Chapter 11 of The three taps is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The three taps is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Generalship of Angela “Angela,” said Bredon when he found her, “I’ve got a job of work for you.” “Such as?” “All you’ve got to do is to make Brinkman and Pulteney open their cigarette-cases for inspection without knowing that they’re doing it.” “Miles, it won’t do. You know I can’t work in blinkers.
Chapter 11 of The three taps is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading ““All you’ve got to do is to make Brinkman and Pulteney open their cigarette-cases for inspection without knowing that they’re doing it.””
the leadership ability of a military general
From this reading “The Generalship of Angela “Angela,” said Bredon when he found her, “I’ve got a job of work for you.””
a formal or official examination
From this reading ““All you’ve got to do is to make Brinkman and Pulteney open their cigarette-cases for inspection without knowing that they’re doing it.””
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “The Generalship of Angela “Angela,” said Bredon when he found her, “I’ve got a job of work for you.””
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading ““All you’ve got to do is to make Brinkman and Pulteney open their cigarette-cases for inspection without knowing that they’re doing it.””
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading ““Miles, it won’t do.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading ““All you’ve got to do is to make Brinkman and Pulteney open their cigarette-cases for inspection without knowing that they’re doing it.””
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “The Generalship of Angela “Angela,” said Bredon when he found her, “I’ve got a job of work for you.””
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 “The Generalship of Angela “Angela,” said Bredon when he found her, “I’ve got a job of work for you.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The Generalship of Angela “Angela,” said Bredon when he found her, “I’ve got a job of work for you.”
(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 “All you’ve got to do is to make Brinkman and Pulteney open their cigarette-cases for inspection without knowing that they’re doing it.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “All you’ve got to do is to make Brinkman and Pulteney open their cigarette-cases for inspection without knowing that they’re doing it.”
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From this reading The Generalship of Angela “Angela,” said Bredon when he found her, “I’ve got a job of work for you.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Such as?”
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From this reading You know I can’t work in blinkers.
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From this reading The Generalship of Angela “Angela,” said Bredon when he found her, “I’ve got a job of work for you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All you’ve got to do is to make Brinkman and Pulteney open their cigarette-cases for inspection without knowing that they’re doing it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know I can’t work in blinkers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All you’ve got to do is to make Brinkman and Pulteney open their cigarette-cases for inspection without knowing that they’re doing it.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “All you’ve got to do is to make Brinkman and Pulteney open their cigarette-cases for inspection without knowing that they’re doing it.”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “All you’ve got to do is to make Brinkman and Pulteney open their cigarette-cases for inspection without knowing that they’re doing it.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Generalship of Angela “Angela,” said Bredon when he found her, “I’ve got a job of work for you.”
set up or found
From this reading The Generalship of Angela “Angela,” said Bredon when he found her, “I’ve got a job of work for you.”
the leadership ability of a military general
From this reading The Generalship of Angela “Angela,” said Bredon when he found her, “I’ve got a job of work for you.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The Generalship of Angela “Angela,” said Bredon when he found her, “I’ve got a job of work for you.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Generalship of Angela “Angela,” said Bredon when he found her, “I’ve got a job of work for you.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Generalship of Angela “Angela,” said Bredon when he found her, “I’ve got a job of work for you.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You know I can’t work in blinkers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Generalship of Angela “Angela,” said Bredon when he found her, “I’ve got a job of work for you.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You know I can’t work in blinkers.
a formal or official examination
From this reading “All you’ve got to do is to make Brinkman and Pulteney open their cigarette-cases for inspection without knowing that they’re doing it.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “All you’ve got to do is to make Brinkman and Pulteney open their cigarette-cases for inspection without knowing that they’re doing it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “All you’ve got to do is to make Brinkman and Pulteney open their cigarette-cases for inspection without knowing that they’re doing it.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading The Generalship of Angela “Angela,” said Bredon when he found her, “I’ve got a job of work for you.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know I can’t work in blinkers.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading “All you’ve got to do is to make Brinkman and Pulteney open their cigarette-cases for inspection without knowing that they’re doing it.”
engage in
From this reading “All you’ve got to do is to make Brinkman and Pulteney open their cigarette-cases for inspection without knowing that they’re doing it.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “Miles, it won’t do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Generalship of Angela “Angela,” said Bredon when he found her, “I’ve got a job of work for you.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “All you’ve got to do is to make Brinkman and Pulteney open their cigarette-cases for inspection without knowing that they’re doing it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All you’ve got to do is to make Brinkman and Pulteney open their cigarette-cases for inspection without knowing that they’re doing it.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The Generalship of Angela “Angela,” said Bredon when he found her, “I’ve got a job of work for you.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Such as?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “All you’ve got to do is to make Brinkman and Pulteney open their cigarette-cases for inspection without knowing that they’re doing it.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Generalship of Angela “Angela,” said Bredon when he found her, “I’ve got a job of work for you.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “All you’ve got to do is to make Brinkman and Pulteney open their cigarette-cases for inspection without knowing that they’re doing it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All you’ve got to do is to make Brinkman and Pulteney open their cigarette-cases for inspection without knowing that they’re doing it.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “All you’ve got to do is to make Brinkman and Pulteney open their cigarette-cases for inspection without knowing that they’re doing it.”
at the time that
From this reading The Generalship of Angela “Angela,” said Bredon when he found her, “I’ve got a job of work for you.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “All you’ve got to do is to make Brinkman and Pulteney open their cigarette-cases for inspection without knowing that they’re doing it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Miles, it won’t do.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The Generalship of Angela “Angela,” said Bredon when he found her, “I’ve got a job of work for you.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Generalship of Angela “Angela,” said Bredon when he found her, “I’ve got a job of work for you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All you’ve got to do is to make Brinkman and Pulteney open their cigarette-cases for inspection without knowing that they’re doing it.”
Chapter 11 of The three taps by Ronald Arbuthnott Knox holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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 187 sentences of The three taps, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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