Chapter 12 of Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CORA AND THE FRENCH MAID MEASURE SWORDS. During the day, Miss Arthur communicated to her maid the fact that Mr. Percy would remain in Bellair for the present. He was going away for a day on business; then he would return and take up his abode at the Bellair inn. "Would monsieur be absent to-morrow?" "Yes."
Chapter 12 of Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading “He was going away for a day on business; then he would return and take up his abode at the Bellair inn.”
not being in a specified place
From this reading “"Would monsieur be absent to-morrow?"”
past form of “communicate” — transmit information
From this reading “During the day, Miss Arthur communicated to her maid the fact that Mr. Percy would remain in Bellair for the present.”
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading “CORA AND THE FRENCH MAID MEASURE SWORDS.”
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading “He was going away for a day on business; then he would return and take up his abode at the Bellair inn.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “CORA AND THE FRENCH MAID MEASURE SWORDS.”
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading “During the day, Miss Arthur communicated to her maid the fact that Mr. Percy would remain in Bellair for the present.”
plural of “sword” — a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading “CORA AND THE FRENCH MAID MEASURE SWORDS.”
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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 He was going away for a day on business; then he would return and take up his abode at the Bellair inn.
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading He was going away for a day on business; then he would return and take up his abode at the Bellair inn.
not being in a specified place
From this reading "Would monsieur be absent to-morrow?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CORA AND THE FRENCH MAID MEASURE SWORDS.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading During the day, Miss Arthur communicated to her maid the fact that Mr. Percy would remain in Bellair for the present.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was going away for a day on business; then he would return and take up his abode at the Bellair inn.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He was going away for a day on business; then he would return and take up his abode at the Bellair inn.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Would monsieur be absent to-morrow?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading During the day, Miss Arthur communicated to her maid the fact that Mr. Percy would remain in Bellair for the present.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading He was going away for a day on business; then he would return and take up his abode at the Bellair inn.
past form of “communicate” — transmit information
From this reading During the day, Miss Arthur communicated to her maid the fact that Mr. Percy would remain in Bellair for the present.
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading CORA AND THE FRENCH MAID MEASURE SWORDS.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading During the day, Miss Arthur communicated to her maid the fact that Mr. Percy would remain in Bellair for the present.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the day, Miss Arthur communicated to her maid the fact that Mr. Percy would remain in Bellair for the present.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading During the day, Miss Arthur communicated to her maid the fact that Mr. Percy would remain in Bellair for the present.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading During the day, Miss Arthur communicated to her maid the fact that Mr. Percy would remain in Bellair for the present.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading CORA AND THE FRENCH MAID MEASURE SWORDS.
the act of departing
From this reading He was going away for a day on business; then he would return and take up his abode at the Bellair inn.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was going away for a day on business; then he would return and take up his abode at the Bellair inn.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading During the day, Miss Arthur communicated to her maid the fact that Mr. Percy would remain in Bellair for the present.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was going away for a day on business; then he would return and take up his abode at the Bellair inn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the day, Miss Arthur communicated to her maid the fact that Mr. Percy would remain in Bellair for the present.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading He was going away for a day on business; then he would return and take up his abode at the Bellair inn.
a female domestic
From this reading CORA AND THE FRENCH MAID MEASURE SWORDS.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading CORA AND THE FRENCH MAID MEASURE SWORDS.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading During the day, Miss Arthur communicated to her maid the fact that Mr. Percy would remain in Bellair for the present.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "Would monsieur be absent to-morrow?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading During the day, Miss Arthur communicated to her maid the fact that Mr. Percy would remain in Bellair for the present.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was going away for a day on business; then he would return and take up his abode at the Bellair inn.
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading During the day, Miss Arthur communicated to her maid the fact that Mr. Percy would remain in Bellair for the present.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading During the day, Miss Arthur communicated to her maid the fact that Mr. Percy would remain in Bellair for the present.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading During the day, Miss Arthur communicated to her maid the fact that Mr. Percy would remain in Bellair for the present.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He was going away for a day on business; then he would return and take up his abode at the Bellair inn.
plural of “sword” — a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading CORA AND THE FRENCH MAID MEASURE SWORDS.
carry out
From this reading He was going away for a day on business; then he would return and take up his abode at the Bellair inn.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the day, Miss Arthur communicated to her maid the fact that Mr. Percy would remain in Bellair for the present.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CORA AND THE FRENCH MAID MEASURE SWORDS.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He was going away for a day on business; then he would return and take up his abode at the Bellair inn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During the day, Miss Arthur communicated to her maid the fact that Mr. Percy would remain in Bellair for the present.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Would monsieur be absent to-morrow?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He was going away for a day on business; then he would return and take up his abode at the Bellair inn.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was going away for a day on business; then he would return and take up his abode at the Bellair inn.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading During the day, Miss Arthur communicated to her maid the fact that Mr. Percy would remain in Bellair for the present.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
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