Chapter 1 of Hushed Up! A Mystery of London is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Hushed Up! A Mystery of London is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HUSHED UP! "And he died mysteriously?" "The doctors certified that he died from natural causes--heart failure." "That is what the world believes, of course. His death was a nation's loss, and the truth was hushed up.
Chapter 1 of Hushed Up! A Mystery of London is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “"That is what the world believes, of course.”
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “"The doctors certified that he died from natural causes--heart failure."”
endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements
From this reading “"The doctors certified that he died from natural causes--heart failure."”
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"The doctors certified that he died from natural causes--heart failure."”
an act that fails
From this reading “"The doctors certified that he died from natural causes--heart failure."”
in a softened tone
From this reading “HUSHED UP!”
in a cryptic manner
From this reading “"And he died mysteriously?"”
possessive form of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “His death was a nation's loss, and the truth was hushed up.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His death was a nation's loss, and the truth was hushed up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And he died mysteriously?"
third-person singular of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "That is what the world believes, of course.
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading "The doctors certified that he died from natural causes--heart failure."
endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements
From this reading "The doctors certified that he died from natural causes--heart failure."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "That is what the world believes, of course.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading His death was a nation's loss, and the truth was hushed up.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "And he died mysteriously?"
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "The doctors certified that he died from natural causes--heart failure."
an act that fails
From this reading "The doctors certified that he died from natural causes--heart failure."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The doctors certified that he died from natural causes--heart failure."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And he died mysteriously?"
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "The doctors certified that he died from natural causes--heart failure."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His death was a nation's loss, and the truth was hushed up.
in a softened tone
From this reading HUSHED UP!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is what the world believes, of course.
something that is lost
From this reading His death was a nation's loss, and the truth was hushed up.
in a cryptic manner
From this reading "And he died mysteriously?"
possessive form of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading His death was a nation's loss, and the truth was hushed up.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading "The doctors certified that he died from natural causes--heart failure."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That is what the world believes, of course.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The doctors certified that he died from natural causes--heart failure."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The doctors certified that he died from natural causes--heart failure."
a fact that has been verified
From this reading His death was a nation's loss, and the truth was hushed up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading HUSHED UP!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His death was a nation's loss, and the truth was hushed up.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That is what the world believes, of course.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "That is what the world believes, of course.
Chapter 1 of Hushed Up! A Mystery of London by William Le Queux holds 402 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.
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