Chapter 6 of The Riddle of the Night is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Riddle of the Night is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Kit bag--quick!" whispered Cleek. "Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it. Move sharp, I'm in a hurry." "Right ho!" said Dollops, and vanished like a blown-out light. In half a minute's time he was back again, and the kit bag with him.
Chapter 6 of The Riddle of the Night is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “"Kit bag--quick!" whispered Cleek.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “Move sharp, I'm in a hurry."”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “"Kit bag--quick!" whispered Cleek.”
bestow a quality on
From this reading “"Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it.”
possessive form of “minute” — a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “In half a minute's time he was back again, and the kit bag with him.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “"Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it.”
having passed out of existence
From this reading “"Right ho!" said Dollops, and vanished like a blown-out light.”
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.
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading “"Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it.”
In this reading “Move sharp, I'm in a hurry."”
In this reading “"Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it.”
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 Move sharp, I'm in a hurry."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it.
anew
From this reading In half a minute's time he was back again, and the kit bag with him.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading In half a minute's time he was back again, and the kit bag with him.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading "Kit bag--quick!" whispered Cleek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Right ho!" said Dollops, and vanished like a blown-out light.
a boy or man
From this reading "Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kit bag--quick!" whispered Cleek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Right ho!" said Dollops, and vanished like a blown-out light.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it.
the act of departing
From this reading "Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading In half a minute's time he was back again, and the kit bag with him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In half a minute's time he was back again, and the kit bag with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In half a minute's time he was back again, and the kit bag with him.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading "Right ho!" said Dollops, and vanished like a blown-out light.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Move sharp, I'm in a hurry."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Move sharp, I'm in a hurry."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Move sharp, I'm in a hurry."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it.
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading "Kit bag--quick!" whispered Cleek.
bestow a quality on
From this reading "Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "Right ho!" said Dollops, and vanished like a blown-out light.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Right ho!" said Dollops, and vanished like a blown-out light.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it.
possessive form of “minute” — a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading In half a minute's time he was back again, and the kit bag with him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Move sharp, I'm in a hurry."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "Kit bag--quick!" whispered Cleek.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Right ho!" said Dollops, and vanished like a blown-out light.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Right ho!" said Dollops, and vanished like a blown-out light.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Move sharp, I'm in a hurry."
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading "Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In half a minute's time he was back again, and the kit bag with him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it.
having passed out of existence
From this reading "Right ho!" said Dollops, and vanished like a blown-out light.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Kit bag--quick!" whispered Cleek.
which person or people
From this reading "Need an evening suit, and the chap who was going to lend me one went off and forgot all about it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In half a minute's time he was back again, and the kit bag with him.
Chapter 6 of The Riddle of the Night by Thomas W. Hanshew holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 6 holds 420 sentences of The Riddle of the Night, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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