Chapter 3 of The Unknown Wrestler is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Unknown Wrestler is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONSCIENCE MONEY The rector of St. Margaret's was visibly annoyed as he hung up the telephone receiver. "Confound that fellow," he muttered, "where can he be? I have phoned to him six times and can get no answer. I shall not call him again. I'm really glad he's going for he gets on my nerves with all his odd notions."
Chapter 3 of The Unknown Wrestler is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “CONSCIENCE MONEY The rector of St. Margaret's was visibly annoyed as he hung up the telephone receiver.”
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
From this reading “"Confound that fellow," he muttered, "where can he be?”
plural of “notion” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “I'm really glad he's going for he gets on my nerves with all his odd notions."”
past form of “phone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading “I have phoned to him six times and can get no answer.”
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading “CONSCIENCE MONEY The rector of St. Margaret's was visibly annoyed as he hung up the telephone receiver.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “CONSCIENCE MONEY The rector of St. Margaret's was visibly annoyed as he hung up the telephone receiver.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “CONSCIENCE MONEY The rector of St. Margaret's was visibly annoyed as he hung up the telephone receiver.”
in a visible manner
From this reading “CONSCIENCE MONEY The rector of St. Margaret's was visibly annoyed as he hung up the telephone receiver.”
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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earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds
In this reading “CONSCIENCE MONEY The rector of St. Margaret's was visibly annoyed as he hung up the telephone receiver.”
by a factor of six
In this reading “I have phoned to him six times and can get no answer.”
put a telephone receiver back in its cradle
In this reading “CONSCIENCE MONEY The rector of St. Margaret's was visibly annoyed as he hung up the telephone receiver.”
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anew
From this reading I shall not call him again.
(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 I'm really glad he's going for he gets on my nerves with all his odd notions."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have phoned to him six times and can get no answer.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The rector of St. Margaret's was visibly annoyed as he hung up the telephone receiver.
react verbally
From this reading I have phoned to him six times and can get no answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The rector of St. Margaret's was visibly annoyed as he hung up the telephone receiver.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Confound that fellow," he muttered, "where can he be?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I shall not call him again.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Confound that fellow," he muttered, "where can he be?
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
From this reading "Confound that fellow," he muttered, "where can he be?
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The rector of St. Margaret's was visibly annoyed as he hung up the telephone receiver.
a boy or man
From this reading "Confound that fellow," he muttered, "where can he be?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'm really glad he's going for he gets on my nerves with all his odd notions."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I have phoned to him six times and can get no answer.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading I'm really glad he's going for he gets on my nerves with all his odd notions."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I'm really glad he's going for he gets on my nerves with all his odd notions."
the act of departing
From this reading I'm really glad he's going for he gets on my nerves with all his odd notions."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have phoned to him six times and can get no answer.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The rector of St. Margaret's was visibly annoyed as he hung up the telephone receiver.
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From this reading I'm really glad he's going for he gets on my nerves with all his odd notions."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have phoned to him six times and can get no answer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I'm really glad he's going for he gets on my nerves with all his odd notions."
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The rector of St. Margaret's was visibly annoyed as he hung up the telephone receiver.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have phoned to him six times and can get no answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm really glad he's going for he gets on my nerves with all his odd notions."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The rector of St. Margaret's was visibly annoyed as he hung up the telephone receiver.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The rector of St. Margaret's was visibly annoyed as he hung up the telephone receiver.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "Confound that fellow," he muttered, "where can he be?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I'm really glad he's going for he gets on my nerves with all his odd notions."
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading I'm really glad he's going for he gets on my nerves with all his odd notions."
not any; not one
From this reading I have phoned to him six times and can get no answer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I shall not call him again.
plural of “notion” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading I'm really glad he's going for he gets on my nerves with all his odd notions."
not divisible by two
From this reading I'm really glad he's going for he gets on my nerves with all his odd notions."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The rector of St. Margaret's was visibly annoyed as he hung up the telephone receiver.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I'm really glad he's going for he gets on my nerves with all his odd notions."
past form of “phone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading I have phoned to him six times and can get no answer.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I'm really glad he's going for he gets on my nerves with all his odd notions."
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The rector of St. Margaret's was visibly annoyed as he hung up the telephone receiver.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The rector of St. Margaret's was visibly annoyed as he hung up the telephone receiver.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall not call him again.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading I have phoned to him six times and can get no answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The rector of St. Margaret's was visibly annoyed as he hung up the telephone receiver.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The rector of St. Margaret's was visibly annoyed as he hung up the telephone receiver.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Confound that fellow," he muttered, "where can he be?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The rector of St. Margaret's was visibly annoyed as he hung up the telephone receiver.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I have phoned to him six times and can get no answer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have phoned to him six times and can get no answer.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The rector of St. Margaret's was visibly annoyed as he hung up the telephone receiver.
in a visible manner
From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The rector of St. Margaret's was visibly annoyed as he hung up the telephone receiver.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The rector of St. Margaret's was visibly annoyed as he hung up the telephone receiver.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Confound that fellow," he muttered, "where can he be?
in the company of; together with
From this reading I'm really glad he's going for he gets on my nerves with all his odd notions."
Chapter 3 of The Unknown Wrestler by H. A. (Hiram Alfred) Cody holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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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