Chapter 35 of Cleek of Scotland Yard: Detective Stories is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 35 of Cleek of Scotland Yard: Detective Stories is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What's that?" rapped out Cleek, sitting up sharply. His interest had been trapped, just as Mr. Narkom knew that it would. "Vanished from a glass-room into which people were looking at the time? And yet nobody saw the manner of his going, do you say?" "That's it precisely.
Chapter 35 of Cleek of Scotland Yard: Detective Stories is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “His interest had been trapped, just as Mr. Narkom knew that it would.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “And yet nobody saw the manner of his going, do you say?"”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “"That's it precisely.”
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading “"What's that?" rapped out Cleek, sitting up sharply.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “"What's that?" rapped out Cleek, sitting up sharply.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “"What's that?" rapped out Cleek, sitting up sharply.”
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading “His interest had been trapped, just as Mr. Narkom knew that it would.”
having passed out of existence
From this reading “"Vanished from a glass-room into which people were looking at the time?”
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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simultaneously
In this reading “"Vanished from a glass-room into which people were looking at the time?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Vanished from a glass-room into which people were looking at the time?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet nobody saw the manner of his going, do you say?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His interest had been trapped, just as Mr. Narkom knew that it would.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Vanished from a glass-room into which people were looking at the time?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His interest had been trapped, just as Mr. Narkom knew that it would.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's that?" rapped out Cleek, sitting up sharply.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And yet nobody saw the manner of his going, do you say?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Vanished from a glass-room into which people were looking at the time?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Vanished from a glass-room into which people were looking at the time?
the act of departing
From this reading And yet nobody saw the manner of his going, do you say?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His interest had been trapped, just as Mr. Narkom knew that it would.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His interest had been trapped, just as Mr. Narkom knew that it would.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading His interest had been trapped, just as Mr. Narkom knew that it would.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Vanished from a glass-room into which people were looking at the time?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His interest had been trapped, just as Mr. Narkom knew that it would.
and nothing more
From this reading His interest had been trapped, just as Mr. Narkom knew that it would.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading His interest had been trapped, just as Mr. Narkom knew that it would.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Vanished from a glass-room into which people were looking at the time?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And yet nobody saw the manner of his going, do you say?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading His interest had been trapped, just as Mr. Narkom knew that it would.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His interest had been trapped, just as Mr. Narkom knew that it would.
no person; not anyone
From this reading And yet nobody saw the manner of his going, do you say?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And yet nobody saw the manner of his going, do you say?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "What's that?" rapped out Cleek, sitting up sharply.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Vanished from a glass-room into which people were looking at the time?
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "That's it precisely.
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading "What's that?" rapped out Cleek, sitting up sharply.
cut with a saw
From this reading And yet nobody saw the manner of his going, do you say?"
express in words
From this reading And yet nobody saw the manner of his going, do you say?"
in an aggressive manner
From this reading "What's that?" rapped out Cleek, sitting up sharply.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "What's that?" rapped out Cleek, sitting up sharply.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What's that?" rapped out Cleek, sitting up sharply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's it precisely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Vanished from a glass-room into which people were looking at the time?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Vanished from a glass-room into which people were looking at the time?
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading His interest had been trapped, just as Mr. Narkom knew that it would.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "What's that?" rapped out Cleek, sitting up sharply.
having passed out of existence
From this reading "Vanished from a glass-room into which people were looking at the time?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Vanished from a glass-room into which people were looking at the time?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's that?" rapped out Cleek, sitting up sharply.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Vanished from a glass-room into which people were looking at the time?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His interest had been trapped, just as Mr. Narkom knew that it would.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet nobody saw the manner of his going, do you say?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And yet nobody saw the manner of his going, do you say?"
Chapter 35 of Cleek of Scotland Yard: Detective Stories by Thomas W. Hanshew holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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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