Chapter 21 of Toying with fate is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Toying with fate is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN INCORRUPTIBLE DETECTIVE. “Ha, ha,” laughed Nick to himself. “So Mr. Lamont is playing a nice little hand. We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow. “He told you to dose me, did he?”
Chapter 21 of Toying with fate is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “AN INCORRUPTIBLE DETECTIVE.”
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
From this reading ““He told you to dose me, did he?””
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading ““Ha, ha,” laughed Nick to himself.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading ““So Mr. Lamont is playing a nice little hand.”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading ““Ha, ha,” laughed Nick to himself.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading ““So Mr. Lamont is playing a nice little hand.”
the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
From this reading “We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.”
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 “We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.”
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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 “So Mr. Lamont is playing a nice little hand.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
anew
From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INCORRUPTIBLE DETECTIVE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading AN INCORRUPTIBLE DETECTIVE.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “He told you to dose me, did he?”
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
From this reading “He told you to dose me, did he?”
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading “Ha, ha,” laughed Nick to himself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “So Mr. Lamont is playing a nice little hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Ha, ha,” laughed Nick to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
incapable of being morally corrupted
From this reading AN INCORRUPTIBLE DETECTIVE.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So Mr. Lamont is playing a nice little hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So Mr. Lamont is playing a nice little hand.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Ha, ha,” laughed Nick to himself.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “So Mr. Lamont is playing a nice little hand.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He told you to dose me, did he?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “So Mr. Lamont is playing a nice little hand.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “So Mr. Lamont is playing a nice little hand.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “Ha, ha,” laughed Nick to himself.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “So Mr. Lamont is playing a nice little hand.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So Mr. Lamont is playing a nice little hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ha, ha,” laughed Nick to himself.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “He told you to dose me, did he?”
the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “He told you to dose me, did he?”
Chapter 21 of Toying with fate by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
Chapter 21 holds 141 sentences of Toying with fate, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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