Chapter 1 of Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DYKE DARREL'S TRICK. "Certainly I do," cried the detective. "Come with me, and we will find a place where we can talk without danger of interruption." The two men moved swiftly down the street. At length Dyke Darrel entered a well-known restaurant on Randolph street, secured a private stall, and then bade Mr. Wilks proceed.
Chapter 1 of Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “"Certainly I do," cried the detective.”
(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
From this reading “DYKE DARREL'S TRICK.”
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading “"Come with me, and we will find a place where we can talk without danger of interruption."”
continue talking
From this reading “At length Dyke Darrel entered a well-known restaurant on Randolph street, secured a private stall, and then bade Mr. Wilks proceed.”
a building where people go to eat
From this reading “At length Dyke Darrel entered a well-known restaurant on Randolph street, secured a private stall, and then bade Mr. Wilks proceed.”
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading “At length Dyke Darrel entered a well-known restaurant on Randolph street, secured a private stall, and then bade Mr. Wilks proceed.”
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
From this reading “At length Dyke Darrel entered a well-known restaurant on Randolph street, secured a private stall, and then bade Mr. Wilks proceed.”
widely or fully known
From this reading “At length Dyke Darrel entered a well-known restaurant on Randolph street, secured a private stall, and then bade Mr. Wilks proceed.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Come with me, and we will find a place where we can talk without danger of interruption."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come with me, and we will find a place where we can talk without danger of interruption."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length Dyke Darrel entered a well-known restaurant on Randolph street, secured a private stall, and then bade Mr. Wilks proceed.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading At length Dyke Darrel entered a well-known restaurant on Randolph street, secured a private stall, and then bade Mr. Wilks proceed.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Come with me, and we will find a place where we can talk without danger of interruption."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Certainly I do," cried the detective.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come with me, and we will find a place where we can talk without danger of interruption."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Certainly I do," cried the detective.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading "Come with me, and we will find a place where we can talk without danger of interruption."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At length Dyke Darrel entered a well-known restaurant on Randolph street, secured a private stall, and then bade Mr. Wilks proceed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DYKE DARREL'S TRICK.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading "Certainly I do," cried the detective.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Certainly I do," cried the detective.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The two men moved swiftly down the street.
(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
From this reading DYKE DARREL'S TRICK.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading At length Dyke Darrel entered a well-known restaurant on Randolph street, secured a private stall, and then bade Mr. Wilks proceed.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Come with me, and we will find a place where we can talk without danger of interruption."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Certainly I do," cried the detective.
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading "Come with me, and we will find a place where we can talk without danger of interruption."
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length Dyke Darrel entered a well-known restaurant on Randolph street, secured a private stall, and then bade Mr. Wilks proceed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come with me, and we will find a place where we can talk without danger of interruption."
the force of workers available
From this reading The two men moved swiftly down the street.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The two men moved swiftly down the street.
a form of address for a man
From this reading At length Dyke Darrel entered a well-known restaurant on Randolph street, secured a private stall, and then bade Mr. Wilks proceed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Come with me, and we will find a place where we can talk without danger of interruption."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At length Dyke Darrel entered a well-known restaurant on Randolph street, secured a private stall, and then bade Mr. Wilks proceed.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Come with me, and we will find a place where we can talk without danger of interruption."
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading At length Dyke Darrel entered a well-known restaurant on Randolph street, secured a private stall, and then bade Mr. Wilks proceed.
continue talking
From this reading At length Dyke Darrel entered a well-known restaurant on Randolph street, secured a private stall, and then bade Mr. Wilks proceed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At length Dyke Darrel entered a well-known restaurant on Randolph street, secured a private stall, and then bade Mr. Wilks proceed.
a building where people go to eat
From this reading At length Dyke Darrel entered a well-known restaurant on Randolph street, secured a private stall, and then bade Mr. Wilks proceed.
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading At length Dyke Darrel entered a well-known restaurant on Randolph street, secured a private stall, and then bade Mr. Wilks proceed.
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
From this reading At length Dyke Darrel entered a well-known restaurant on Randolph street, secured a private stall, and then bade Mr. Wilks proceed.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The two men moved swiftly down the street.
in a swift manner
From this reading The two men moved swiftly down the street.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Come with me, and we will find a place where we can talk without danger of interruption."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Certainly I do," cried the detective.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading At length Dyke Darrel entered a well-known restaurant on Randolph street, secured a private stall, and then bade Mr. Wilks proceed.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading DYKE DARREL'S TRICK.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two men moved swiftly down the street.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Come with me, and we will find a place where we can talk without danger of interruption."
widely or fully known
From this reading At length Dyke Darrel entered a well-known restaurant on Randolph street, secured a private stall, and then bade Mr. Wilks proceed.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Come with me, and we will find a place where we can talk without danger of interruption."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At length Dyke Darrel entered a well-known restaurant on Randolph street, secured a private stall, and then bade Mr. Wilks proceed.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Come with me, and we will find a place where we can talk without danger of interruption."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Come with me, and we will find a place where we can talk without danger of interruption."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Come with me, and we will find a place where we can talk without danger of interruption."
Chapter 1 of Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective by A. Frank Pinkerton holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
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