Chapter 34 of The Seven Dials mystery is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of The Seven Dials mystery is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LORD CATERHAM APPROVES "Father," said Bundle, "I've got to break a piece of news to you. You're going to lose me." "Nonsense," said Lord Caterham. "Don't tell me that you're suffering from galloping consumption or a weak heart or anything like that, because I simply don't believe it." "It's not death," said Bundle.
Chapter 34 of The Seven Dials mystery is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “approve” — give sanction to
From this reading “LORD CATERHAM APPROVES "Father," said Bundle, "I've got to break a piece of news to you.”
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “LORD CATERHAM APPROVES "Father," said Bundle, "I've got to break a piece of news to you.”
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
From this reading “"Don't tell me that you're suffering from galloping consumption or a weak heart or anything like that, because I simply don't believe it."”
-ing form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading “"Don't tell me that you're suffering from galloping consumption or a weak heart or anything like that, because I simply don't believe it."”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “You're going to lose me."”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “"Nonsense," said Lord Caterham.”
a state of acute pain
From this reading “"Don't tell me that you're suffering from galloping consumption or a weak heart or anything like that, because I simply don't believe it."”
wanting in physical strength
From this reading “"Don't tell me that you're suffering from galloping consumption or a weak heart or anything like that, because I simply don't believe it."”
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 “"Don't tell me that you're suffering from galloping consumption or a weak heart or anything like that, because I simply don't believe it."”
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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 LORD CATERHAM APPROVES "Father," said Bundle, "I've got to break a piece of news to you.
any thing at all
From this reading "Don't tell me that you're suffering from galloping consumption or a weak heart or anything like that, because I simply don't believe it."
third-person singular of “approve” — give sanction to
From this reading LORD CATERHAM APPROVES "Father," said Bundle, "I've got to break a piece of news to you.
for the reason that
From this reading "Don't tell me that you're suffering from galloping consumption or a weak heart or anything like that, because I simply don't believe it."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Don't tell me that you're suffering from galloping consumption or a weak heart or anything like that, because I simply don't believe it."
terminate
From this reading LORD CATERHAM APPROVES "Father," said Bundle, "I've got to break a piece of news to you.
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading LORD CATERHAM APPROVES "Father," said Bundle, "I've got to break a piece of news to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LORD CATERHAM APPROVES "Father," said Bundle, "I've got to break a piece of news to you.
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
From this reading "Don't tell me that you're suffering from galloping consumption or a weak heart or anything like that, because I simply don't believe it."
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "It's not death," said Bundle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't tell me that you're suffering from galloping consumption or a weak heart or anything like that, because I simply don't believe it."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading LORD CATERHAM APPROVES "Father," said Bundle, "I've got to break a piece of news to you.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Don't tell me that you're suffering from galloping consumption or a weak heart or anything like that, because I simply don't believe it."
-ing form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading "Don't tell me that you're suffering from galloping consumption or a weak heart or anything like that, because I simply don't believe it."
the act of departing
From this reading You're going to lose me."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading LORD CATERHAM APPROVES "Father," said Bundle, "I've got to break a piece of news to you.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Don't tell me that you're suffering from galloping consumption or a weak heart or anything like that, because I simply don't believe it."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Don't tell me that you're suffering from galloping consumption or a weak heart or anything like that, because I simply don't believe it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LORD CATERHAM APPROVES "Father," said Bundle, "I've got to break a piece of news to you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Don't tell me that you're suffering from galloping consumption or a weak heart or anything like that, because I simply don't believe it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's not death," said Bundle.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Don't tell me that you're suffering from galloping consumption or a weak heart or anything like that, because I simply don't believe it."
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading LORD CATERHAM APPROVES "Father," said Bundle, "I've got to break a piece of news to you.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading You're going to lose me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You're going to lose me."
information about recent and important events
From this reading LORD CATERHAM APPROVES "Father," said Bundle, "I've got to break a piece of news to you.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading "Nonsense," said Lord Caterham.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It's not death," said Bundle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LORD CATERHAM APPROVES "Father," said Bundle, "I've got to break a piece of news to you.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Don't tell me that you're suffering from galloping consumption or a weak heart or anything like that, because I simply don't believe it."
a separate part of a whole
From this reading LORD CATERHAM APPROVES "Father," said Bundle, "I've got to break a piece of news to you.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading LORD CATERHAM APPROVES "Father," said Bundle, "I've got to break a piece of news to you.
and nothing more
From this reading "Don't tell me that you're suffering from galloping consumption or a weak heart or anything like that, because I simply don't believe it."
a state of acute pain
From this reading "Don't tell me that you're suffering from galloping consumption or a weak heart or anything like that, because I simply don't believe it."
express in words
From this reading "Don't tell me that you're suffering from galloping consumption or a weak heart or anything like that, because I simply don't believe it."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don't tell me that you're suffering from galloping consumption or a weak heart or anything like that, because I simply don't believe it."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LORD CATERHAM APPROVES "Father," said Bundle, "I've got to break a piece of news to you.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading "Don't tell me that you're suffering from galloping consumption or a weak heart or anything like that, because I simply don't believe it."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LORD CATERHAM APPROVES "Father," said Bundle, "I've got to break a piece of news to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're going to lose me."
Chapter 34 of The Seven Dials mystery by Agatha Christie holds 41 sentences, grouped into 9 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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