Chapter 3 of Hushed Up! A Mystery of London is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Hushed Up! A Mystery of London is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later. "I have suggested this in your own interests." "But why should I go in fear of this unknown enemy?" I asked. "What harm have I done?
Chapter 3 of Hushed Up! A Mystery of London is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “"Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.”
an opposing military force
From this reading “"But why should I go in fear of this unknown enemy?"”
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “"Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “"What harm have I done?”
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “"I have suggested this in your own interests."”
in a serious manner
From this reading “"Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"I have suggested this in your own interests."”
not known
From this reading “"But why should I go in fear of this unknown enemy?"”
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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 "Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading "Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But why should I go in fear of this unknown enemy?"
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "What harm have I done?
an opposing military force
From this reading "But why should I go in fear of this unknown enemy?"
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading "Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "But why should I go in fear of this unknown enemy?"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "But why should I go in fear of this unknown enemy?"
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading "What harm have I done?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have suggested this in your own interests."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have suggested this in your own interests."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I have suggested this in your own interests."
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading "I have suggested this in your own interests."
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But why should I go in fear of this unknown enemy?"
on one occasion
From this reading "Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "I have suggested this in your own interests."
in a serious manner
From this reading "Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "But why should I go in fear of this unknown enemy?"
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "I have suggested this in your own interests."
carry out
From this reading "Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I have suggested this in your own interests."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.
not known
From this reading "But why should I go in fear of this unknown enemy?"
precisely as stated
From this reading "Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What harm have I done?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "But why should I go in fear of this unknown enemy?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you not take my advice and get back to England at once?" she asked very seriously, as she turned to me a few minutes later.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have suggested this in your own interests."
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