Chapter 14 of The Secret of Chimneys is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Secret of Chimneys is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, very good, very good. Thank Heaven, something is off my mind. I shall have to be in town to-day. You can get along without me, I suppose?” “I think so, sir.”
Chapter 14 of The Secret of Chimneys 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.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “You can get along without me, I suppose?””
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “Thank Heaven, something is off my mind.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Thank Heaven, something is off my mind.”
term of address for a man
From this reading ““I think so, sir.””
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Thank Heaven, something is off my mind.”
express a supposition
From this reading “You can get along without me, I suppose?””
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Thank Heaven, something is off my mind.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “I shall have to be in town to-day.”
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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proceed or get along
In this reading “You can get along without me, I suppose?””
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading You can get along without me, I suppose?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall have to be in town to-day.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can get along without me, I suppose?”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You can get along without me, I suppose?”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Oh, very good, very good.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I shall have to be in town to-day.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Thank Heaven, something is off my mind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall have to be in town to-day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I shall have to be in town to-day.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thank Heaven, something is off my mind.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You can get along without me, I suppose?”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Thank Heaven, something is off my mind.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thank Heaven, something is off my mind.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Thank Heaven, something is off my mind.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, very good, very good.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall have to be in town to-day.
term of address for a man
From this reading “I think so, sir.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I think so, sir.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Thank Heaven, something is off my mind.
express a supposition
From this reading You can get along without me, I suppose?”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Thank Heaven, something is off my mind.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think so, sir.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I shall have to be in town to-day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall have to be in town to-day.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading I shall have to be in town to-day.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Oh, very good, very good.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading You can get along without me, I suppose?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can get along without me, I suppose?”
Chapter 14 of The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie 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.
Chapter 14 holds 406 sentences of The Secret of Chimneys, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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