Chapter 10 of The Adventure of the Empty House is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Adventure of the Empty House is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Who is he?” I asked. “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire. “Is anything on the back of the card?” I turned it over.
Chapter 10 of The Adventure of the Empty House is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading ““Is anything on the back of the card?””
start firing a weapon
From this reading ““The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.”
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading ““The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.”
staying power
From this reading ““The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading ““The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading ““The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.”
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading ““The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading ““The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
any thing at all
From this reading “Is anything on the back of the card?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Is anything on the back of the card?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading “Is anything on the back of the card?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
start firing a weapon
From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Who is he?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Who is he?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I turned it over.
staying power
From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Is anything on the back of the card?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Is anything on the back of the card?”
above and across; more than
From this reading I turned it over.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I turned it over.
which person or people
From this reading “Who is he?”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
Chapter 10 of The Adventure of the Empty House by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 10 holds 407 sentences of The Adventure of the Empty House, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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