Chapter 19 of The poisoned paradise is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The poisoned paradise is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why did you attempt to draw your pistol?” “I was nervous. In the past few weeks there have been attempts to injure me.” The pleasant looking man nodded confirmation to this. The thin man then said: “We had better get hold of the English lady at once.
Chapter 19 of The poisoned paradise is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “In the past few weeks there have been attempts to injure me.””
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
From this reading “The pleasant looking man nodded confirmation to this.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading ““Why did you attempt to draw your pistol?””
cause injuries or bodily harm to
From this reading “In the past few weeks there have been attempts to injure me.””
easily agitated
From this reading ““I was nervous.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “The pleasant looking man nodded confirmation to this.”
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading ““Why did you attempt to draw your pistol?””
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “The thin man then said: “We had better get hold of the English lady at once.”
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 “In the past few weeks there have been attempts to injure me.””
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “The thin man then said: “We had better get hold of the English lady at once.”
In this reading “The thin man then said: “We had better get hold of the English lady at once.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The thin man then said: “We had better get hold of the English lady at once.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “Why did you attempt to draw your pistol?”
plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading In the past few weeks there have been attempts to injure me.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the past few weeks there have been attempts to injure me.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading The thin man then said: “We had better get hold of the English lady at once.
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
From this reading The pleasant looking man nodded confirmation to this.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Why did you attempt to draw your pistol?”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Why did you attempt to draw your pistol?”
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading The thin man then said: “We had better get hold of the English lady at once.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In the past few weeks there have been attempts to injure me.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The thin man then said: “We had better get hold of the English lady at once.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The thin man then said: “We had better get hold of the English lady at once.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the past few weeks there have been attempts to injure me.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The thin man then said: “We had better get hold of the English lady at once.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was nervous.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the past few weeks there have been attempts to injure me.”
cause injuries or bodily harm to
From this reading In the past few weeks there have been attempts to injure me.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The thin man then said: “We had better get hold of the English lady at once.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The pleasant looking man nodded confirmation to this.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The pleasant looking man nodded confirmation to this.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the past few weeks there have been attempts to injure me.”
easily agitated
From this reading “I was nervous.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading The pleasant looking man nodded confirmation to this.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The thin man then said: “We had better get hold of the English lady at once.
on one occasion
From this reading The thin man then said: “We had better get hold of the English lady at once.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading In the past few weeks there have been attempts to injure me.”
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading “Why did you attempt to draw your pistol?”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading The pleasant looking man nodded confirmation to this.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The thin man then said: “We had better get hold of the English lady at once.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the past few weeks there have been attempts to injure me.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The thin man then said: “We had better get hold of the English lady at once.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In the past few weeks there have been attempts to injure me.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The thin man then said: “We had better get hold of the English lady at once.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The pleasant looking man nodded confirmation to this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Why did you attempt to draw your pistol?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was nervous.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The thin man then said: “We had better get hold of the English lady at once.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading In the past few weeks there have been attempts to injure me.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why did you attempt to draw your pistol?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why did you attempt to draw your pistol?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why did you attempt to draw your pistol?”
Chapter 19 of The poisoned paradise by Robert W. (Robert William) Service holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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