Chapter 5 of The Silver Shield is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Silver Shield is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NED. But if you did read them---- DICK. Then I shouldn't produce 'em. ALMA. I've read it, Mr. Dick, and it'll do for me.
Chapter 5 of The Silver Shield is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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someone who is a detective
From this reading “But if you did read them---- DICK.”
bring forth or yield
From this reading “Then I shouldn't produce 'em.”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “But if you did read them---- DICK.”
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From this reading ALMA.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I've read it, Mr. Dick, and it'll do for me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if you did read them---- DICK.
someone who is a detective
From this reading But if you did read them---- DICK.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But if you did read them---- DICK.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I've read it, Mr. Dick, and it'll do for me.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Then I shouldn't produce 'em.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I've read it, Mr. Dick, and it'll do for me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then I shouldn't produce 'em.
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From this reading I've read it, Mr. Dick, and it'll do for me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if you did read them---- DICK.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I've read it, Mr. Dick, and it'll do for me.
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From this reading I've read it, Mr. Dick, and it'll do for me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I've read it, Mr. Dick, and it'll do for me.
a form of address for a man
From this reading I've read it, Mr. Dick, and it'll do for me.
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From this reading NED.
bring forth or yield
From this reading Then I shouldn't produce 'em.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading But if you did read them---- DICK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then I shouldn't produce 'em.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But if you did read them---- DICK.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I shouldn't produce 'em.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But if you did read them---- DICK.
Chapter 5 of The Silver Shield by Sydney Grundy holds 418 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 5 holds 418 sentences of The Silver Shield, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Silver Shield by Sydney Grundy exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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