Chapter 1 of An Artist in Crime is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of An Artist in Crime is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Entered at Stationers' Hall, London_ BY G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS The Knickerbocker Press, New Rochelle, N. Y. +An Artist in Crime.+ 16 oct., $1.00; paper, 50 cts. +A Conflict of Evidence.+ 16 oct., $1.00; paper, 50 cts. +A Modern Wizard.+ 16 oct., $1.00; paper, 50 cts. +The Crime of the Century.+ 16 oct., $1.00; paper, 50 cts.
Chapter 1 of An Artist in Crime is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
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a period of 100 years
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an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
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the month following September and preceding November
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exert pressure or force to or upon
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plural of “son” — a male human offspring
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plural of “stationer” — a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies
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someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
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in or near a particular place or position
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showing who or what does the action
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a period of 100 years
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an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
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(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
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past form of “enter” — to come or go into
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your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
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a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
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an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
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belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
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a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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the month following September and preceding November
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
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a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
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exert pressure or force to or upon
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plural of “son” — a male human offspring
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plural of “stationer” — a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies
From this reading _Entered at Stationers' Hall, London_ BY G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS The Knickerbocker Press, New Rochelle, N. Y.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
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Chapter 1 of An Artist in Crime by Rodrigues Ottolengui holds 261 sentences, grouped into 53 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 1 holds 261 sentences of An Artist in Crime, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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