Chapter 13 of Anderson Crow, Detective is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Anderson Crow, Detective is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Anderson made a valiant effort to conceal his astonishment. Assuming a more or less indifferent air, he calmly remarked: "I knowed Jake was a little under the weather, but I didn't think it was serious? When did he die?" "He didn't die," said Newt.
Chapter 13 of Anderson Crow, Detective is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading “Anderson made a valiant effort to conceal his astonishment.”
excessively forward
From this reading “Assuming a more or less indifferent air, he calmly remarked:”
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading “Assuming a more or less indifferent air, he calmly remarked:”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “Anderson made a valiant effort to conceal his astonishment.”
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading “Assuming a more or less indifferent air, he calmly remarked:”
past form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “"I knowed Jake was a little under the weather, but I didn't think it was serious?”
small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia
From this reading “"He didn't die," said Newt.”
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading “Anderson made a valiant effort to conceal his astonishment.”
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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 Anderson made a valiant effort to conceal his astonishment.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Assuming a more or less indifferent air, he calmly remarked:
United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading Anderson made a valiant effort to conceal his astonishment.
excessively forward
From this reading Assuming a more or less indifferent air, he calmly remarked:
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Anderson made a valiant effort to conceal his astonishment.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I knowed Jake was a little under the weather, but I didn't think it was serious?
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading Assuming a more or less indifferent air, he calmly remarked:
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Anderson made a valiant effort to conceal his astonishment.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When did he die?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I knowed Jake was a little under the weather, but I didn't think it was serious?
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading When did he die?"
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Anderson made a valiant effort to conceal his astonishment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Assuming a more or less indifferent air, he calmly remarked:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Anderson made a valiant effort to conceal his astonishment.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I knowed Jake was a little under the weather, but I didn't think it was serious?
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading Assuming a more or less indifferent air, he calmly remarked:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I knowed Jake was a little under the weather, but I didn't think it was serious?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I knowed Jake was a little under the weather, but I didn't think it was serious?
past form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I knowed Jake was a little under the weather, but I didn't think it was serious?
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Assuming a more or less indifferent air, he calmly remarked:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I knowed Jake was a little under the weather, but I didn't think it was serious?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Anderson made a valiant effort to conceal his astonishment.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Assuming a more or less indifferent air, he calmly remarked:
small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia
From this reading "He didn't die," said Newt.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Assuming a more or less indifferent air, he calmly remarked:
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading Assuming a more or less indifferent air, he calmly remarked:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He didn't die," said Newt.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading "I knowed Jake was a little under the weather, but I didn't think it was serious?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I knowed Jake was a little under the weather, but I didn't think it was serious?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I knowed Jake was a little under the weather, but I didn't think it was serious?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anderson made a valiant effort to conceal his astonishment.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "I knowed Jake was a little under the weather, but I didn't think it was serious?
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading Anderson made a valiant effort to conceal his astonishment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I knowed Jake was a little under the weather, but I didn't think it was serious?
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading "I knowed Jake was a little under the weather, but I didn't think it was serious?
at the time that
From this reading When did he die?"
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