Chapter 4 of Whispering Wires is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Whispering Wires is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"None here. They're all up at Plattsburg. We do some target shooting at times. These little revolvers don't make much noise. You can use them most anywhere."
Chapter 4 of Whispering Wires 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
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
at or in or to any place
From this reading “You can use them most anywhere."”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “These little revolvers don't make much noise.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “"None here.”
plural of “revolver” — a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “These little revolvers don't make much noise.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “We do some target shooting at times.”
a reference point to shoot at
From this reading “We do some target shooting at times.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “We do some target shooting at times.”
the act of using
From this reading “You can use them most anywhere."”
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.
sporadically and infrequently
In this reading “We do some target shooting at times.”
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.
(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 They're all up at Plattsburg.
at or in or to any place
From this reading You can use them most anywhere."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They're all up at Plattsburg.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can use them most anywhere."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We do some target shooting at times.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These little revolvers don't make much noise.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "None here.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading These little revolvers don't make much noise.
engage in
From this reading These little revolvers don't make much noise.
used to form the superlative
From this reading You can use them most anywhere."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading These little revolvers don't make much noise.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading These little revolvers don't make much noise.
not one, and not any
From this reading "None here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They're all up at Plattsburg.
plural of “revolver” — a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading These little revolvers don't make much noise.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading We do some target shooting at times.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We do some target shooting at times.
a reference point to shoot at
From this reading We do some target shooting at times.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You can use them most anywhere."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These little revolvers don't make much noise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They're all up at Plattsburg.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading We do some target shooting at times.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They're all up at Plattsburg.
the act of using
From this reading You can use them most anywhere."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We do some target shooting at times.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can use them most anywhere."
Chapter 4 of Whispering Wires by Henry Leverage 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.
Chapter 4 holds 415 sentences of Whispering Wires, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Whispering Wires by Henry Leverage exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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