Chapter 16 of Torwood's trust is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Torwood's trust is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DANGERS AHEAD. ‘Matilda,’ said Bertha Belassis, ‘don’t you think it rather odd that Sir Herbert Moncrieff was so sure that Phil was Mr. Torwood?’ ‘Was he so sure? I fancied he had only made a mistake. Philip didn’t seem to think it so very odd.
Chapter 16 of Torwood's trust is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in the front
From this reading “DANGERS AHEAD.”
plural of “danger” — the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “DANGERS AHEAD.”
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading “I fancied he had only made a mistake.”
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading “‘Matilda,’ said Bertha Belassis, ‘don’t you think it rather odd that Sir Herbert Moncrieff was so sure that Phil was Mr. Torwood?’”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “I fancied he had only made a mistake.”
not divisible by two
From this reading “‘Matilda,’ said Bertha Belassis, ‘don’t you think it rather odd that Sir Herbert Moncrieff was so sure that Phil was Mr. Torwood?’”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “Philip didn’t seem to think it so very odd.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Philip didn’t seem to think it so very odd.”
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 “‘Matilda,’ said Bertha Belassis, ‘don’t you think it rather odd that Sir Herbert Moncrieff was so sure that Phil was Mr. Torwood?’”
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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 I fancied he had only made a mistake.
at or in the front
From this reading DANGERS AHEAD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Matilda,’ said Bertha Belassis, ‘don’t you think it rather odd that Sir Herbert Moncrieff was so sure that Phil was Mr. Torwood?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Matilda,’ said Bertha Belassis, ‘don’t you think it rather odd that Sir Herbert Moncrieff was so sure that Phil was Mr. Torwood?’
plural of “danger” — the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading DANGERS AHEAD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Philip didn’t seem to think it so very odd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Matilda,’ said Bertha Belassis, ‘don’t you think it rather odd that Sir Herbert Moncrieff was so sure that Phil was Mr. Torwood?’
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading I fancied he had only made a mistake.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I fancied he had only made a mistake.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Was he so sure?
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading ‘Matilda,’ said Bertha Belassis, ‘don’t you think it rather odd that Sir Herbert Moncrieff was so sure that Phil was Mr. Torwood?’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fancied he had only made a mistake.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Matilda,’ said Bertha Belassis, ‘don’t you think it rather odd that Sir Herbert Moncrieff was so sure that Phil was Mr. Torwood?’
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I fancied he had only made a mistake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Matilda,’ said Bertha Belassis, ‘don’t you think it rather odd that Sir Herbert Moncrieff was so sure that Phil was Mr. Torwood?’
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading I fancied he had only made a mistake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Matilda,’ said Bertha Belassis, ‘don’t you think it rather odd that Sir Herbert Moncrieff was so sure that Phil was Mr. Torwood?’
a form of address for a man
From this reading ‘Matilda,’ said Bertha Belassis, ‘don’t you think it rather odd that Sir Herbert Moncrieff was so sure that Phil was Mr. Torwood?’
not divisible by two
From this reading ‘Matilda,’ said Bertha Belassis, ‘don’t you think it rather odd that Sir Herbert Moncrieff was so sure that Phil was Mr. Torwood?’
and nothing more
From this reading I fancied he had only made a mistake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Matilda,’ said Bertha Belassis, ‘don’t you think it rather odd that Sir Herbert Moncrieff was so sure that Phil was Mr. Torwood?’
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Philip didn’t seem to think it so very odd.
on the contrary
From this reading ‘Matilda,’ said Bertha Belassis, ‘don’t you think it rather odd that Sir Herbert Moncrieff was so sure that Phil was Mr. Torwood?’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Matilda,’ said Bertha Belassis, ‘don’t you think it rather odd that Sir Herbert Moncrieff was so sure that Phil was Mr. Torwood?’
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Philip didn’t seem to think it so very odd.
term of address for a man
From this reading ‘Matilda,’ said Bertha Belassis, ‘don’t you think it rather odd that Sir Herbert Moncrieff was so sure that Phil was Mr. Torwood?’
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘Matilda,’ said Bertha Belassis, ‘don’t you think it rather odd that Sir Herbert Moncrieff was so sure that Phil was Mr. Torwood?’
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading ‘Matilda,’ said Bertha Belassis, ‘don’t you think it rather odd that Sir Herbert Moncrieff was so sure that Phil was Mr. Torwood?’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Matilda,’ said Bertha Belassis, ‘don’t you think it rather odd that Sir Herbert Moncrieff was so sure that Phil was Mr. Torwood?’
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading ‘Matilda,’ said Bertha Belassis, ‘don’t you think it rather odd that Sir Herbert Moncrieff was so sure that Phil was Mr. Torwood?’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Philip didn’t seem to think it so very odd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Matilda,’ said Bertha Belassis, ‘don’t you think it rather odd that Sir Herbert Moncrieff was so sure that Phil was Mr. Torwood?’
precisely as stated
From this reading Philip didn’t seem to think it so very odd.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Matilda,’ said Bertha Belassis, ‘don’t you think it rather odd that Sir Herbert Moncrieff was so sure that Phil was Mr. Torwood?’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Matilda,’ said Bertha Belassis, ‘don’t you think it rather odd that Sir Herbert Moncrieff was so sure that Phil was Mr. Torwood?’
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