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A Coin of Edward VII: A Detective Story
A Coin of Edward VII: A Detective Story

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of A Coin of Edward VII: A Detective Story is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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MRS.
PARRY'S TEA Six months had passed away since the death of Daisy.
The grass was now green above her grave.
Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.
But she who had killed the girl--they still considered Anne guilty--had never been brought to justice.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Coin of Edward VII: A Detective Story

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of A Coin of Edward VII: A Detective Story is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MRS.
/ˈmɪsɪz/
Line 2
PARRY'S TEA Six months had passed away since the death of Daisy.
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The grass was now green above her grave.
/ðə ɡræs wɑːz naʊ ɡriːn əˈbʌv hɜːr ɡreɪv/
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Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.
/wer ʃiː hæd ˈfɑːlən ðer hæd ʃiː bɪn ˈberid bɪˈsaɪd hɜːr ˈfɑːðər ənd ðə ˈvɪlɪdʒərz ˈɔːfən tɔːkt ʌv ðə ˈtrædʒədi ənd ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt tuː ˈstreɪndʒərz ðə spɑːt wer ɪt hæd ˈteɪkən pleɪs/
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But she who had killed the girl--they still considered Anne guilty--had never been brought to justice.

Learner Dictionary

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.

Anne noun US /æn/

Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

From this reading “But she who had killed the girl--they still considered Anne guilty--had never been brought to justice.”

buried adjective US /ˈberid/

placed in a grave

From this reading “Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.”

Daisy noun US /ˈdeɪzi/

any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

From this reading “PARRY'S TEA Six months had passed away since the death of Daisy.”

guilty adjective US /ˈɡɪlti/

responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act

From this reading “But she who had killed the girl--they still considered Anne guilty--had never been brought to justice.”

strangers noun US /ˈstreɪndʒərz/

plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading “Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.”

tea noun US /tiː/

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading “PARRY'S TEA Six months had passed away since the death of Daisy.”

tragedy noun US /ˈtrædʒədi/

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading “Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.”

villagers noun US /ˈvɪlɪdʒərz/

plural of “villager” — one who has lived in a village most of their life

From this reading “Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.”

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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading The grass was now green above her grave.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.

AnnenounUS /æn/

Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

From this reading But she who had killed the girl--they still considered Anne guilty--had never been brought to justice.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading PARRY'S TEA Six months had passed away since the death of Daisy.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.

broughtverbUS /brɔːt/

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading But she who had killed the girl--they still considered Anne guilty--had never been brought to justice.

buriedadjectiveUS /ˈberid/

placed in a grave

From this reading Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But she who had killed the girl--they still considered Anne guilty--had never been brought to justice.

consideredadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərd/

carefully weighed

From this reading But she who had killed the girl--they still considered Anne guilty--had never been brought to justice.

DaisynounUS /ˈdeɪzi/

any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

From this reading PARRY'S TEA Six months had passed away since the death of Daisy.

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading PARRY'S TEA Six months had passed away since the death of Daisy.

fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading But she who had killed the girl--they still considered Anne guilty--had never been brought to justice.

grassverbUS /ɡræs/

shoot down, of birds

From this reading The grass was now green above her grave.

gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/

death of a person

From this reading The grass was now green above her grave.

greennounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading The grass was now green above her grave.

guiltyadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪlti/

responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act

From this reading But she who had killed the girl--they still considered Anne guilty--had never been brought to justice.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading PARRY'S TEA Six months had passed away since the death of Daisy.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The grass was now green above her grave.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.

justicenounUS /ˈdʒʌstəs/

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading But she who had killed the girl--they still considered Anne guilty--had never been brought to justice.

killedverbUS /kɪld/

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading But she who had killed the girl--they still considered Anne guilty--had never been brought to justice.

monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading PARRY'S TEA Six months had passed away since the death of Daisy.

MRSnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading MRS.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading But she who had killed the girl--they still considered Anne guilty--had never been brought to justice.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The grass was now green above her grave.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading PARRY'S TEA Six months had passed away since the death of Daisy.

oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.

PARRY'S

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From this reading PARRY'S TEA Six months had passed away since the death of Daisy.

passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading PARRY'S TEA Six months had passed away since the death of Daisy.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.

pointedadjectiveUS /ˈpɔɪntɪd/

having a point

From this reading Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading PARRY'S TEA Six months had passed away since the death of Daisy.

SixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading PARRY'S TEA Six months had passed away since the death of Daisy.

spotnounUS /spɑːt/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading But she who had killed the girl--they still considered Anne guilty--had never been brought to justice.

strangersnounUS /ˈstreɪndʒərz/

plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.

talkedverbUS /tɔːkt/

past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.

TEAnounUS /tiː/

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading PARRY'S TEA Six months had passed away since the death of Daisy.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading PARRY'S TEA Six months had passed away since the death of Daisy.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But she who had killed the girl--they still considered Anne guilty--had never been brought to justice.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.

tragedynounUS /ˈtrædʒədi/

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.

villagersnounUS /ˈvɪlɪdʒərz/

plural of “villager” — one who has lived in a village most of their life

From this reading Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The grass was now green above her grave.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Where she had fallen there had she been buried beside her father, and the villagers often talked of the tragedy, and pointed out to strangers the spot where it had taken place.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading But she who had killed the girl--they still considered Anne guilty--had never been brought to justice.

Chapter 12 of A Coin of Edward VII: A Detective Story by Fergus Hume holds 257 sentences, grouped into 52 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.

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