Chapter 6 of The Wheels of Chance: A Bicycling Idyll is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Wheels of Chance: A Bicycling Idyll is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He had never thought of it before. Perhaps you will understand the whirl he had been in overnight. But one sees things clearer in the daylight. “I’m hanged if I haven’t been and stolen a blessed bicycle.” “Who cares?” said Mr. Hoopdriver, presently, and his face supplied the answer.
Chapter 6 of The Wheels of Chance: A Bicycling Idyll is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
From this reading ““I’m hanged if I haven’t been and stolen a blessed bicycle.””
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading ““Who cares?” said Mr. Hoopdriver, presently, and his face supplied the answer.”
comparative of “clear” — readily apparent to the mind
From this reading “But one sees things clearer in the daylight.”
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading ““I’m hanged if I haven’t been and stolen a blessed bicycle.””
during or for the length of one night
From this reading “Perhaps you will understand the whirl he had been in overnight.”
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading ““I’m hanged if I haven’t been and stolen a blessed bicycle.””
inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading ““Who cares?” said Mr. Hoopdriver, presently, and his face supplied the answer.”
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “Perhaps you will understand the whirl he had been in overnight.”
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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’m hanged if I haven’t been and stolen a blessed bicycle.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I’m hanged if I haven’t been and stolen a blessed bicycle.”
react verbally
From this reading “Who cares?” said Mr. Hoopdriver, presently, and his face supplied the answer.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Perhaps you will understand the whirl he had been in overnight.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had never thought of it before.
a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
From this reading “I’m hanged if I haven’t been and stolen a blessed bicycle.”
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading “I’m hanged if I haven’t been and stolen a blessed bicycle.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one sees things clearer in the daylight.
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Who cares?” said Mr. Hoopdriver, presently, and his face supplied the answer.
comparative of “clear” — readily apparent to the mind
From this reading But one sees things clearer in the daylight.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading But one sees things clearer in the daylight.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Who cares?” said Mr. Hoopdriver, presently, and his face supplied the answer.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had never thought of it before.
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “I’m hanged if I haven’t been and stolen a blessed bicycle.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m hanged if I haven’t been and stolen a blessed bicycle.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had never thought of it before.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Who cares?” said Mr. Hoopdriver, presently, and his face supplied the answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Who cares?” said Mr. Hoopdriver, presently, and his face supplied the answer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’m hanged if I haven’t been and stolen a blessed bicycle.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m hanged if I haven’t been and stolen a blessed bicycle.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I’m hanged if I haven’t been and stolen a blessed bicycle.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps you will understand the whirl he had been in overnight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had never thought of it before.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Who cares?” said Mr. Hoopdriver, presently, and his face supplied the answer.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He had never thought of it before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had never thought of it before.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one sees things clearer in the daylight.
during or for the length of one night
From this reading Perhaps you will understand the whirl he had been in overnight.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps you will understand the whirl he had been in overnight.
in the near future
From this reading “Who cares?” said Mr. Hoopdriver, presently, and his face supplied the answer.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Who cares?” said Mr. Hoopdriver, presently, and his face supplied the answer.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading But one sees things clearer in the daylight.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading “I’m hanged if I haven’t been and stolen a blessed bicycle.”
inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “Who cares?” said Mr. Hoopdriver, presently, and his face supplied the answer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps you will understand the whirl he had been in overnight.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading But one sees things clearer in the daylight.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He had never thought of it before.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Perhaps you will understand the whirl he had been in overnight.
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading Perhaps you will understand the whirl he had been in overnight.
which person or people
From this reading “Who cares?” said Mr. Hoopdriver, presently, and his face supplied the answer.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Perhaps you will understand the whirl he had been in overnight.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Perhaps you will understand the whirl he had been in overnight.
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