Chapter 14 of Silver Blaze is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Silver Blaze is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?” “In reaching the door he would have to pass seven bedrooms. On the other hand, he could get out on to the lawn with ease. Anything else?” “You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention?
Chapter 14 of Silver Blaze is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bedroom” — a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading ““In reaching the door he would have to pass seven bedrooms.”
move gently or carefully
From this reading “On the other hand, he could get out on to the lawn with ease.”
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading ““You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention?”
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading “On the other hand, he could get out on to the lawn with ease.”
characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
From this reading ““You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention?”
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading ““Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?””
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading ““In reaching the door he would have to pass seven bedrooms.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading ““In reaching the door he would have to pass seven bedrooms.”
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention?
any thing at all
From this reading Anything else?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
plural of “bedroom” — a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “In reaching the door he would have to pass seven bedrooms.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading On the other hand, he could get out on to the lawn with ease.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention?
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
move gently or carefully
From this reading On the other hand, he could get out on to the lawn with ease.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anything else?”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading On the other hand, he could get out on to the lawn with ease.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading On the other hand, he could get out on to the lawn with ease.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In reaching the door he would have to pass seven bedrooms.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention?
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading On the other hand, he could get out on to the lawn with ease.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
From this reading “You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention?
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading On the other hand, he could get out on to the lawn with ease.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading On the other hand, he could get out on to the lawn with ease.
go across or through
From this reading “In reaching the door he would have to pass seven bedrooms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention?
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading “In reaching the door he would have to pass seven bedrooms.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading “In reaching the door he would have to pass seven bedrooms.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “In reaching the door he would have to pass seven bedrooms.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
at the time that
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the other hand, he could get out on to the lawn with ease.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “In reaching the door he would have to pass seven bedrooms.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention?
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