Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Cynthia Wakeham's Money is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LEAVENWORTH CASE. A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE. THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES. HAND AND RING. THE MILL MYSTERY.
Cynthia Wakeham's Money
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Cynthia Wakeham's Money is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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THE
LEAVENWORTH
CASE.
A
STRANGE
DISAPPEARANCE.
THE
SWORD
OF
DAMOCLES.
HAND
AND
RING.
THE
MILL
MYSTERY.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Cynthia Wakeham's Money
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Cynthia Wakeham's Money is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
THE
LEAVENWORTH
CASE.
Line 2
A
STRANGE
DISAPPEARANCE.
/ə streɪndʒ ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/
Line 3
THE
SWORD
OF
DAMOCLES.
/ðə sɔːrd ʌv ˈdæməkliːz/
Line 4
HAND
AND
RING.
/hænd ənd rɪŋ/
Line 5
THE
MILL
MYSTERY.
/ðə mɪl ˈmɪstəri/
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an occurrence of something
From this reading “THE LEAVENWORTH CASE.”
damocles
noun
US /ˈdæməkliːz/
the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC)
From this reading “THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES.”
disappearance
noun
US /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading “A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE.”
mill
verb
US /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading “THE MILL MYSTERY.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “THE MILL MYSTERY.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “HAND AND RING.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE.”
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading “THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE
adjective + noun
In this reading “A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE.”
All words in this reading · 14
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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 A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HAND AND RING.
an occurrence of something
From this reading THE LEAVENWORTH CASE.
DAMOCLESnounUS /ˈdæməkliːz/
the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC)
From this reading THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES.
DISAPPEARANCEnounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading HAND AND RING.
LEAVENWORTH
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LEAVENWORTH CASE.
MILLverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading THE MILL MYSTERY.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading THE MILL MYSTERY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading HAND AND RING.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LEAVENWORTH CASE.
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- Leavenworth
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