Chapter 2 of Whispering Wires is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Whispering Wires is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But, sir, nobody could 'ave gotten through the door. Hit was locked and bolted on the hinside, sir! I 'e'rd Mr. Stockbridge do that when you left 'im! I did, sir!" "We may have been mistaken when we thought we heard that!
Chapter 2 of Whispering Wires is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 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.
past form of “bolt” — move or jump suddenly
From this reading “Hit was locked and bolted on the hinside, sir!”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “"But, sir, nobody could 'ave gotten through the door.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “"But, sir, nobody could 'ave gotten through the door.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “"We may have been mistaken when we thought we heard that!”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “Hit was locked and bolted on the hinside, sir!”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “Hit was locked and bolted on the hinside, sir!”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “"We may have been mistaken when we thought we heard that!”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “"But, sir, nobody could 'ave gotten through the door.”
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 “"But, sir, nobody could 'ave gotten through the door.”
finish a task completely
In this reading “"But, sir, nobody could 'ave gotten through the door.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hit was locked and bolted on the hinside, sir!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But, sir, nobody could 'ave gotten through the door.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "We may have been mistaken when we thought we heard that!
past form of “bolt” — move or jump suddenly
From this reading Hit was locked and bolted on the hinside, sir!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, sir, nobody could 'ave gotten through the door.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "But, sir, nobody could 'ave gotten through the door.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did, sir!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I 'e'rd Mr. Stockbridge do that when you left 'im!
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "But, sir, nobody could 'ave gotten through the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I 'e'rd Mr. Stockbridge do that when you left 'im!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "But, sir, nobody could 'ave gotten through the door.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We may have been mistaken when we thought we heard that!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "We may have been mistaken when we thought we heard that!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hit was locked and bolted on the hinside, sir!
cause to move by striking
From this reading Hit was locked and bolted on the hinside, sir!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I 'e'rd Mr. Stockbridge do that when you left 'im!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I 'e'rd Mr. Stockbridge do that when you left 'im!
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I 'e'rd Mr. Stockbridge do that when you left 'im!
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading Hit was locked and bolted on the hinside, sir!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "We may have been mistaken when we thought we heard that!
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading "We may have been mistaken when we thought we heard that!
a form of address for a man
From this reading I 'e'rd Mr. Stockbridge do that when you left 'im!
no person; not anyone
From this reading "But, sir, nobody could 'ave gotten through the door.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hit was locked and bolted on the hinside, sir!
term of address for a man
From this reading "But, sir, nobody could 'ave gotten through the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I 'e'rd Mr. Stockbridge do that when you left 'im!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I 'e'rd Mr. Stockbridge do that when you left 'im!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But, sir, nobody could 'ave gotten through the door.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "We may have been mistaken when we thought we heard that!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "But, sir, nobody could 'ave gotten through the door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hit was locked and bolted on the hinside, sir!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We may have been mistaken when we thought we heard that!
at the time that
From this reading I 'e'rd Mr. Stockbridge do that when you left 'im!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I 'e'rd Mr. Stockbridge do that when you left 'im!
Chapter 2 of Whispering Wires by Henry Leverage holds 411 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.
Chapter 2 holds 411 sentences of Whispering Wires, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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