Chapter 13 of The Missing Tin Box is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The Missing Tin Box is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HAL SHOWS HIS METTLE. Hal understood perfectly well that a crisis had come. Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death. "Let--let go of me," he gasped. "Not until you do as I say," replied Hardwick.
Chapter 13 of The Missing Tin Box is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “accede” — yield to another's wish or opinion
From this reading “Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.”
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading “Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.”
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading “Hal understood perfectly well that a crisis had come.”
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading “Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “"Let--let go of me," he gasped.”
of the present time and place
From this reading “Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.”
the courage to carry on
From this reading “HAL SHOWS HIS METTLE.”
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading “HAL SHOWS HIS METTLE.”
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 “Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.”
In this reading “Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.”
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 Hal understood perfectly well that a crisis had come.
past form of “accede” — yield to another's wish or opinion
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Not until you do as I say," replied Hardwick.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Hal understood perfectly well that a crisis had come.
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading Hal understood perfectly well that a crisis had come.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Not until you do as I say," replied Hardwick.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading "Let--let go of me," he gasped.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Let--let go of me," he gasped.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hal understood perfectly well that a crisis had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAL SHOWS HIS METTLE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HAL SHOWS HIS METTLE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Not until you do as I say," replied Hardwick.
of the present time and place
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let--let go of me," he gasped.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let--let go of me," he gasped.
the courage to carry on
From this reading HAL SHOWS HIS METTLE.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not until you do as I say," replied Hardwick.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Hal understood perfectly well that a crisis had come.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Not until you do as I say," replied Hardwick.
express in words
From this reading "Not until you do as I say," replied Hardwick.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading HAL SHOWS HIS METTLE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hal understood perfectly well that a crisis had come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Hal understood perfectly well that a crisis had come.
except if; if not
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Not until you do as I say," replied Hardwick.
(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 Hal understood perfectly well that a crisis had come.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Not until you do as I say," replied Hardwick.
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