentleman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are going to an operation now, you know."
lacking in interest or care or feeling
From this reading The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Nothing very bad--eh?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are going to an operation now, you know."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We are going to an operation now, you know."
Chapter 7 of The Man from Archangel, and Other Tales of Adventure by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 444 sentences, grouped into 89 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 7 holds 444 sentences of The Man from Archangel, and Other Tales of Adventure, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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