Chapter 6 of The Man from Home is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Man from Home is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PIKE [gently]. Well, being in jail _any_ place ain't much like an Elks' carnival. HAWCASTLE. There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act! PIKE [grimly].
Chapter 6 of The Man from Home is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
From this reading “There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!”
a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
From this reading “Well, being in jail _any_ place ain't much like an Elks' carnival.”
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading “There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!”
guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense
From this reading “There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!”
plural of “elk” — large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading “Well, being in jail _any_ place ain't much like an Elks' carnival.”
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading “PIKE [grimly].”
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading “Well, being in jail _any_ place ain't much like an Elks' carnival.”
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading “PIKE [gently].”
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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 There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, being in jail _any_ place ain't much like an Elks' carnival.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Well, being in jail _any_ place ain't much like an Elks' carnival.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Well, being in jail _any_ place ain't much like an Elks' carnival.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Well, being in jail _any_ place ain't much like an Elks' carnival.
a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
From this reading Well, being in jail _any_ place ain't much like an Elks' carnival.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
plural of “elk” — large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading Well, being in jail _any_ place ain't much like an Elks' carnival.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
divisible by two
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
in a gradual manner
From this reading PIKE [gently].
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading PIKE [grimly].
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
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From this reading HAWCASTLE.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, being in jail _any_ place ain't much like an Elks' carnival.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading Well, being in jail _any_ place ain't much like an Elks' carnival.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Well, being in jail _any_ place ain't much like an Elks' carnival.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Well, being in jail _any_ place ain't much like an Elks' carnival.
not any; not one
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading PIKE [gently].
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Well, being in jail _any_ place ain't much like an Elks' carnival.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, being in jail _any_ place ain't much like an Elks' carnival.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There would be no escape, even for a citizen of your admirable country, if his complicity were established, especially if he happened to be--as it were--caught in the act!
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