Chapter 10 of This House to Let is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of This House to Let is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Only that he is an outside stockbroker, with an office, or offices, in the City." "Good." Mr Bryant opened a telephone book and rapidly turned over the pages. "Here he is, right enough--George Dutton--George, mark you-- share- and stockbroker, Bartholomew Court. Well, sir, to oblige you, I will run down to the City and get a peep at Mr George Dutton.
Chapter 10 of This House to Let is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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force somebody to do something
From this reading “Well, sir, to oblige you, I will run down to the City and get a peep at Mr George Dutton.”
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “"Only that he is an outside stockbroker, with an office, or offices, in the City."”
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “Mr Bryant opened a telephone book and rapidly turned over the pages.”
look furtively
From this reading “Well, sir, to oblige you, I will run down to the City and get a peep at Mr George Dutton.”
with speed
From this reading “Mr Bryant opened a telephone book and rapidly turned over the pages.”
have in common
From this reading “"Here he is, right enough--George Dutton--George, mark you-- share- and stockbroker, Bartholomew Court.”
an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds
From this reading “"Only that he is an outside stockbroker, with an office, or offices, in the City."”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “Mr Bryant opened a telephone book and rapidly turned over the pages.”
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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trace
In this reading “Well, sir, to oblige you, I will run down to the City and get a peep at Mr George Dutton.”
In this reading “Well, sir, to oblige you, I will run down to the City and get a peep at Mr George Dutton.”
In this reading “Mr Bryant opened a telephone book and rapidly turned over the pages.”
In this reading “"Only that he is an outside stockbroker, with an office, or offices, in the City."”
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 Mr Bryant opened a telephone book and rapidly turned over the pages.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Only that he is an outside stockbroker, with an office, or offices, in the City."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr Bryant opened a telephone book and rapidly turned over the pages.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Well, sir, to oblige you, I will run down to the City and get a peep at Mr George Dutton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here he is, right enough--George Dutton--George, mark you-- share- and stockbroker, Bartholomew Court.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Mr Bryant opened a telephone book and rapidly turned over the pages.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Bryant opened a telephone book and rapidly turned over the pages.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "Only that he is an outside stockbroker, with an office, or offices, in the City."
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading "Here he is, right enough--George Dutton--George, mark you-- share- and stockbroker, Bartholomew Court.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Well, sir, to oblige you, I will run down to the City and get a peep at Mr George Dutton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here he is, right enough--George Dutton--George, mark you-- share- and stockbroker, Bartholomew Court.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Here he is, right enough--George Dutton--George, mark you-- share- and stockbroker, Bartholomew Court.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "Here he is, right enough--George Dutton--George, mark you-- share- and stockbroker, Bartholomew Court.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Well, sir, to oblige you, I will run down to the City and get a peep at Mr George Dutton.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Only that he is an outside stockbroker, with an office, or offices, in the City."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here he is, right enough--George Dutton--George, mark you-- share- and stockbroker, Bartholomew Court.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, sir, to oblige you, I will run down to the City and get a peep at Mr George Dutton.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Only that he is an outside stockbroker, with an office, or offices, in the City."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Only that he is an outside stockbroker, with an office, or offices, in the City."
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "Here he is, right enough--George Dutton--George, mark you-- share- and stockbroker, Bartholomew Court.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr Bryant opened a telephone book and rapidly turned over the pages.
force somebody to do something
From this reading Well, sir, to oblige you, I will run down to the City and get a peep at Mr George Dutton.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading "Only that he is an outside stockbroker, with an office, or offices, in the City."
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading "Only that he is an outside stockbroker, with an office, or offices, in the City."
and nothing more
From this reading "Only that he is an outside stockbroker, with an office, or offices, in the City."
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Mr Bryant opened a telephone book and rapidly turned over the pages.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Only that he is an outside stockbroker, with an office, or offices, in the City."
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading "Only that he is an outside stockbroker, with an office, or offices, in the City."
above and across; more than
From this reading Mr Bryant opened a telephone book and rapidly turned over the pages.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Mr Bryant opened a telephone book and rapidly turned over the pages.
look furtively
From this reading Well, sir, to oblige you, I will run down to the City and get a peep at Mr George Dutton.
with speed
From this reading Mr Bryant opened a telephone book and rapidly turned over the pages.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Here he is, right enough--George Dutton--George, mark you-- share- and stockbroker, Bartholomew Court.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Well, sir, to oblige you, I will run down to the City and get a peep at Mr George Dutton.
have in common
From this reading "Here he is, right enough--George Dutton--George, mark you-- share- and stockbroker, Bartholomew Court.
term of address for a man
From this reading Well, sir, to oblige you, I will run down to the City and get a peep at Mr George Dutton.
an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds
From this reading "Only that he is an outside stockbroker, with an office, or offices, in the City."
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Mr Bryant opened a telephone book and rapidly turned over the pages.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Only that he is an outside stockbroker, with an office, or offices, in the City."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Only that he is an outside stockbroker, with an office, or offices, in the City."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, sir, to oblige you, I will run down to the City and get a peep at Mr George Dutton.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Mr Bryant opened a telephone book and rapidly turned over the pages.
(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, sir, to oblige you, I will run down to the City and get a peep at Mr George Dutton.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Well, sir, to oblige you, I will run down to the City and get a peep at Mr George Dutton.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Only that he is an outside stockbroker, with an office, or offices, in the City."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Here he is, right enough--George Dutton--George, mark you-- share- and stockbroker, Bartholomew Court.
Chapter 10 of This House to Let by William Le Queux holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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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