Chapter 5 of His Last Bow is here in full — 614 sentences across 123 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of His Last Bow is here in full — 614 sentences across 123 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“And your brother?” “He said nothing, but he had caught me once with his keys, and I think that he suspected. I read in his eyes that he suspected. As you know, he never held up his head again.” There was silence in the room.
Chapter 5 of His Last Bow is here in full — 614 sentences across 123 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading ““And your brother?””
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading ““He said nothing, but he had caught me once with his keys, and I think that he suspected.”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “As you know, he never held up his head again.””
plural of “key” — 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 ““He said nothing, but he had caught me once with his keys, and I think that he suspected.”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “I read in his eyes that he suspected.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “There was silence in the room.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “There was silence in the room.”
believed likely
From this reading ““He said nothing, but he had caught me once with his keys, and I think that he suspected.”
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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anew
From this reading As you know, he never held up his head again.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And your brother?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As you know, he never held up his head again.”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “And your brother?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “He said nothing, but he had caught me once with his keys, and I think that he suspected.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “He said nothing, but he had caught me once with his keys, and I think that he suspected.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I read in his eyes that he suspected.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “He said nothing, but he had caught me once with his keys, and I think that he suspected.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He said nothing, but he had caught me once with his keys, and I think that he suspected.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading As you know, he never held up his head again.”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading As you know, he never held up his head again.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He said nothing, but he had caught me once with his keys, and I think that he suspected.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “He said nothing, but he had caught me once with his keys, and I think that he suspected.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I read in his eyes that he suspected.
plural of “key” — 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 “He said nothing, but he had caught me once with his keys, and I think that he suspected.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading As you know, he never held up his head again.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He said nothing, but he had caught me once with his keys, and I think that he suspected.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading As you know, he never held up his head again.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “He said nothing, but he had caught me once with his keys, and I think that he suspected.
on one occasion
From this reading “He said nothing, but he had caught me once with his keys, and I think that he suspected.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I read in his eyes that he suspected.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading There was silence in the room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “He said nothing, but he had caught me once with his keys, and I think that he suspected.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was silence in the room.
believed likely
From this reading “He said nothing, but he had caught me once with his keys, and I think that he suspected.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “He said nothing, but he had caught me once with his keys, and I think that he suspected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was silence in the room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was silence in the room.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “He said nothing, but he had caught me once with his keys, and I think that he suspected.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As you know, he never held up his head again.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was silence in the room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “He said nothing, but he had caught me once with his keys, and I think that he suspected.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As you know, he never held up his head again.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And your brother?”
Chapter 5 of His Last Bow by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 614 sentences, grouped into 123 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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