Chapter XXXIX of The Wyvern mystery, “The March to Noulton Farm,” is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXXIX
Chapter XXXIX of The Wyvern mystery, “The March to Noulton Farm,” is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I think, ma’am, the boy’s in the house. You’d best give him up, for I’ll not go without him. How many rooms have you?” “Three and a loft, sir.” The Sergeant stood up.
Chapter XXXIX of The Wyvern mystery, “The March to Noulton Farm,” is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “You’d best give him up, for I’ll not go without him.”
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
From this reading ““Three and a loft, sir.””
a woman of refinement
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “How many rooms have you?””
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading “The Sergeant stood up.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “The Sergeant stood up.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading ““Three and a loft, sir.””
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 Sergeant stood up.”
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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 “Three and a loft, sir.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Three and a loft, sir.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading You’d best give him up, for I’ll not go without him.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “I think, ma’am, the boy’s in the house.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You’d best give him up, for I’ll not go without him.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading You’d best give him up, for I’ll not go without him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You’d best give him up, for I’ll not go without him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How many rooms have you?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You’d best give him up, for I’ll not go without him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “I think, ma’am, the boy’s in the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How many rooms have you?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think, ma’am, the boy’s in the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’d best give him up, for I’ll not go without him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I think, ma’am, the boy’s in the house.
floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
From this reading “Three and a loft, sir.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “I think, ma’am, the boy’s in the house.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading How many rooms have you?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You’d best give him up, for I’ll not go without him.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading How many rooms have you?”
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading The Sergeant stood up.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Three and a loft, sir.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The Sergeant stood up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I think, ma’am, the boy’s in the house.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think, ma’am, the boy’s in the house.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “Three and a loft, sir.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You’d best give him up, for I’ll not go without him.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading You’d best give him up, for I’ll not go without him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How many rooms have you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’d best give him up, for I’ll not go without him.
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