Chapter 16 of What's Bred in the Bone is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of What's Bred in the Bone is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GENTLE WOOER. Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment. Mr. Nevitt, indeed, had laid his plans deep. He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information. Mr. Nevitt was free.
Chapter 16 of What's Bred in the Bone is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading “Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.”
a message received and understood
From this reading “He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “Mr. Nevitt, indeed, had laid his plans deep.”
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading “Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.”
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading “Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.”
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading “Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.”
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading “He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.”
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(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 He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
dearly loved
From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Mr. Nevitt, indeed, had laid his plans deep.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
every person
From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
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From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Mr. Nevitt was free.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading GENTLE WOOER.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Nevitt, indeed, had laid his plans deep.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Mr. Nevitt, indeed, had laid his plans deep.
a message received and understood
From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Mr. Nevitt, indeed, had laid his plans deep.
engage in
From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
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From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
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From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading Mr. Nevitt, indeed, had laid his plans deep.
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Nevitt was free.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
a man who courts a woman
From this reading GENTLE WOOER.
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