Chapter 11 of With Links of Steel is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of With Links of Steel is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CRIME AND THE MEANS. "Yes, Chick, it's as simple as two plus two, and we'll presently try to bag a part of our quarry. But first of all, I want a bit of corroborative evidence which I expect to get from that Hindoo snake charmer, Pandu Singe." "Going there first, Nick?" "Yes; it will not take long.
Chapter 11 of With Links of Steel is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone with an assured and ingratiating manner
From this reading “But first of all, I want a bit of corroborative evidence which I expect to get from that Hindoo snake charmer, Pandu Singe."”
young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading “"Yes, Chick, it's as simple as two plus two, and we'll presently try to bag a part of our quarry.”
serving to support or corroborate
From this reading “But first of all, I want a bit of corroborative evidence which I expect to get from that Hindoo snake charmer, Pandu Singe."”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “"Going there first, Nick?"”
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading “"Yes, Chick, it's as simple as two plus two, and we'll presently try to bag a part of our quarry.”
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
From this reading “"Yes, Chick, it's as simple as two plus two, and we'll presently try to bag a part of our quarry.”
burn superficially or lightly
From this reading “But first of all, I want a bit of corroborative evidence which I expect to get from that Hindoo snake charmer, Pandu Singe."”
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “But first of all, I want a bit of corroborative evidence which I expect to get from that Hindoo snake charmer, Pandu Singe."”
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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 "Yes, Chick, it's as simple as two plus two, and we'll presently try to bag a part of our quarry.
(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 But first of all, I want a bit of corroborative evidence which I expect to get from that Hindoo snake charmer, Pandu Singe."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CRIME AND THE MEANS.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, Chick, it's as simple as two plus two, and we'll presently try to bag a part of our quarry.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading "Yes, Chick, it's as simple as two plus two, and we'll presently try to bag a part of our quarry.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading But first of all, I want a bit of corroborative evidence which I expect to get from that Hindoo snake charmer, Pandu Singe."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But first of all, I want a bit of corroborative evidence which I expect to get from that Hindoo snake charmer, Pandu Singe."
someone with an assured and ingratiating manner
From this reading But first of all, I want a bit of corroborative evidence which I expect to get from that Hindoo snake charmer, Pandu Singe."
young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading "Yes, Chick, it's as simple as two plus two, and we'll presently try to bag a part of our quarry.
serving to support or corroborate
From this reading But first of all, I want a bit of corroborative evidence which I expect to get from that Hindoo snake charmer, Pandu Singe."
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading THE CRIME AND THE MEANS.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading But first of all, I want a bit of corroborative evidence which I expect to get from that Hindoo snake charmer, Pandu Singe."
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading But first of all, I want a bit of corroborative evidence which I expect to get from that Hindoo snake charmer, Pandu Singe."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading But first of all, I want a bit of corroborative evidence which I expect to get from that Hindoo snake charmer, Pandu Singe."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But first of all, I want a bit of corroborative evidence which I expect to get from that Hindoo snake charmer, Pandu Singe."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But first of all, I want a bit of corroborative evidence which I expect to get from that Hindoo snake charmer, Pandu Singe."
the act of departing
From this reading "Going there first, Nick?"
a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
From this reading But first of all, I want a bit of corroborative evidence which I expect to get from that Hindoo snake charmer, Pandu Singe."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But first of all, I want a bit of corroborative evidence which I expect to get from that Hindoo snake charmer, Pandu Singe."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes; it will not take long.
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From this reading "Yes, Chick, it's as simple as two plus two, and we'll presently try to bag a part of our quarry.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Yes; it will not take long.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading THE CRIME AND THE MEANS.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading "Going there first, Nick?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes; it will not take long.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, Chick, it's as simple as two plus two, and we'll presently try to bag a part of our quarry.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Yes, Chick, it's as simple as two plus two, and we'll presently try to bag a part of our quarry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But first of all, I want a bit of corroborative evidence which I expect to get from that Hindoo snake charmer, Pandu Singe."
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "Yes, Chick, it's as simple as two plus two, and we'll presently try to bag a part of our quarry.
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading "Yes, Chick, it's as simple as two plus two, and we'll presently try to bag a part of our quarry.
in the near future
From this reading "Yes, Chick, it's as simple as two plus two, and we'll presently try to bag a part of our quarry.
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
From this reading "Yes, Chick, it's as simple as two plus two, and we'll presently try to bag a part of our quarry.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading "Yes, Chick, it's as simple as two plus two, and we'll presently try to bag a part of our quarry.
burn superficially or lightly
From this reading But first of all, I want a bit of corroborative evidence which I expect to get from that Hindoo snake charmer, Pandu Singe."
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading But first of all, I want a bit of corroborative evidence which I expect to get from that Hindoo snake charmer, Pandu Singe."
carry out
From this reading "Yes; it will not take long.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But first of all, I want a bit of corroborative evidence which I expect to get from that Hindoo snake charmer, Pandu Singe."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CRIME AND THE MEANS.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Going there first, Nick?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, Chick, it's as simple as two plus two, and we'll presently try to bag a part of our quarry.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "Yes, Chick, it's as simple as two plus two, and we'll presently try to bag a part of our quarry.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Yes, Chick, it's as simple as two plus two, and we'll presently try to bag a part of our quarry.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading But first of all, I want a bit of corroborative evidence which I expect to get from that Hindoo snake charmer, Pandu Singe."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, Chick, it's as simple as two plus two, and we'll presently try to bag a part of our quarry.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But first of all, I want a bit of corroborative evidence which I expect to get from that Hindoo snake charmer, Pandu Singe."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Yes; it will not take long.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Chick, it's as simple as two plus two, and we'll presently try to bag a part of our quarry.
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