Chapter 7 of The White House (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XII) is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The White House (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XII) is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Parbleu! with such a row as you are making!" "But there’s no sense in lying in bed at the mercy of every passer-by!" "Do you suppose anyone is passing at this hour?" "Nobody knows.--However, I’ll put the table in front of the door; that will offer some little resistance." "Why don’t you put yourself there?"
Chapter 7 of The White House (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XII) is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
any person at all
From this reading “"Do you suppose anyone is passing at this hour?"”
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading “"But there’s no sense in lying in bed at the mercy of every passer-by!"”
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “"But there’s no sense in lying in bed at the mercy of every passer-by!"”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “"Nobody knows.--However, I’ll put the table in front of the door; that will offer some little resistance."”
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “"Nobody knows.--However, I’ll put the table in front of the door; that will offer some little resistance."”
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading “"Do you suppose anyone is passing at this hour?"”
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading “"Nobody knows.--However, I’ll put the table in front of the door; that will offer some little resistance."”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “"Parbleu! with such a row as you are making!"”
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.
at or in the front
In this reading “"Nobody knows.--However, I’ll put the table in front of the door; that will offer some little resistance."”
In this reading “"But there’s no sense in lying in bed at the mercy of every passer-by!"”
In this reading “"But there’s no sense in lying in bed at the mercy of every passer-by!"”
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 "Parbleu! with such a row as you are making!"
any person at all
From this reading "Do you suppose anyone is passing at this hour?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Parbleu! with such a row as you are making!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Parbleu! with such a row as you are making!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "But there’s no sense in lying in bed at the mercy of every passer-by!"
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "But there’s no sense in lying in bed at the mercy of every passer-by!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But there’s no sense in lying in bed at the mercy of every passer-by!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you suppose anyone is passing at this hour?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why don’t you put yourself there?"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Nobody knows.--However, I’ll put the table in front of the door; that will offer some little resistance."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "But there’s no sense in lying in bed at the mercy of every passer-by!"
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading "Nobody knows.--However, I’ll put the table in front of the door; that will offer some little resistance."
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "Do you suppose anyone is passing at this hour?"
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading "Nobody knows.--However, I’ll put the table in front of the door; that will offer some little resistance."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nobody knows.--However, I’ll put the table in front of the door; that will offer some little resistance."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But there’s no sense in lying in bed at the mercy of every passer-by!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Do you suppose anyone is passing at this hour?"
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "Nobody knows.--However, I’ll put the table in front of the door; that will offer some little resistance."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Nobody knows.--However, I’ll put the table in front of the door; that will offer some little resistance."
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading "But there’s no sense in lying in bed at the mercy of every passer-by!"
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "Parbleu! with such a row as you are making!"
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading "But there’s no sense in lying in bed at the mercy of every passer-by!"
not any; not one
From this reading "But there’s no sense in lying in bed at the mercy of every passer-by!"
no person; not anyone
From this reading "Nobody knows.--However, I’ll put the table in front of the door; that will offer some little resistance."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But there’s no sense in lying in bed at the mercy of every passer-by!"
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading "Nobody knows.--However, I’ll put the table in front of the door; that will offer some little resistance."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Parbleu! with such a row as you are making!"
a person who passes by casually or by chance
From this reading "But there’s no sense in lying in bed at the mercy of every passer-by!"
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading "Do you suppose anyone is passing at this hour?"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Nobody knows.--However, I’ll put the table in front of the door; that will offer some little resistance."
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading "Nobody knows.--However, I’ll put the table in front of the door; that will offer some little resistance."
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading "Parbleu! with such a row as you are making!"
a general conscious awareness
From this reading "But there’s no sense in lying in bed at the mercy of every passer-by!"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Nobody knows.--However, I’ll put the table in front of the door; that will offer some little resistance."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Parbleu! with such a row as you are making!"
express a supposition
From this reading "Do you suppose anyone is passing at this hour?"
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "Nobody knows.--However, I’ll put the table in front of the door; that will offer some little resistance."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Nobody knows.--However, I’ll put the table in front of the door; that will offer some little resistance."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But there’s no sense in lying in bed at the mercy of every passer-by!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Why don’t you put yourself there?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But there’s no sense in lying in bed at the mercy of every passer-by!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Do you suppose anyone is passing at this hour?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why don’t you put yourself there?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Nobody knows.--However, I’ll put the table in front of the door; that will offer some little resistance."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Parbleu! with such a row as you are making!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Parbleu! with such a row as you are making!"
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Why don’t you put yourself there?"
Chapter 7 of The White House (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XII) by Paul de Kock holds 402 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.
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