Chapter 10 of The Secret of the Silver Car is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Secret of the Silver Car is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Of what are you not sure? That I shall not keep my word?" "I'm not sure that I shall give mine," Trent answered. "You will have a day and a night to think it over. I shall find you in a more reasonable mood when I see you again.
Chapter 10 of The Secret of the Silver Car is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “"I'm not sure that I shall give mine," Trent answered.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “That I shall not keep my word?"”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “"I'm not sure that I shall give mine," Trent answered.”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “I shall find you in a more reasonable mood when I see you again.”
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading “I shall find you in a more reasonable mood when I see you again.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “"Of what are you not sure?”
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading “"I'm not sure that I shall give mine," Trent answered.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “That I shall not keep my word?"”
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.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You will have a day and a night to think it over.
anew
From this reading I shall find you in a more reasonable mood when I see you again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You will have a day and a night to think it over.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I'm not sure that I shall give mine," Trent answered.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Of what are you not sure?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "You will have a day and a night to think it over.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I shall find you in a more reasonable mood when I see you again.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I'm not sure that I shall give mine," Trent answered.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You will have a day and a night to think it over.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That I shall not keep my word?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm not sure that I shall give mine," Trent answered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I shall find you in a more reasonable mood when I see you again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You will have a day and a night to think it over.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading That I shall not keep my word?"
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'm not sure that I shall give mine," Trent answered.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading I shall find you in a more reasonable mood when I see you again.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I shall find you in a more reasonable mood when I see you again.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That I shall not keep my word?"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "You will have a day and a night to think it over.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Of what are you not sure?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of what are you not sure?
above and across; more than
From this reading "You will have a day and a night to think it over.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading I shall find you in a more reasonable mood when I see you again.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I shall find you in a more reasonable mood when I see you again.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading That I shall not keep my word?"
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Of what are you not sure?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That I shall not keep my word?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "You will have a day and a night to think it over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You will have a day and a night to think it over.
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading "I'm not sure that I shall give mine," Trent answered.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Of what are you not sure?
at the time that
From this reading I shall find you in a more reasonable mood when I see you again.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will have a day and a night to think it over.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading That I shall not keep my word?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Of what are you not sure?
Chapter 10 of The Secret of the Silver Car by Wyndham Martyn holds 417 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 10 holds 417 sentences of The Secret of the Silver Car, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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