Chapter 13 of Death in the dusk is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Death in the dusk is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Noah’s Flood Same day. 8.30 P.M. And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar. Wise of the Constable, since he had no hope of reaching the storm-bound house! By chance at the bottom landing I met Millicent Mertoun.
Chapter 13 of Death in the dusk is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading “And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.”
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading “And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.”
marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
From this reading “And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.”
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading “Noah’s Flood Same day.”
manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
From this reading “And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.”
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading “By chance at the bottom landing I met Millicent Mertoun.”
possessive form of “noah” — the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis
management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
From this reading “And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.”
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the head of the police force in a county (or similar area)
In this reading “And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.”
In this reading “And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.”
In this reading “By chance at the bottom landing I met Millicent Mertoun.”
In this reading “Noah’s Flood Same day.”
through chance
In this reading “By chance at the bottom landing I met Millicent Mertoun.”
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From this reading 8.30 P.M.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By chance at the bottom landing I met Millicent Mertoun.
the lower side of anything
From this reading By chance at the bottom landing I met Millicent Mertoun.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By chance at the bottom landing I met Millicent Mertoun.
an occurrence of something
From this reading And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading By chance at the bottom landing I met Millicent Mertoun.
a person who is in charge
From this reading And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Noah’s Flood Same day.
command with authority
From this reading And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.
marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
From this reading And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading Noah’s Flood Same day.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wise of the Constable, since he had no hope of reaching the storm-bound house!
manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
From this reading And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wise of the Constable, since he had no hope of reaching the storm-bound house!
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Wise of the Constable, since he had no hope of reaching the storm-bound house!
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Wise of the Constable, since he had no hope of reaching the storm-bound house!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By chance at the bottom landing I met Millicent Mertoun.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading By chance at the bottom landing I met Millicent Mertoun.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading 8.30 P.M.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By chance at the bottom landing I met Millicent Mertoun.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading By chance at the bottom landing I met Millicent Mertoun.
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From this reading By chance at the bottom landing I met Millicent Mertoun.
not any; not one
From this reading Wise of the Constable, since he had no hope of reaching the storm-bound house!
possessive form of “noah” — the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis
From this reading Noah’s Flood Same day.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading 8.30 P.M.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading Wise of the Constable, since he had no hope of reaching the storm-bound house!
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Noah’s Flood Same day.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Wise of the Constable, since he had no hope of reaching the storm-bound house!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wise of the Constable, since he had no hope of reaching the storm-bound house!
management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
From this reading And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And now we know that the Chief Constable has left the direct handling of the case to Salt, under a discreet supervision from afar.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Wise of the Constable, since he had no hope of reaching the storm-bound house!
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