Chapter 7 of This House to Let is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of This House to Let is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, we went there on the night of the raid, but I was not playing at your table. I remember you lost, and I won. Well, somebody has to lose, and somebody else has to win." Spencer made no comment on this obvious truism. Tommy Esmond again moistened his dry lips with his tongue.
Chapter 7 of This House to Let is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “Spencer made no comment on this obvious truism.”
past form of “moisten” — make moist
From this reading “Tommy Esmond again moistened his dry lips with his tongue.”
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading “Spencer made no comment on this obvious truism.”
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading “"Yes, we went there on the night of the raid, but I was not playing at your table.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Well, somebody has to lose, and somebody else has to win."”
English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
From this reading “Spencer made no comment on this obvious truism.”
an obvious truth
From this reading “Spencer made no comment on this obvious truism.”
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading “Well, somebody has to lose, and somebody else has to win."”
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 “Tommy Esmond again moistened his dry lips with his tongue.”
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anew
From this reading Tommy Esmond again moistened his dry lips with his tongue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I remember you lost, and I won.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes, we went there on the night of the raid, but I was not playing at your table.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, we went there on the night of the raid, but I was not playing at your table.
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading Spencer made no comment on this obvious truism.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Tommy Esmond again moistened his dry lips with his tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, somebody has to lose, and somebody else has to win."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tommy Esmond again moistened his dry lips with his tongue.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, somebody has to lose, and somebody else has to win."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tommy Esmond again moistened his dry lips with his tongue.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, we went there on the night of the raid, but I was not playing at your table.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Tommy Esmond again moistened his dry lips with his tongue.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Well, somebody has to lose, and somebody else has to win."
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading I remember you lost, and I won.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Spencer made no comment on this obvious truism.
past form of “moisten” — make moist
From this reading Tommy Esmond again moistened his dry lips with his tongue.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Yes, we went there on the night of the raid, but I was not playing at your table.
not any; not one
From this reading Spencer made no comment on this obvious truism.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes, we went there on the night of the raid, but I was not playing at your table.
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading Spencer made no comment on this obvious truism.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, we went there on the night of the raid, but I was not playing at your table.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Yes, we went there on the night of the raid, but I was not playing at your table.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading "Yes, we went there on the night of the raid, but I was not playing at your table.
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading "Yes, we went there on the night of the raid, but I was not playing at your table.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember you lost, and I won.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Well, somebody has to lose, and somebody else has to win."
English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
From this reading Spencer made no comment on this obvious truism.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "Yes, we went there on the night of the raid, but I was not playing at your table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, we went there on the night of the raid, but I was not playing at your table.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Yes, we went there on the night of the raid, but I was not playing at your table.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Spencer made no comment on this obvious truism.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, somebody has to lose, and somebody else has to win."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tommy Esmond again moistened his dry lips with his tongue.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Tommy Esmond again moistened his dry lips with his tongue.
an obvious truth
From this reading Spencer made no comment on this obvious truism.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, we went there on the night of the raid, but I was not playing at your table.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Yes, we went there on the night of the raid, but I was not playing at your table.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, somebody has to lose, and somebody else has to win."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Yes, we went there on the night of the raid, but I was not playing at your table.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading Well, somebody has to lose, and somebody else has to win."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tommy Esmond again moistened his dry lips with his tongue.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading I remember you lost, and I won.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, we went there on the night of the raid, but I was not playing at your table.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I remember you lost, and I won.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, we went there on the night of the raid, but I was not playing at your table.
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