Chapter 7 of The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“That is well. To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.” “I shall see you at Horsham, then?” “No, your secret lies in London. It is there that I shall seek it.”
Chapter 7 of The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 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.
an occurrence of something
From this reading “To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.””
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading ““No, your secret lies in London.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading ““No, your secret lies in London.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading ““No, your secret lies in London.”
try to get or reach
From this reading “It is there that I shall seek it.””
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.””
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.””
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I shall see you at Horsham, then?”
an occurrence of something
From this reading To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I shall see you at Horsham, then?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “No, your secret lies in London.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is well.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is there that I shall seek it.”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “No, your secret lies in London.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “No, your secret lies in London.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, your secret lies in London.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “No, your secret lies in London.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I shall see you at Horsham, then?”
try to get or reach
From this reading It is there that I shall seek it.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is well.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “I shall see you at Horsham, then?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading It is there that I shall seek it.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “That is well.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I shall see you at Horsham, then?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.”
Chapter 7 of The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 7 holds 420 sentences of The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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