Chapter 1 of The Man with a Shadow is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Man with a Shadow is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHAPTER ONE. THE CURATE GROWS SUSPICIOUS; AND TAKES HIS STICK. "Do what, miss?" said Dally Watlock. "That! There, you did it again."
Chapter 1 of The Man with a Shadow is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “THE CURATE GROWS SUSPICIOUS; AND TAKES HIS STICK.”
behave carelessly or indifferently
From this reading “"Do what, miss?" said Dally Watlock.”
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “THE CURATE GROWS SUSPICIOUS; AND TAKES HIS STICK.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “"Do what, miss?" said Dally Watlock.”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “THE CURATE GROWS SUSPICIOUS; AND TAKES HIS STICK.”
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading “THE CURATE GROWS SUSPICIOUS; AND TAKES HIS STICK.”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “THE CURATE GROWS SUSPICIOUS; AND TAKES HIS STICK.”
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 “THE CURATE GROWS SUSPICIOUS; AND TAKES HIS STICK.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading There, you did it again."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CURATE GROWS SUSPICIOUS; AND TAKES HIS STICK.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading THE CURATE GROWS SUSPICIOUS; AND TAKES HIS STICK.
behave carelessly or indifferently
From this reading "Do what, miss?" said Dally Watlock.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There, you did it again."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do what, miss?" said Dally Watlock.
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading THE CURATE GROWS SUSPICIOUS; AND TAKES HIS STICK.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CURATE GROWS SUSPICIOUS; AND TAKES HIS STICK.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There, you did it again."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Do what, miss?" said Dally Watlock.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Do what, miss?" said Dally Watlock.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading THE CURATE GROWS SUSPICIOUS; AND TAKES HIS STICK.
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading THE CURATE GROWS SUSPICIOUS; AND TAKES HIS STICK.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading THE CURATE GROWS SUSPICIOUS; AND TAKES HIS STICK.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CURATE GROWS SUSPICIOUS; AND TAKES HIS STICK.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There, you did it again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do what, miss?" said Dally Watlock.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Do what, miss?" said Dally Watlock.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There, you did it again."
Chapter 1 of The Man with a Shadow by George Manville Fenn holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 1 holds 404 sentences of The Man with a Shadow, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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