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The Seven Dials mystery
The Seven Dials mystery

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of The Seven Dials mystery is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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BUNDLE PAYS A CALL Getting hold of Bill presented few difficulties.
Bundle motored up to town on the following morning--this time without adventures by the way--and rang him up.
Bill responded with alacrity, and made various suggestions as to lunch, tea, dinner and dancing.
All of which suggestions Bundle turned down as made.
"In a day or two, I'll come and frivol with you, Bill.
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The Seven Dials mystery

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of The Seven Dials mystery is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
BUNDLE PAYS A CALL Getting hold of Bill presented few difficulties.
/ˈbʌndəl peɪz ə kɔːl ˈɡetɪŋ hoʊld ʌv bɪl priˈzentɪd fjuː ˈdɪfəkəltiz/
Line 2
Bundle motored up to town on the following morning--this time without adventures by the way--and rang him up.
Line 3
Bill responded with alacrity, and made various suggestions as to lunch, tea, dinner and dancing.
/bɪl rɪˈspɑːndɪd wɪð əˈlækrəti ənd meɪd ˈveriəs səˈdʒestʃənz æz tuː lʌntʃ tiː ˈdɪnər ənd ˈdænsɪŋ/
Line 4
All of which suggestions Bundle turned down as made.
/ɔːl ʌv wɪtʃ səˈdʒestʃənz ˈbʌndəl tɜːrnd daʊn æz meɪd/
Line 5
"In a day or two, I'll come and frivol with you, Bill.

Learner Dictionary

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.

adventures noun US /ædˈventʃərz/

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading “Bundle motored up to town on the following morning--this time without adventures by the way--and rang him up.”

alacrity noun US /əˈlækrəti/

liveliness and eagerness

From this reading “Bill responded with alacrity, and made various suggestions as to lunch, tea, dinner and dancing.”

bundle noun US /ˈbʌndəl/

a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

From this reading “BUNDLE PAYS A CALL Getting hold of Bill presented few difficulties.”

difficulties noun US /ˈdɪfəkəltiz/

plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading “BUNDLE PAYS A CALL Getting hold of Bill presented few difficulties.”

lunch verb US /lʌntʃ/

take the midday meal

From this reading “Bill responded with alacrity, and made various suggestions as to lunch, tea, dinner and dancing.”

pays noun US /peɪz/

plural of “pay” — something that remunerates

From this reading “BUNDLE PAYS A CALL Getting hold of Bill presented few difficulties.”

responded verb US /rɪˈspɑːndɪd/

past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something

From this reading “Bill responded with alacrity, and made various suggestions as to lunch, tea, dinner and dancing.”

suggestions noun US /səˈdʒestʃənz/

plural of “suggestion” — an idea that is suggested

From this reading “Bill responded with alacrity, and made various suggestions as to lunch, tea, dinner and dancing.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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with alacrity preposition + noun

In this reading “Bill responded with alacrity, and made various suggestions as to lunch, tea, dinner and dancing.”

hold of verb + particle

In this reading “BUNDLE PAYS A CALL Getting hold of Bill presented few difficulties.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading BUNDLE PAYS A CALL Getting hold of Bill presented few difficulties.

adventuresnounUS /ædˈventʃərz/

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading Bundle motored up to town on the following morning--this time without adventures by the way--and rang him up.

alacritynounUS /əˈlækrəti/

liveliness and eagerness

From this reading Bill responded with alacrity, and made various suggestions as to lunch, tea, dinner and dancing.

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 All of which suggestions Bundle turned down as made.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Bundle motored up to town on the following morning--this time without adventures by the way--and rang him up.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Bill responded with alacrity, and made various suggestions as to lunch, tea, dinner and dancing.

BillnounUS /bɪl/

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading BUNDLE PAYS A CALL Getting hold of Bill presented few difficulties.

BUNDLEnounUS /ˈbʌndəl/

a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

From this reading BUNDLE PAYS A CALL Getting hold of Bill presented few difficulties.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Bundle motored up to town on the following morning--this time without adventures by the way--and rang him up.

CALLverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading BUNDLE PAYS A CALL Getting hold of Bill presented few difficulties.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "In a day or two, I'll come and frivol with you, Bill.

dancingnounUS /ˈdænsɪŋ/

taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

From this reading Bill responded with alacrity, and made various suggestions as to lunch, tea, dinner and dancing.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading "In a day or two, I'll come and frivol with you, Bill.

difficultiesnounUS /ˈdɪfəkəltiz/

plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading BUNDLE PAYS A CALL Getting hold of Bill presented few difficulties.

dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading Bill responded with alacrity, and made various suggestions as to lunch, tea, dinner and dancing.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading All of which suggestions Bundle turned down as made.

fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading BUNDLE PAYS A CALL Getting hold of Bill presented few difficulties.

followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading Bundle motored up to town on the following morning--this time without adventures by the way--and rang him up.

frivolverb

act frivolously

From this reading "In a day or two, I'll come and frivol with you, Bill.

GettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/

the act of acquiring something

From this reading BUNDLE PAYS A CALL Getting hold of Bill presented few difficulties.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Bundle motored up to town on the following morning--this time without adventures by the way--and rang him up.

holdverbUS /hoʊld/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading BUNDLE PAYS A CALL Getting hold of Bill presented few difficulties.

I'll

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From this reading "In a day or two, I'll come and frivol with you, Bill.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "In a day or two, I'll come and frivol with you, Bill.

lunchverbUS /lʌntʃ/

take the midday meal

From this reading Bill responded with alacrity, and made various suggestions as to lunch, tea, dinner and dancing.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Bill responded with alacrity, and made various suggestions as to lunch, tea, dinner and dancing.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Bundle motored up to town on the following morning--this time without adventures by the way--and rang him up.

motoredadjective

equipped with a motor or motors

From this reading Bundle motored up to town on the following morning--this time without adventures by the way--and rang him up.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BUNDLE PAYS A CALL Getting hold of Bill presented few difficulties.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Bundle motored up to town on the following morning--this time without adventures by the way--and rang him up.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "In a day or two, I'll come and frivol with you, Bill.

PAYSnounUS /peɪz/

plural of “pay” — something that remunerates

From this reading BUNDLE PAYS A CALL Getting hold of Bill presented few difficulties.

presentedverbUS /priˈzentɪd/

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading BUNDLE PAYS A CALL Getting hold of Bill presented few difficulties.

rangverbUS /ræŋ/

inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading Bundle motored up to town on the following morning--this time without adventures by the way--and rang him up.

respondedverbUS /rɪˈspɑːndɪd/

past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something

From this reading Bill responded with alacrity, and made various suggestions as to lunch, tea, dinner and dancing.

suggestionsnounUS /səˈdʒestʃənz/

plural of “suggestion” — an idea that is suggested

From this reading Bill responded with alacrity, and made various suggestions as to lunch, tea, dinner and dancing.

teanounUS /tiː/

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading Bill responded with alacrity, and made various suggestions as to lunch, tea, dinner and dancing.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Bundle motored up to town on the following morning--this time without adventures by the way--and rang him up.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Bundle motored up to town on the following morning--this time without adventures by the way--and rang him up.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Bundle motored up to town on the following morning--this time without adventures by the way--and rang him up.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Bundle motored up to town on the following morning--this time without adventures by the way--and rang him up.

townnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Bundle motored up to town on the following morning--this time without adventures by the way--and rang him up.

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading All of which suggestions Bundle turned down as made.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading "In a day or two, I'll come and frivol with you, Bill.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Bundle motored up to town on the following morning--this time without adventures by the way--and rang him up.

variousadjectiveUS /ˈveriəs/

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading Bill responded with alacrity, and made various suggestions as to lunch, tea, dinner and dancing.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Bundle motored up to town on the following morning--this time without adventures by the way--and rang him up.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading All of which suggestions Bundle turned down as made.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Bill responded with alacrity, and made various suggestions as to lunch, tea, dinner and dancing.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Bundle motored up to town on the following morning--this time without adventures by the way--and rang him up.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "In a day or two, I'll come and frivol with you, Bill.

Chapter 7 of The Seven Dials mystery by Agatha Christie holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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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Chapter 7 holds 182 sentences of The Seven Dials mystery, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.

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