Chapter 5 of The Stretton Street Affair is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Stretton Street Affair is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I suggested that after the affair at Stretton Street. It would then have been so very easy." "I know! I was a fool! I did not foresee the consequences if he met and recognized the girl.
Chapter 5 of The Stretton Street Affair is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “"I suggested that after the affair at Stretton Street.”
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “I did not foresee the consequences if he met and recognized the girl.”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “It would then have been so very easy."”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “I was a fool!”
realize beforehand
From this reading “I did not foresee the consequences if he met and recognized the girl.”
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “I did not foresee the consequences if he met and recognized the girl.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “"I suggested that after the affair at Stretton Street.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"I suggested that after the affair at Stretton Street.”
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.
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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 I was a fool!
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "I suggested that after the affair at Stretton Street.
later than; following
From this reading "I suggested that after the affair at Stretton Street.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I did not foresee the consequences if he met and recognized the girl.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I suggested that after the affair at Stretton Street.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would then have been so very easy."
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading I did not foresee the consequences if he met and recognized the girl.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not foresee the consequences if he met and recognized the girl.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It would then have been so very easy."
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading I was a fool!
realize beforehand
From this reading I did not foresee the consequences if he met and recognized the girl.
a young female
From this reading I did not foresee the consequences if he met and recognized the girl.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would then have been so very easy."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I did not foresee the consequences if he met and recognized the girl.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suggested that after the affair at Stretton Street.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I did not foresee the consequences if he met and recognized the girl.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would then have been so very easy."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know!
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I did not foresee the consequences if he met and recognized the girl.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not foresee the consequences if he met and recognized the girl.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading I did not foresee the consequences if he met and recognized the girl.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It would then have been so very easy."
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "I suggested that after the affair at Stretton Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I suggested that after the affair at Stretton Street.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "I suggested that after the affair at Stretton Street.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I suggested that after the affair at Stretton Street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I suggested that after the affair at Stretton Street.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It would then have been so very easy."
precisely as stated
From this reading It would then have been so very easy."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was a fool!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would then have been so very easy."
Chapter 5 of The Stretton Street Affair by William Le Queux holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 404 sentences of The Stretton Street Affair, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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