Chapter 7 of The Silver Shield is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Silver Shield is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DICK. Summons--unlawfully detaining property. (_pause--they confront each other_) ALMA. I'll get the part. (_Exit, R.C._) DICK.
Chapter 7 of The Silver Shield is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading “(_pause--they confront each other_) ALMA.”
-ing form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading “Summons--unlawfully detaining property.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “DICK.”
an opening that permits escape or release
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading “Summons--unlawfully detaining property.”
a request to be present
From this reading “Summons--unlawfully detaining property.”
not conforming to the law
From this reading “Summons--unlawfully detaining property.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading (_pause--they confront each other_) ALMA.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading (_Exit, R.C._) DICK.
oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading (_pause--they confront each other_) ALMA.
-ing form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading Summons--unlawfully detaining property.
someone who is a detective
From this reading DICK.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading (_pause--they confront each other_) ALMA.
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading (_Exit, R.C._) DICK.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I'll get the part.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll get the part.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading (_pause--they confront each other_) ALMA.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading I'll get the part.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading (_pause--they confront each other_) ALMA.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading Summons--unlawfully detaining property.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading (_Exit, R.C._) DICK.
a request to be present
From this reading Summons--unlawfully detaining property.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'll get the part.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (_pause--they confront each other_) ALMA.
not conforming to the law
From this reading Summons--unlawfully detaining property.
Chapter 7 of The Silver Shield by Sydney Grundy holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 7 holds 437 sentences of The Silver Shield, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Silver Shield by Sydney Grundy exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 88 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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