Chapter 4 of The Stolen Statesman is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Stolen Statesman is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The narrative finished, Varney rose. "Thanks, I have got it all clear. Now, all this will want thinking over, and it will take me some hours. As soon as I have established something to work upon I will communicate with you. We don't often see you at the Savage, Mr Wingate, or we might meet there."
Chapter 4 of The Stolen Statesman is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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rid of obstructions
From this reading “"Thanks, I have got it all clear.”
transmit information
From this reading “As soon as I have established something to work upon I will communicate with you.”
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading “As soon as I have established something to work upon I will communicate with you.”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “The narrative finished, Varney rose.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “The narrative finished, Varney rose.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “We don't often see you at the Savage, Mr Wingate, or we might meet there."”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “"Thanks, I have got it all clear.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “Now, all this will want thinking over, and it will take me some hours.”
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 “As soon as I have established something to work upon I will communicate with you.”
In this reading “Now, all this will want thinking over, and it will take me some hours.”
In this reading “As soon as I have established something to work upon I will communicate with you.”
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.
(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 "Thanks, I have got it all clear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, all this will want thinking over, and it will take me some hours.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as I have established something to work upon I will communicate with you.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We don't often see you at the Savage, Mr Wingate, or we might meet there."
rid of obstructions
From this reading "Thanks, I have got it all clear.
transmit information
From this reading As soon as I have established something to work upon I will communicate with you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We don't often see you at the Savage, Mr Wingate, or we might meet there."
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading As soon as I have established something to work upon I will communicate with you.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading The narrative finished, Varney rose.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Thanks, I have got it all clear.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Thanks, I have got it all clear.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Now, all this will want thinking over, and it will take me some hours.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Thanks, I have got it all clear.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Thanks, I have got it all clear.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, all this will want thinking over, and it will take me some hours.
come together
From this reading We don't often see you at the Savage, Mr Wingate, or we might meet there."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We don't often see you at the Savage, Mr Wingate, or we might meet there."
a form of address for a man
From this reading We don't often see you at the Savage, Mr Wingate, or we might meet there."
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The narrative finished, Varney rose.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, all this will want thinking over, and it will take me some hours.
many times at short intervals
From this reading We don't often see you at the Savage, Mr Wingate, or we might meet there."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We don't often see you at the Savage, Mr Wingate, or we might meet there."
above and across; more than
From this reading Now, all this will want thinking over, and it will take me some hours.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The narrative finished, Varney rose.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading We don't often see you at the Savage, Mr Wingate, or we might meet there."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We don't often see you at the Savage, Mr Wingate, or we might meet there."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Now, all this will want thinking over, and it will take me some hours.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading As soon as I have established something to work upon I will communicate with you.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as I have established something to work upon I will communicate with you.
carry out
From this reading Now, all this will want thinking over, and it will take me some hours.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading "Thanks, I have got it all clear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The narrative finished, Varney rose.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We don't often see you at the Savage, Mr Wingate, or we might meet there."
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Now, all this will want thinking over, and it will take me some hours.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now, all this will want thinking over, and it will take me some hours.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as I have established something to work upon I will communicate with you.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As soon as I have established something to work upon I will communicate with you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The narrative finished, Varney rose.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Now, all this will want thinking over, and it will take me some hours.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We don't often see you at the Savage, Mr Wingate, or we might meet there."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Now, all this will want thinking over, and it will take me some hours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We don't often see you at the Savage, Mr Wingate, or we might meet there."
in the company of; together with
From this reading As soon as I have established something to work upon I will communicate with you.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading As soon as I have established something to work upon I will communicate with you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As soon as I have established something to work upon I will communicate with you.
Chapter 4 of The Stolen Statesman by William Le Queux holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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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