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The Seven Dials mystery

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of The Seven Dials mystery is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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BUNDLE'S ADVENTURES Bundle Brent was a resourceful girl--she was also a girl of imagination.
She had foreseen that Bill, if not Jimmy, would make objections to her participation in the possible dangers of the night.
It was not Bundle's idea to waste time in argument.
She had laid her own plans and made her own arrangements.
A glance from her bedroom window shortly before dinner had been highly satisfactory.
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The Seven Dials mystery

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of The Seven Dials mystery is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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BUNDLE'S ADVENTURES Bundle Brent was a resourceful girl--she was also a girl of imagination.
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She had foreseen that Bill, if not Jimmy, would make objections to her participation in the possible dangers of the night.
/ʃiː hæd ˌfɔːrˈsiːn ðæt bɪl ɪf nɑːt ˈdʒɪmi wʊd meɪk əbˈdʒekʃənz tuː hɜːr pɑːrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈpɑːsəbəl ˈdeɪndʒərz ʌv ðə naɪt/
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It was not Bundle's idea to waste time in argument.
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She had laid her own plans and made her own arrangements.
/ʃiː hæd leɪd hɜːr oʊn plænz ənd meɪd hɜːr oʊn ərˈeɪndʒmənts/
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A glance from her bedroom window shortly before dinner had been highly satisfactory.
/ə ɡlæns frʌm hɜːr ˈbedruːm ˈwɪndoʊ ˈʃɔːrtli bɪˈfɔːr ˈdɪnər hæd bɪn ˈhaɪli ˌsætəˈsfæktri/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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Brent noun US /brent/

small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward

From this reading “BUNDLE'S ADVENTURES Bundle Brent was a resourceful girl--she was also a girl of imagination.”

Bundle noun US /ˈbʌndəl/

a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

From this reading “BUNDLE'S ADVENTURES Bundle Brent was a resourceful girl--she was also a girl of imagination.”

dangers noun US /ˈdeɪndʒərz/

plural of “danger” — the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading “She had foreseen that Bill, if not Jimmy, would make objections to her participation in the possible dangers of the night.”

foreseen verb US /ˌfɔːrˈsiːn/

inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand

From this reading “She had foreseen that Bill, if not Jimmy, would make objections to her participation in the possible dangers of the night.”

objections noun US /əbˈdʒekʃənz/

plural of “objection” — the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

From this reading “She had foreseen that Bill, if not Jimmy, would make objections to her participation in the possible dangers of the night.”

participation noun US /pɑːrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/

the act of sharing in the activities of a group

From this reading “She had foreseen that Bill, if not Jimmy, would make objections to her participation in the possible dangers of the night.”

resourceful adjective US /riˈsɔːrsfəl/

having inner resources; adroit or imaginative

From this reading “BUNDLE'S ADVENTURES Bundle Brent was a resourceful girl--she was also a girl of imagination.”

satisfactory adjective US /ˌsætəˈsfæktri/

giving satisfaction

From this reading “A glance from her bedroom window shortly before dinner had been highly satisfactory.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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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highly satisfactory adverb + adjective

In this reading “A glance from her bedroom window shortly before dinner had been highly satisfactory.”

bedroom window noun + noun

In this reading “A glance from her bedroom window shortly before dinner had been highly satisfactory.”

waste time noun + noun

In this reading “It was not Bundle's idea to waste time in argument.”

before dinner preposition + noun

In this reading “A glance from her bedroom window shortly before dinner had been highly satisfactory.”

possible dangers adjective + noun counted as “possible danger”

In this reading “She had foreseen that Bill, if not Jimmy, would make objections to her participation in the possible dangers of the night.”

glance from verb + particle

In this reading “A glance from her bedroom window shortly before dinner had been highly satisfactory.”

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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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading BUNDLE'S ADVENTURES Bundle Brent was a resourceful girl--she was also a girl of imagination.

ADVENTURESnounUS /ædˈventʃərz/

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

From this reading BUNDLE'S ADVENTURES Bundle Brent was a resourceful girl--she was also a girl of imagination.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading BUNDLE'S ADVENTURES Bundle Brent was a resourceful girl--she was also a girl of imagination.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She had laid her own plans and made her own arrangements.

argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/

a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

From this reading It was not Bundle's idea to waste time in argument.

arrangementsnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənts/

plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to

From this reading She had laid her own plans and made her own arrangements.

bedroomnounUS /ˈbedruːm/

a room used primarily for sleeping

From this reading A glance from her bedroom window shortly before dinner had been highly satisfactory.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A glance from her bedroom window shortly before dinner had been highly satisfactory.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading A glance from her bedroom window shortly before dinner had been highly satisfactory.

BillnounUS /bɪl/

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading She had foreseen that Bill, if not Jimmy, would make objections to her participation in the possible dangers of the night.

BrentnounUS /brent/

small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward

From this reading BUNDLE'S ADVENTURES Bundle Brent was a resourceful girl--she was also a girl of imagination.

BundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/

a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

From this reading BUNDLE'S ADVENTURES Bundle Brent was a resourceful girl--she was also a girl of imagination.

BUNDLE'S

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From this reading BUNDLE'S ADVENTURES Bundle Brent was a resourceful girl--she was also a girl of imagination.

dangersnounUS /ˈdeɪndʒərz/

plural of “danger” — the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading She had foreseen that Bill, if not Jimmy, would make objections to her participation in the possible dangers of the night.

dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/

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

From this reading A glance from her bedroom window shortly before dinner had been highly satisfactory.

foreseenverbUS /ˌfɔːrˈsiːn/

inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand

From this reading She had foreseen that Bill, if not Jimmy, would make objections to her participation in the possible dangers of the night.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A glance from her bedroom window shortly before dinner had been highly satisfactory.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading BUNDLE'S ADVENTURES Bundle Brent was a resourceful girl--she was also a girl of imagination.

glanceverbUS /ɡlæns/

throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading A glance from her bedroom window shortly before dinner had been highly satisfactory.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She had foreseen that Bill, if not Jimmy, would make objections to her participation in the possible dangers of the night.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She had foreseen that Bill, if not Jimmy, would make objections to her participation in the possible dangers of the night.

highlyadverbUS /ˈhaɪli/

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

From this reading A glance from her bedroom window shortly before dinner had been highly satisfactory.

ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading It was not Bundle's idea to waste time in argument.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading She had foreseen that Bill, if not Jimmy, would make objections to her participation in the possible dangers of the night.

imaginationnounUS /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən/

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading BUNDLE'S ADVENTURES Bundle Brent was a resourceful girl--she was also a girl of imagination.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading She had foreseen that Bill, if not Jimmy, would make objections to her participation in the possible dangers of the night.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was not Bundle's idea to waste time in argument.

JimmyverbUS /ˈdʒɪmi/

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

From this reading She had foreseen that Bill, if not Jimmy, would make objections to her participation in the possible dangers of the night.

laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/

set down according to a plan

From this reading She had laid her own plans and made her own arrangements.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading She had laid her own plans and made her own arrangements.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading She had foreseen that Bill, if not Jimmy, would make objections to her participation in the possible dangers of the night.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading She had foreseen that Bill, if not Jimmy, would make objections to her participation in the possible dangers of the night.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She had foreseen that Bill, if not Jimmy, would make objections to her participation in the possible dangers of the night.

objectionsnounUS /əbˈdʒekʃənz/

plural of “objection” — the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

From this reading She had foreseen that Bill, if not Jimmy, would make objections to her participation in the possible dangers of the night.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BUNDLE'S ADVENTURES Bundle Brent was a resourceful girl--she was also a girl of imagination.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading She had laid her own plans and made her own arrangements.

participationnounUS /pɑːrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/

the act of sharing in the activities of a group

From this reading She had foreseen that Bill, if not Jimmy, would make objections to her participation in the possible dangers of the night.

plansnounUS /plænz/

plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

From this reading She had laid her own plans and made her own arrangements.

possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/

capable of happening or existing

From this reading She had foreseen that Bill, if not Jimmy, would make objections to her participation in the possible dangers of the night.

resourcefuladjectiveUS /riˈsɔːrsfəl/

having inner resources; adroit or imaginative

From this reading BUNDLE'S ADVENTURES Bundle Brent was a resourceful girl--she was also a girl of imagination.

satisfactoryadjectiveUS /ˌsætəˈsfæktri/

giving satisfaction

From this reading A glance from her bedroom window shortly before dinner had been highly satisfactory.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading BUNDLE'S ADVENTURES Bundle Brent was a resourceful girl--she was also a girl of imagination.

shortlyadverbUS /ˈʃɔːrtli/

for a short time

From this reading A glance from her bedroom window shortly before dinner had been highly satisfactory.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She had foreseen that Bill, if not Jimmy, would make objections to her participation in the possible dangers of the night.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading She had foreseen that Bill, if not Jimmy, would make objections to her participation in the possible dangers of the night.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading It was not Bundle's idea to waste time in argument.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading She had foreseen that Bill, if not Jimmy, would make objections to her participation in the possible dangers of the night.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading BUNDLE'S ADVENTURES Bundle Brent was a resourceful girl--she was also a girl of imagination.

wastenounUS /weɪst/

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading It was not Bundle's idea to waste time in argument.

windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading A glance from her bedroom window shortly before dinner had been highly satisfactory.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading She had foreseen that Bill, if not Jimmy, would make objections to her participation in the possible dangers of the night.

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