Chapter 8 of Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE. "Cad, what do you mean?" demanded Oscar. "I mean just what I say, brother." "You saw that lovely girl?" "I did.".
Chapter 8 of Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
someone who is morally reprehensible
From this reading “OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE.”
superlative of “cute” — attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading “OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “"Cad, what do you mean?" demanded Oscar.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “"You saw that lovely girl?"”
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading “OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE.”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "I mean just what I say, brother."
someone who is morally reprehensible
From this reading OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE.
superlative of “cute” — attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Cad, what do you mean?" demanded Oscar.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I did.".
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Cad, what do you mean?" demanded Oscar.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE.
at any time
From this reading OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE.
a young female
From this reading "You saw that lovely girl?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I mean just what I say, brother."
and nothing more
From this reading "I mean just what I say, brother."
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading "You saw that lovely girl?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Cad, what do you mean?" demanded Oscar.
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE.
participate in games or sport
From this reading OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE.
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE.
cut with a saw
From this reading "You saw that lovely girl?"
express in words
From this reading "I mean just what I say, brother."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Cad, what do you mean?" demanded Oscar.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST ROGUE THAT EVER SET OUT TO DOWN A DETECTIVE.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Cad, what do you mean?" demanded Oscar.
Chapter 8 of Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist by Old Sleuth holds 244 sentences, grouped into 49 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 8 holds 244 sentences of Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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