Chapter 4 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 15 is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 15 is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HUNT. It costs as much as though it was. And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately. BRODIE. You are very good.
Chapter 4 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 15 is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation
From this reading “It costs as much as though it was.”
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading “And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.”
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading “And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “HUNT.”
in the recent past
From this reading “And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.”
third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading “And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.”
someone who engages in sports
From this reading “And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.”
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 And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are very good.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It costs as much as though it was.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BRODIE.
pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation
From this reading It costs as much as though it was.
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading You are very good.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading HUNT.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It costs as much as though it was.
in the recent past
From this reading And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.
a form of address for a man
From this reading And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It costs as much as though it was.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.
third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.
someone who engages in sports
From this reading And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It costs as much as though it was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.
precisely as stated
From this reading You are very good.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It costs as much as though it was.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are very good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And that reminds me, speaking as one sportsman to another, Mr. Deacon, I was sorry to hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately.
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