Chapter 16 of The Photographer's Evidence is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Photographer's Evidence is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DADDY DREW’S DIVE. “What! those two scoundrels!” cried Nick. “Yes, you were right when you prophesied that we would come upon them again.” Nick looked suddenly at the picture. “By Jove!” he muttered, “I believes I know them now.”
Chapter 16 of The Photographer's Evidence is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading ““By Jove!” he muttered, “I believes I know them now.””
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “DADDY DREW’S DIVE.”
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading “DADDY DREW’S DIVE.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading ““By Jove!” he muttered, “I believes I know them now.””
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading ““What! those two scoundrels!” cried Nick.”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “Nick looked suddenly at the picture.”
inflected form of “prophesy” — predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
From this reading ““Yes, you were right when you prophesied that we would come upon them again.””
plural of “scoundrel” — a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading ““What! those two scoundrels!” cried Nick.”
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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find unexpectedly
In this reading ““Yes, you were right when you prophesied that we would come upon them again.””
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anew
From this reading “Yes, you were right when you prophesied that we would come upon them again.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nick looked suddenly at the picture.
third-person singular of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “By Jove!” he muttered, “I believes I know them now.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By Jove!” he muttered, “I believes I know them now.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Yes, you were right when you prophesied that we would come upon them again.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “What! those two scoundrels!” cried Nick.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading DADDY DREW’S DIVE.
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading DADDY DREW’S DIVE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DADDY DREW’S DIVE.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “By Jove!” he muttered, “I believes I know them now.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “By Jove!” he muttered, “I believes I know them now.”
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading “By Jove!” he muttered, “I believes I know them now.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “By Jove!” he muttered, “I believes I know them now.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Nick looked suddenly at the picture.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “By Jove!” he muttered, “I believes I know them now.”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “What! those two scoundrels!” cried Nick.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “By Jove!” he muttered, “I believes I know them now.”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Nick looked suddenly at the picture.
inflected form of “prophesy” — predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
From this reading “Yes, you were right when you prophesied that we would come upon them again.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Yes, you were right when you prophesied that we would come upon them again.”
plural of “scoundrel” — a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “What! those two scoundrels!” cried Nick.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Nick looked suddenly at the picture.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes, you were right when you prophesied that we would come upon them again.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nick looked suddenly at the picture.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Yes, you were right when you prophesied that we would come upon them again.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “What! those two scoundrels!” cried Nick.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “What! those two scoundrels!” cried Nick.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Yes, you were right when you prophesied that we would come upon them again.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Yes, you were right when you prophesied that we would come upon them again.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Yes, you were right when you prophesied that we would come upon them again.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What! those two scoundrels!” cried Nick.
at the time that
From this reading “Yes, you were right when you prophesied that we would come upon them again.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Yes, you were right when you prophesied that we would come upon them again.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, you were right when you prophesied that we would come upon them again.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes, you were right when you prophesied that we would come upon them again.”
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