Chapter 11 of An Artist in Crime is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of An Artist in Crime is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. BARNES RECEIVES SEVERAL LETTERS. On the morning of the third of January the mail which reached Mr. Barnes contained several letters of interest to those who follow this history. The first which he opened was very brief. It read: "If Mr. Barnes will call at his earliest convenience he will greatly oblige EMILY REMSEN."
Chapter 11 of An Artist in Crime is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/56 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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of short duration or distance
From this reading “The first which he opened was very brief.”
gotten under control
From this reading “On the morning of the third of January the mail which reached Mr. Barnes contained several letters of interest to those who follow this history.”
the state of being suitable or opportune
From this reading “It read: "If Mr. Barnes will call at his earliest convenience he will greatly oblige EMILY REMSEN."”
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading “It read: "If Mr. Barnes will call at his earliest convenience he will greatly oblige EMILY REMSEN."”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “On the morning of the third of January the mail which reached Mr. Barnes contained several letters of interest to those who follow this history.”
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading “On the morning of the third of January the mail which reached Mr. Barnes contained several letters of interest to those who follow this history.”
force somebody to do something
From this reading “It read: "If Mr. Barnes will call at his earliest convenience he will greatly oblige EMILY REMSEN."”
third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading “BARNES RECEIVES SEVERAL LETTERS.”
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.
In this reading “It read: "If Mr. Barnes will call at his earliest convenience he will greatly oblige EMILY REMSEN."”
In this reading “BARNES RECEIVES SEVERAL LETTERS.”
In this reading “On the morning of the third of January the mail which reached Mr. Barnes contained several letters of interest to those who follow this history.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It read: "If Mr. Barnes will call at his earliest convenience he will greatly oblige EMILY REMSEN."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARNES RECEIVES SEVERAL LETTERS.
of short duration or distance
From this reading The first which he opened was very brief.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It read: "If Mr. Barnes will call at his earliest convenience he will greatly oblige EMILY REMSEN."
gotten under control
From this reading On the morning of the third of January the mail which reached Mr. Barnes contained several letters of interest to those who follow this history.
the state of being suitable or opportune
From this reading It read: "If Mr. Barnes will call at his earliest convenience he will greatly oblige EMILY REMSEN."
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading It read: "If Mr. Barnes will call at his earliest convenience he will greatly oblige EMILY REMSEN."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It read: "If Mr. Barnes will call at his earliest convenience he will greatly oblige EMILY REMSEN."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first which he opened was very brief.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading On the morning of the third of January the mail which reached Mr. Barnes contained several letters of interest to those who follow this history.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading It read: "If Mr. Barnes will call at his earliest convenience he will greatly oblige EMILY REMSEN."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first which he opened was very brief.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It read: "If Mr. Barnes will call at his earliest convenience he will greatly oblige EMILY REMSEN."
the aggregate of past events
From this reading On the morning of the third of January the mail which reached Mr. Barnes contained several letters of interest to those who follow this history.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It read: "If Mr. Barnes will call at his earliest convenience he will greatly oblige EMILY REMSEN."
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading On the morning of the third of January the mail which reached Mr. Barnes contained several letters of interest to those who follow this history.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It read: "If Mr. Barnes will call at his earliest convenience he will greatly oblige EMILY REMSEN."
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading On the morning of the third of January the mail which reached Mr. Barnes contained several letters of interest to those who follow this history.
the literary culture
From this reading BARNES RECEIVES SEVERAL LETTERS.
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading On the morning of the third of January the mail which reached Mr. Barnes contained several letters of interest to those who follow this history.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On the morning of the third of January the mail which reached Mr. Barnes contained several letters of interest to those who follow this history.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
force somebody to do something
From this reading It read: "If Mr. Barnes will call at his earliest convenience he will greatly oblige EMILY REMSEN."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the morning of the third of January the mail which reached Mr. Barnes contained several letters of interest to those who follow this history.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morning of the third of January the mail which reached Mr. Barnes contained several letters of interest to those who follow this history.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The first which he opened was very brief.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading On the morning of the third of January the mail which reached Mr. Barnes contained several letters of interest to those who follow this history.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading It read: "If Mr. Barnes will call at his earliest convenience he will greatly oblige EMILY REMSEN."
third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading BARNES RECEIVES SEVERAL LETTERS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It read: "If Mr. Barnes will call at his earliest convenience he will greatly oblige EMILY REMSEN."
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading BARNES RECEIVES SEVERAL LETTERS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the morning of the third of January the mail which reached Mr. Barnes contained several letters of interest to those who follow this history.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading On the morning of the third of January the mail which reached Mr. Barnes contained several letters of interest to those who follow this history.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On the morning of the third of January the mail which reached Mr. Barnes contained several letters of interest to those who follow this history.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading On the morning of the third of January the mail which reached Mr. Barnes contained several letters of interest to those who follow this history.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the morning of the third of January the mail which reached Mr. Barnes contained several letters of interest to those who follow this history.
precisely as stated
From this reading The first which he opened was very brief.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first which he opened was very brief.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the morning of the third of January the mail which reached Mr. Barnes contained several letters of interest to those who follow this history.
which person or people
From this reading On the morning of the third of January the mail which reached Mr. Barnes contained several letters of interest to those who follow this history.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It read: "If Mr. Barnes will call at his earliest convenience he will greatly oblige EMILY REMSEN."
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