Chapter 3 of A Chain of Evidence is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A Chain of Evidence is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, I live in the apartment across the hall, on this same floor. It is a duplicate of this apartment." "Please tell in your own words," said Mr. Ross, "exactly what you know of this matter." And so I told my story. "I am a lawyer, and a bachelor," I said.
Chapter 3 of A Chain of Evidence is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 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 “"Yes, I live in the apartment across the hall, on this same floor.”
a man who has never been married
From this reading “"I am a lawyer, and a bachelor," I said.”
make or do or perform again
From this reading “It is a duplicate of this apartment."”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “"Please tell in your own words," said Mr. Ross, "exactly what you know of this matter."”
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading “"Yes, I live in the apartment across the hall, on this same floor.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “"Yes, I live in the apartment across the hall, on this same floor.”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “"I am a lawyer, and a bachelor," I said.”
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading “"Please tell in your own words," said Mr. Ross, "exactly what you know of this matter."”
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In this reading “"Yes, I live in the apartment across the hall, on this same floor.”
live in the house where one works
In this reading “"Yes, I live in the apartment across the hall, on this same floor.”
In this reading “"Please tell in your own words," said Mr. Ross, "exactly what you know of this matter."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 It is a duplicate of this apartment."
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Yes, I live in the apartment across the hall, on this same floor.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am a lawyer, and a bachelor," I said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so I told my story.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading "Yes, I live in the apartment across the hall, on this same floor.
a man who has never been married
From this reading "I am a lawyer, and a bachelor," I said.
make or do or perform again
From this reading It is a duplicate of this apartment."
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "Please tell in your own words," said Mr. Ross, "exactly what you know of this matter."
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading "Yes, I live in the apartment across the hall, on this same floor.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "Yes, I live in the apartment across the hall, on this same floor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I live in the apartment across the hall, on this same floor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, I live in the apartment across the hall, on this same floor.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a duplicate of this apartment."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a duplicate of this apartment."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Please tell in your own words," said Mr. Ross, "exactly what you know of this matter."
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading "I am a lawyer, and a bachelor," I said.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "Yes, I live in the apartment across the hall, on this same floor.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Please tell in your own words," said Mr. Ross, "exactly what you know of this matter."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Please tell in your own words," said Mr. Ross, "exactly what you know of this matter."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And so I told my story.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is a duplicate of this apartment."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Yes, I live in the apartment across the hall, on this same floor.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Please tell in your own words," said Mr. Ross, "exactly what you know of this matter."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please tell in your own words," said Mr. Ross, "exactly what you know of this matter."
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading "Please tell in your own words," said Mr. Ross, "exactly what you know of this matter."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Please tell in your own words," said Mr. Ross, "exactly what you know of this matter."
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Yes, I live in the apartment across the hall, on this same floor.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so I told my story.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading And so I told my story.
express in words
From this reading "Please tell in your own words," said Mr. Ross, "exactly what you know of this matter."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, I live in the apartment across the hall, on this same floor.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Yes, I live in the apartment across the hall, on this same floor.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading And so I told my story.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Please tell in your own words," said Mr. Ross, "exactly what you know of this matter."
the words that are spoken
From this reading "Please tell in your own words," said Mr. Ross, "exactly what you know of this matter."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I live in the apartment across the hall, on this same floor.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Please tell in your own words," said Mr. Ross, "exactly what you know of this matter."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Please tell in your own words," said Mr. Ross, "exactly what you know of this matter."
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