Chapter 6 of Four Max Carrados Detective Stories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Four Max Carrados Detective Stories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There you hold the key of the mystery, Professor Bulge," interposed Carrados quietly. "Who is this, sir?" demanded the exasperated professor at large. "Permit me," explained Mr. Carlyle, with bland assurance. "I am Louis Carlyle, of Bampton Street. This gentleman is Mr. Max Carrados, the eminent amateur specialist in crime."
Chapter 6 of Four Max Carrados Detective Stories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
From this reading “This gentleman is Mr. Max Carrados, the eminent amateur specialist in crime."”
lacking taste or flavor or tang
From this reading “"Permit me," explained Mr. Carlyle, with bland assurance.”
swell or protrude outwards
From this reading “"There you hold the key of the mystery, Professor Bulge," interposed Carrados quietly.”
Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading “"Permit me," explained Mr. Carlyle, with bland assurance.”
standing above others in quality or position
From this reading “This gentleman is Mr. Max Carrados, the eminent amateur specialist in crime."”
greatly annoyed; out of patience
From this reading “"Who is this, sir?" demanded the exasperated professor at large.”
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading “This gentleman is Mr. Max Carrados, the eminent amateur specialist in crime."”
an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
From this reading “This gentleman is Mr. Max Carrados, the eminent amateur specialist in crime."”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am Louis Carlyle, of Bampton Street.
someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
From this reading This gentleman is Mr. Max Carrados, the eminent amateur specialist in crime."
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading "Permit me," explained Mr. Carlyle, with bland assurance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Who is this, sir?" demanded the exasperated professor at large.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am Louis Carlyle, of Bampton Street.
lacking taste or flavor or tang
From this reading "Permit me," explained Mr. Carlyle, with bland assurance.
swell or protrude outwards
From this reading "There you hold the key of the mystery, Professor Bulge," interposed Carrados quietly.
Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading "Permit me," explained Mr. Carlyle, with bland assurance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There you hold the key of the mystery, Professor Bulge," interposed Carrados quietly.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading This gentleman is Mr. Max Carrados, the eminent amateur specialist in crime."
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Who is this, sir?" demanded the exasperated professor at large.
standing above others in quality or position
From this reading This gentleman is Mr. Max Carrados, the eminent amateur specialist in crime."
greatly annoyed; out of patience
From this reading "Who is this, sir?" demanded the exasperated professor at large.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "Permit me," explained Mr. Carlyle, with bland assurance.
a man of refinement
From this reading This gentleman is Mr. Max Carrados, the eminent amateur specialist in crime."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "There you hold the key of the mystery, Professor Bulge," interposed Carrados quietly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am Louis Carlyle, of Bampton Street.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This gentleman is Mr. Max Carrados, the eminent amateur specialist in crime."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There you hold the key of the mystery, Professor Bulge," interposed Carrados quietly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who is this, sir?" demanded the exasperated professor at large.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading "There you hold the key of the mystery, Professor Bulge," interposed Carrados quietly.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Who is this, sir?" demanded the exasperated professor at large.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading "I am Louis Carlyle, of Bampton Street.
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading This gentleman is Mr. Max Carrados, the eminent amateur specialist in crime."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Permit me," explained Mr. Carlyle, with bland assurance.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Permit me," explained Mr. Carlyle, with bland assurance.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading "There you hold the key of the mystery, Professor Bulge," interposed Carrados quietly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There you hold the key of the mystery, Professor Bulge," interposed Carrados quietly.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading "Permit me," explained Mr. Carlyle, with bland assurance.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading "There you hold the key of the mystery, Professor Bulge," interposed Carrados quietly.
with low volume
From this reading "There you hold the key of the mystery, Professor Bulge," interposed Carrados quietly.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Who is this, sir?" demanded the exasperated professor at large.
an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
From this reading This gentleman is Mr. Max Carrados, the eminent amateur specialist in crime."
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "I am Louis Carlyle, of Bampton Street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There you hold the key of the mystery, Professor Bulge," interposed Carrados quietly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There you hold the key of the mystery, Professor Bulge," interposed Carrados quietly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Who is this, sir?" demanded the exasperated professor at large.
which person or people
From this reading "Who is this, sir?" demanded the exasperated professor at large.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Permit me," explained Mr. Carlyle, with bland assurance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There you hold the key of the mystery, Professor Bulge," interposed Carrados quietly.
Chapter 6 of Four Max Carrados Detective Stories by Ernest Bramah holds 409 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 6 holds 409 sentences of Four Max Carrados Detective Stories, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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