Chapter 3 of This Man's Wife is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of This Man's Wife is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, of course not. I have always taken your advice so far, Mr Thickens. I don't talk about my bit of money to all my friends." "Quite right," he said--"quite right. Fifty pounds, did you say?"
Chapter 3 of This Man's Wife is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “I have always taken your advice so far, Mr Thickens.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “I don't talk about my bit of money to all my friends."”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “Fifty pounds, did you say?"”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “I don't talk about my bit of money to all my friends."”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “I don't talk about my bit of money to all my friends."”
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading “Fifty pounds, did you say?"”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “I don't talk about my bit of money to all my friends."”
third-person singular of “thicken” — make thick or thicker
From this reading “I have always taken your advice so far, Mr Thickens.”
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.
to consider or examine in speech or writing
In this reading “I don't talk about my bit of money to all my friends."”
as might be expected
In this reading “"No, of course not.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I don't talk about my bit of money to all my friends."
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading I have always taken your advice so far, Mr Thickens.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I don't talk about my bit of money to all my friends."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I have always taken your advice so far, Mr Thickens.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading I don't talk about my bit of money to all my friends."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "No, of course not.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Fifty pounds, did you say?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't talk about my bit of money to all my friends."
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I have always taken your advice so far, Mr Thickens.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Fifty pounds, did you say?"
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I don't talk about my bit of money to all my friends."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have always taken your advice so far, Mr Thickens.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Quite right," he said--"quite right.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have always taken your advice so far, Mr Thickens.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading I don't talk about my bit of money to all my friends."
a form of address for a man
From this reading I have always taken your advice so far, Mr Thickens.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I don't talk about my bit of money to all my friends."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, of course not.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, of course not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No, of course not.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading Fifty pounds, did you say?"
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Quite right," he said--"quite right.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Quite right," he said--"quite right.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Quite right," he said--"quite right.
express in words
From this reading Fifty pounds, did you say?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have always taken your advice so far, Mr Thickens.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading I have always taken your advice so far, Mr Thickens.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I don't talk about my bit of money to all my friends."
third-person singular of “thicken” — make thick or thicker
From this reading I have always taken your advice so far, Mr Thickens.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't talk about my bit of money to all my friends."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Fifty pounds, did you say?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have always taken your advice so far, Mr Thickens.
Chapter 3 of This Man's Wife by George Manville Fenn holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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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