Chapter 9 of The Photographer's Evidence is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Photographer's Evidence is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RANSOM. Harry had brought down what the leader of the gang called “the goods.” This was a parcel of papers done up in red tape. It was laid on the kitchen table, and Snell began to count out the money that he had shown a few minutes before. “I have forty thousand dollars here,” he remarked.
Chapter 9 of The Photographer's Evidence is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being ten more than thirty
From this reading ““I have forty thousand dollars here,” he remarked.”
an association of criminals
From this reading “Harry had brought down what the leader of the gang called “the goods.””
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading “Harry had brought down what the leader of the gang called “the goods.””
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading “Harry had brought down what the leader of the gang called “the goods.””
a wrapped container
From this reading “This was a parcel of papers done up in red tape.”
money demanded for the return of a captured person
From this reading “THE RANSOM.”
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “It was laid on the kitchen table, and Snell began to count out the money that he had shown a few minutes before.”
a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
From this reading “This was a parcel of papers done up in red tape.”
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.
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In this reading ““I have forty thousand dollars here,” he remarked.”
needlessly time-consuming procedure
In this reading “This was a parcel of papers done up in red tape.”
In this reading “It was laid on the kitchen table, and Snell began to count out the money that he had shown a few minutes before.”
In this reading ““I have forty thousand dollars here,” he remarked.”
a table in the kitchen
In this reading “It was laid on the kitchen table, and Snell began to count out the money that he had shown a few minutes before.”
move something or somebody to a lower position
In this reading “Harry had brought down what the leader of the gang called “the goods.””
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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 This was a parcel of papers done up in red tape.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was laid on the kitchen table, and Snell began to count out the money that he had shown a few minutes before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was laid on the kitchen table, and Snell began to count out the money that he had shown a few minutes before.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It was laid on the kitchen table, and Snell began to count out the money that he had shown a few minutes before.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Harry had brought down what the leader of the gang called “the goods.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Harry had brought down what the leader of the gang called “the goods.”
determine the number or amount of
From this reading It was laid on the kitchen table, and Snell began to count out the money that he had shown a few minutes before.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “I have forty thousand dollars here,” he remarked.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading This was a parcel of papers done up in red tape.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Harry had brought down what the leader of the gang called “the goods.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It was laid on the kitchen table, and Snell began to count out the money that he had shown a few minutes before.
being ten more than thirty
From this reading “I have forty thousand dollars here,” he remarked.
an association of criminals
From this reading Harry had brought down what the leader of the gang called “the goods.”
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading Harry had brought down what the leader of the gang called “the goods.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Harry had brought down what the leader of the gang called “the goods.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry had brought down what the leader of the gang called “the goods.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have forty thousand dollars here,” he remarked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was laid on the kitchen table, and Snell began to count out the money that he had shown a few minutes before.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I have forty thousand dollars here,” he remarked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have forty thousand dollars here,” he remarked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was a parcel of papers done up in red tape.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was laid on the kitchen table, and Snell began to count out the money that he had shown a few minutes before.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading It was laid on the kitchen table, and Snell began to count out the money that he had shown a few minutes before.
set down according to a plan
From this reading It was laid on the kitchen table, and Snell began to count out the money that he had shown a few minutes before.
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading Harry had brought down what the leader of the gang called “the goods.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading It was laid on the kitchen table, and Snell began to count out the money that he had shown a few minutes before.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading It was laid on the kitchen table, and Snell began to count out the money that he had shown a few minutes before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Harry had brought down what the leader of the gang called “the goods.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was laid on the kitchen table, and Snell began to count out the money that he had shown a few minutes before.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was laid on the kitchen table, and Snell began to count out the money that he had shown a few minutes before.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading This was a parcel of papers done up in red tape.
a wrapped container
From this reading This was a parcel of papers done up in red tape.
money demanded for the return of a captured person
From this reading THE RANSOM.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading This was a parcel of papers done up in red tape.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “I have forty thousand dollars here,” he remarked.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading It was laid on the kitchen table, and Snell began to count out the money that he had shown a few minutes before.
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From this reading It was laid on the kitchen table, and Snell began to count out the money that he had shown a few minutes before.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading It was laid on the kitchen table, and Snell began to count out the money that he had shown a few minutes before.
a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
From this reading This was a parcel of papers done up in red tape.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was laid on the kitchen table, and Snell began to count out the money that he had shown a few minutes before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RANSOM.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was a parcel of papers done up in red tape.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “I have forty thousand dollars here,” he remarked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was laid on the kitchen table, and Snell began to count out the money that he had shown a few minutes before.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading This was a parcel of papers done up in red tape.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was a parcel of papers done up in red tape.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Harry had brought down what the leader of the gang called “the goods.”
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