Chapter 21 of Mr. Justice Maxell is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of Mr. Justice Maxell is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SADIE MAXELL was as white as the paper on which she had been writing. “How did you get in here?” Timothy did not answer. He stepped round so that he was between the woman and the door. “Where is Cartwright?”
Chapter 21 of Mr. Justice Maxell is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading “Timothy did not answer.”
English clergyman who invented the power loom (1743-1823)
From this reading ““Where is Cartwright?””
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “SADIE MAXELL was as white as the paper on which she had been writing.”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “He stepped round so that he was between the woman and the door.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “He stepped round so that he was between the woman and the door.”
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading “Timothy did not answer.”
a Caucasian
From this reading “SADIE MAXELL was as white as the paper on which she had been writing.”
the act of creating written works
From this reading “SADIE MAXELL was as white as the paper on which she had been writing.”
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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stepped round so that he was between the woman and the door.
react verbally
From this reading Timothy did not answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SADIE MAXELL was as white as the paper on which she had been writing.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading SADIE MAXELL was as white as the paper on which she had been writing.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He stepped round so that he was between the woman and the door.
English clergyman who invented the power loom (1743-1823)
From this reading “Where is Cartwright?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “How did you get in here?”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He stepped round so that he was between the woman and the door.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “How did you get in here?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SADIE MAXELL was as white as the paper on which she had been writing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stepped round so that he was between the woman and the door.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “How did you get in here?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How did you get in here?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “How did you get in here?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where is Cartwright?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SADIE MAXELL was as white as the paper on which she had been writing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Timothy did not answer.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SADIE MAXELL was as white as the paper on which she had been writing.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading SADIE MAXELL was as white as the paper on which she had been writing.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He stepped round so that he was between the woman and the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SADIE MAXELL was as white as the paper on which she had been writing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SADIE MAXELL was as white as the paper on which she had been writing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He stepped round so that he was between the woman and the door.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading He stepped round so that he was between the woman and the door.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He stepped round so that he was between the woman and the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SADIE MAXELL was as white as the paper on which she had been writing.
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading Timothy did not answer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SADIE MAXELL was as white as the paper on which she had been writing.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where is Cartwright?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading SADIE MAXELL was as white as the paper on which she had been writing.
a Caucasian
From this reading SADIE MAXELL was as white as the paper on which she had been writing.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He stepped round so that he was between the woman and the door.
the act of creating written works
From this reading SADIE MAXELL was as white as the paper on which she had been writing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How did you get in here?”
Chapter 21 of Mr. Justice Maxell by Edgar Wallace holds 107 sentences, grouped into 22 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 21 holds 107 sentences of Mr. Justice Maxell, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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