Chapter 16 of The Scarlet Bat: A Detective Story is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The Scarlet Bat: A Detective Story is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT MILDRED KNEW Eustace looked at her much surprised. "If you don't know of those things, I don't," he said. "Do you mean to say you didn't get them out?" "Certainly. I saw one, and was very much surprised."
Chapter 16 of The Scarlet Bat: A Detective Story is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “"Certainly.”
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “WHAT MILDRED KNEW Eustace looked at her much surprised.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “WHAT MILDRED KNEW Eustace looked at her much surprised.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"Do you mean to say you didn't get them out?"”
cut with a saw
From this reading “I saw one, and was very much surprised."”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “WHAT MILDRED KNEW Eustace looked at her much surprised.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “"If you don't know of those things, I don't," he said.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"If you don't know of those things, I don't," he said.”
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 “WHAT MILDRED KNEW Eustace looked at her much surprised.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “WHAT MILDRED KNEW Eustace looked at her much surprised.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I saw one, and was very much surprised."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHAT MILDRED KNEW Eustace looked at her much surprised.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Certainly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you mean to say you didn't get them out?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you mean to say you didn't get them out?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you don't know of those things, I don't," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT MILDRED KNEW Eustace looked at her much surprised.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Do you mean to say you didn't get them out?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If you don't know of those things, I don't," he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WHAT MILDRED KNEW Eustace looked at her much surprised.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If you don't know of those things, I don't," he said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you don't know of those things, I don't," he said.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading WHAT MILDRED KNEW Eustace looked at her much surprised.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "If you don't know of those things, I don't," he said.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading WHAT MILDRED KNEW Eustace looked at her much surprised.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Do you mean to say you didn't get them out?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT MILDRED KNEW Eustace looked at her much surprised.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading WHAT MILDRED KNEW Eustace looked at her much surprised.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If you don't know of those things, I don't," he said.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I saw one, and was very much surprised."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Do you mean to say you didn't get them out?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If you don't know of those things, I don't," he said.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw one, and was very much surprised."
express in words
From this reading "Do you mean to say you didn't get them out?"
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading WHAT MILDRED KNEW Eustace looked at her much surprised.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Do you mean to say you didn't get them out?"
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "If you don't know of those things, I don't," he said.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "If you don't know of those things, I don't," he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do you mean to say you didn't get them out?"
precisely as stated
From this reading I saw one, and was very much surprised."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I saw one, and was very much surprised."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT MILDRED KNEW Eustace looked at her much surprised.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you don't know of those things, I don't," he said.
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