Chapter 11 of Following a Chance Clew is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Following a Chance Clew is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“SPEAKING OF SELLS.” “You have taken him on all sides at once,” exclaimed the inspector. “The trap has been sprung and Helstone is in it. Come, my man, what have you to say?” These last words were addressed to Parks.
Chapter 11 of Following a Chance Clew is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading “These last words were addressed to Parks.”
a high ranking police officer
From this reading ““You have taken him on all sides at once,” exclaimed the inspector.”
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading “These last words were addressed to Parks.”
plural of “sell” — the activity of persuading someone to buy
From this reading ““SPEAKING OF SELLS.””
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading ““You have taken him on all sides at once,” exclaimed the inspector.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading ““SPEAKING OF SELLS.””
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading ““The trap has been sprung and Helstone is in it.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading ““The trap has been sprung and Helstone is in it.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading ““You have taken him on all sides at once,” exclaimed the inspector.”
In this reading “These last words were addressed to Parks.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading These last words were addressed to Parks.
(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 “You have taken him on all sides at once,” exclaimed the inspector.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The trap has been sprung and Helstone is in it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You have taken him on all sides at once,” exclaimed the inspector.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The trap has been sprung and Helstone is in it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, my man, what have you to say?”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “You have taken him on all sides at once,” exclaimed the inspector.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The trap has been sprung and Helstone is in it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have taken him on all sides at once,” exclaimed the inspector.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The trap has been sprung and Helstone is in it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You have taken him on all sides at once,” exclaimed the inspector.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The trap has been sprung and Helstone is in it.
a high ranking police officer
From this reading “You have taken him on all sides at once,” exclaimed the inspector.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The trap has been sprung and Helstone is in it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The trap has been sprung and Helstone is in it.
immediately past
From this reading These last words were addressed to Parks.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Come, my man, what have you to say?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Come, my man, what have you to say?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “SPEAKING OF SELLS.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You have taken him on all sides at once,” exclaimed the inspector.
on one occasion
From this reading “You have taken him on all sides at once,” exclaimed the inspector.
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading These last words were addressed to Parks.
express in words
From this reading Come, my man, what have you to say?”
plural of “sell” — the activity of persuading someone to buy
From this reading “SPEAKING OF SELLS.”
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “You have taken him on all sides at once,” exclaimed the inspector.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “SPEAKING OF SELLS.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “The trap has been sprung and Helstone is in it.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “You have taken him on all sides at once,” exclaimed the inspector.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You have taken him on all sides at once,” exclaimed the inspector.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These last words were addressed to Parks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come, my man, what have you to say?”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “The trap has been sprung and Helstone is in it.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These last words were addressed to Parks.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Come, my man, what have you to say?”
the words that are spoken
From this reading These last words were addressed to Parks.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have taken him on all sides at once,” exclaimed the inspector.
Chapter 11 of Following a Chance Clew by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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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