Chapter 32 of Black Star's Campaign: A Detective Story is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 32 of Black Star's Campaign: A Detective Story is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LETTER "He can't have got away!" Muggs exclaimed. "Where did he go?" the chief demanded. "He didn't come past us," one of the policemen declared. "I don't see how he got out of the circle.
Chapter 32 of Black Star's Campaign: A Detective Story is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who is in charge
From this reading “"Where did he go?" the chief demanded.”
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “"I don't see how he got out of the circle.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “"He didn't come past us," one of the policemen declared.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “"Where did he go?" the chief demanded.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Muggs exclaimed.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “THE LETTER "He can't have got away!"”
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “"He didn't come past us," one of the policemen declared.”
plural of “policeman” — a member of a police force
From this reading “"He didn't come past us," one of the policemen declared.”
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.
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run away from confinement
In this reading “THE LETTER "He can't have got away!"”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “"I don't see how he got out of the circle.”
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE LETTER "He can't have got away!"
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From this reading THE LETTER "He can't have got away!"
a person who is in charge
From this reading "Where did he go?" the chief demanded.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading "I don't see how he got out of the circle.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "He didn't come past us," one of the policemen declared.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "He didn't come past us," one of the policemen declared.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Where did he go?" the chief demanded.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Where did he go?" the chief demanded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He didn't come past us," one of the policemen declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see how he got out of the circle.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Muggs exclaimed.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Where did he go?" the chief demanded.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE LETTER "He can't have got away!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE LETTER "He can't have got away!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LETTER "He can't have got away!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see how he got out of the circle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't see how he got out of the circle.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE LETTER "He can't have got away!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Muggs exclaimed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He didn't come past us," one of the policemen declared.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "He didn't come past us," one of the policemen declared.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I don't see how he got out of the circle.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading "He didn't come past us," one of the policemen declared.
plural of “policeman” — a member of a police force
From this reading "He didn't come past us," one of the policemen declared.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I don't see how he got out of the circle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LETTER "He can't have got away!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He didn't come past us," one of the policemen declared.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where did he go?" the chief demanded.
Chapter 32 of Black Star's Campaign: A Detective Story by Johnston McCulley holds 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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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