Chapter 23 of The Man of Iron is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Man of Iron is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She looked up at the brightened face with the tenderness of an elder sister. He went on with increasing animation and growing confidence: "Do you see that little black box standing there in the corner? That's my officer's kit--all the baggage we're allowed to have on Active Service. There are other boxes with other things..."
Chapter 23 of The Man of Iron is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the condition of living or the state of being alive
From this reading “He went on with increasing animation and growing confidence:”
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading “That's my officer's kit--all the baggage we're allowed to have on Active Service.”
plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “There are other boxes with other things..."”
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading “She looked up at the brightened face with the tenderness of an elder sister.”
becoming greater or larger
From this reading “He went on with increasing animation and growing confidence:”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “That's my officer's kit--all the baggage we're allowed to have on Active Service.”
possessive form of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “That's my officer's kit--all the baggage we're allowed to have on Active Service.”
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading “She looked up at the brightened face with the tenderness of an elder sister.”
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 “That's my officer's kit--all the baggage we're allowed to have on Active Service.”
In this reading “She looked up at the brightened face with the tenderness of an elder sister.”
In this reading “There are other boxes with other things..."”
seek information from
In this reading “She looked up at the brightened face with the tenderness of an elder sister.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “He went on with increasing animation and growing confidence:”
In this reading “"Do you see that little black box standing there in the corner?”
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.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading That's my officer's kit--all the baggage we're allowed to have on Active Service.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading That's my officer's kit--all the baggage we're allowed to have on Active Service.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading That's my officer's kit--all the baggage we're allowed to have on Active Service.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She looked up at the brightened face with the tenderness of an elder sister.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went on with increasing animation and growing confidence:
the condition of living or the state of being alive
From this reading He went on with increasing animation and growing confidence:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are other boxes with other things..."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked up at the brightened face with the tenderness of an elder sister.
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading That's my officer's kit--all the baggage we're allowed to have on Active Service.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "Do you see that little black box standing there in the corner?
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading "Do you see that little black box standing there in the corner?
plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading There are other boxes with other things..."
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading She looked up at the brightened face with the tenderness of an elder sister.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading He went on with increasing animation and growing confidence:
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading "Do you see that little black box standing there in the corner?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you see that little black box standing there in the corner?
a person who is older than you are
From this reading She looked up at the brightened face with the tenderness of an elder sister.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She looked up at the brightened face with the tenderness of an elder sister.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading He went on with increasing animation and growing confidence:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That's my officer's kit--all the baggage we're allowed to have on Active Service.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went on with increasing animation and growing confidence:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Do you see that little black box standing there in the corner?
becoming greater or larger
From this reading He went on with increasing animation and growing confidence:
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading That's my officer's kit--all the baggage we're allowed to have on Active Service.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Do you see that little black box standing there in the corner?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked up at the brightened face with the tenderness of an elder sister.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That's my officer's kit--all the baggage we're allowed to have on Active Service.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She looked up at the brightened face with the tenderness of an elder sister.
possessive form of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading That's my officer's kit--all the baggage we're allowed to have on Active Service.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He went on with increasing animation and growing confidence:
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There are other boxes with other things..."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Do you see that little black box standing there in the corner?
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading That's my officer's kit--all the baggage we're allowed to have on Active Service.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked up at the brightened face with the tenderness of an elder sister.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading She looked up at the brightened face with the tenderness of an elder sister.
having a supporting base
From this reading "Do you see that little black box standing there in the corner?
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading She looked up at the brightened face with the tenderness of an elder sister.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Do you see that little black box standing there in the corner?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's my officer's kit--all the baggage we're allowed to have on Active Service.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She looked up at the brightened face with the tenderness of an elder sister.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Do you see that little black box standing there in the corner?
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading There are other boxes with other things..."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That's my officer's kit--all the baggage we're allowed to have on Active Service.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She looked up at the brightened face with the tenderness of an elder sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's my officer's kit--all the baggage we're allowed to have on Active Service.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went on with increasing animation and growing confidence:
in the company of; together with
From this reading She looked up at the brightened face with the tenderness of an elder sister.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you see that little black box standing there in the corner?
Chapter 23 of The Man of Iron by Richard Dehan holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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 23 holds 391 sentences of The Man of Iron, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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