Chapter 15 of The Red-Headed League is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Red-Headed League is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I do not know what to think. It is all dark to me.” “But perhaps it may grow lighter as we go. What do you think, Miss Holder?” “I confess that I still share my uncle’s perplexity.”
Chapter 15 of The Red-Headed League is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 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.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading ““I confess that I still share my uncle’s perplexity.””
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “It is all dark to me.””
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading ““But perhaps it may grow lighter as we go.”
a holding device
From this reading “What do you think, Miss Holder?””
a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
From this reading ““But perhaps it may grow lighter as we go.”
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading ““I confess that I still share my uncle’s perplexity.””
have in common
From this reading ““I confess that I still share my uncle’s perplexity.””
possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It is all dark to me.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “But perhaps it may grow lighter as we go.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But perhaps it may grow lighter as we go.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “I confess that I still share my uncle’s perplexity.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It is all dark to me.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I do not know what to think.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “But perhaps it may grow lighter as we go.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “But perhaps it may grow lighter as we go.
a holding device
From this reading What do you think, Miss Holder?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I do not know what to think.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is all dark to me.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is all dark to me.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I do not know what to think.
a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
From this reading “But perhaps it may grow lighter as we go.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “But perhaps it may grow lighter as we go.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is all dark to me.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading What do you think, Miss Holder?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I confess that I still share my uncle’s perplexity.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I do not know what to think.
by chance
From this reading “But perhaps it may grow lighter as we go.
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading “I confess that I still share my uncle’s perplexity.”
have in common
From this reading “I confess that I still share my uncle’s perplexity.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “I confess that I still share my uncle’s perplexity.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I confess that I still share my uncle’s perplexity.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I do not know what to think.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I do not know what to think.
possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “I confess that I still share my uncle’s perplexity.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “But perhaps it may grow lighter as we go.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I do not know what to think.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you think, Miss Holder?”
Chapter 15 of The Red-Headed League by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 15 holds 405 sentences of The Red-Headed League, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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