Chapter 11 of The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'You owe me nothing, of course,' I said shortly. 'I'll return you the amount of your cheque this afternoon. I'll move into that house, myself.' "'You will be making a mistake,' she said very placidly, and left the office. "It took me about forty-eight hours to make my arrangements.
Chapter 11 of The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 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.
a quantity of money
From this reading “'I'll return you the amount of your cheque this afternoon.”
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading “"It took me about forty-eight hours to make my arrangements.”
a written order directing a bank to pay money
From this reading “'I'll return you the amount of your cheque this afternoon.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"'You will be making a mistake,' she said very placidly, and left the office.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I'll move into that house, myself.'”
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “"'You owe me nothing, of course,' I said shortly.”
in a quiet and tranquil manner
From this reading “"'You will be making a mistake,' she said very placidly, and left the office.”
for a short time
From this reading “"'You owe me nothing, of course,' I said shortly.”
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 “"It took me about forty-eight hours to make my arrangements.”
as might be expected
In this reading “"'You owe me nothing, of course,' I said shortly.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "'You will be making a mistake,' she said very placidly, and left the office.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "It took me about forty-eight hours to make my arrangements.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading 'I'll return you the amount of your cheque this afternoon.
a quantity of money
From this reading 'I'll return you the amount of your cheque this afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'You will be making a mistake,' she said very placidly, and left the office.
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading "It took me about forty-eight hours to make my arrangements.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "'You will be making a mistake,' she said very placidly, and left the office.
a written order directing a bank to pay money
From this reading 'I'll return you the amount of your cheque this afternoon.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "'You owe me nothing, of course,' I said shortly.
being eight more than forty
From this reading "It took me about forty-eight hours to make my arrangements.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading "It took me about forty-eight hours to make my arrangements.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I'll move into that house, myself.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'You owe me nothing, of course,' I said shortly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I'll return you the amount of your cheque this afternoon.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I'll move into that house, myself.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It took me about forty-eight hours to make my arrangements.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "'You will be making a mistake,' she said very placidly, and left the office.
engage in
From this reading "It took me about forty-eight hours to make my arrangements.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "'You will be making a mistake,' she said very placidly, and left the office.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'You owe me nothing, of course,' I said shortly.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "'You will be making a mistake,' she said very placidly, and left the office.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I'll move into that house, myself.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It took me about forty-eight hours to make my arrangements.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I'll move into that house, myself.'
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "'You owe me nothing, of course,' I said shortly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'You owe me nothing, of course,' I said shortly.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading "'You will be making a mistake,' she said very placidly, and left the office.
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading "'You owe me nothing, of course,' I said shortly.
in a quiet and tranquil manner
From this reading "'You will be making a mistake,' she said very placidly, and left the office.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading 'I'll return you the amount of your cheque this afternoon.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "'You owe me nothing, of course,' I said shortly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'You will be making a mistake,' she said very placidly, and left the office.
for a short time
From this reading "'You owe me nothing, of course,' I said shortly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'll move into that house, myself.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'I'll return you the amount of your cheque this afternoon.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'I'll return you the amount of your cheque this afternoon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It took me about forty-eight hours to make my arrangements.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "It took me about forty-eight hours to make my arrangements.
precisely as stated
From this reading "'You will be making a mistake,' she said very placidly, and left the office.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "'You will be making a mistake,' she said very placidly, and left the office.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'You owe me nothing, of course,' I said shortly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I'll return you the amount of your cheque this afternoon.
Chapter 11 of The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon by Josephine Daskam Bacon holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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 11 holds 434 sentences of The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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