Chapter 5 of Murder at Large is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 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 Murder at Large is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Who stood where?” “The ‘foreign lady,’ as you call her, Sergeant, was nearest to the Judge. Blake seemed not to have reached him. Though he may have been on the spot and retreated. The rest were as they had been, as far as I can recall.”
Chapter 5 of Murder at Large is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “Blake seemed not to have reached him.”
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading ““The ‘foreign lady,’ as you call her, Sergeant, was nearest to the Judge.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading ““The ‘foreign lady,’ as you call her, Sergeant, was nearest to the Judge.”
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading ““The ‘foreign lady,’ as you call her, Sergeant, was nearest to the Judge.”
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “The rest were as they had been, as far as I can recall.””
people who have retreated
From this reading “Though he may have been on the spot and retreated.”
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading ““The ‘foreign lady,’ as you call her, Sergeant, was nearest to the Judge.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Though he may have been on the spot and retreated.”
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without delay or immediately
In this reading “Though he may have been on the spot and retreated.”
In this reading ““The ‘foreign lady,’ as you call her, Sergeant, was nearest to the Judge.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though he may have been on the spot and retreated.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The ‘foreign lady,’ as you call her, Sergeant, was nearest to the Judge.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Though he may have been on the spot and retreated.
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading Blake seemed not to have reached him.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “The ‘foreign lady,’ as you call her, Sergeant, was nearest to the Judge.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The rest were as they had been, as far as I can recall.”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The rest were as they had been, as far as I can recall.”
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading “The ‘foreign lady,’ as you call her, Sergeant, was nearest to the Judge.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rest were as they had been, as far as I can recall.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Blake seemed not to have reached him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though he may have been on the spot and retreated.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “The ‘foreign lady,’ as you call her, Sergeant, was nearest to the Judge.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Blake seemed not to have reached him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The rest were as they had been, as far as I can recall.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “The ‘foreign lady,’ as you call her, Sergeant, was nearest to the Judge.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “The ‘foreign lady,’ as you call her, Sergeant, was nearest to the Judge.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Though he may have been on the spot and retreated.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading “The ‘foreign lady,’ as you call her, Sergeant, was nearest to the Judge.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Blake seemed not to have reached him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Though he may have been on the spot and retreated.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Blake seemed not to have reached him.
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading The rest were as they had been, as far as I can recall.”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The rest were as they had been, as far as I can recall.”
people who have retreated
From this reading Though he may have been on the spot and retreated.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Blake seemed not to have reached him.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading “The ‘foreign lady,’ as you call her, Sergeant, was nearest to the Judge.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Though he may have been on the spot and retreated.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “Who stood where?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The ‘foreign lady,’ as you call her, Sergeant, was nearest to the Judge.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rest were as they had been, as far as I can recall.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though he may have been on the spot and retreated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The ‘foreign lady,’ as you call her, Sergeant, was nearest to the Judge.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The ‘foreign lady,’ as you call her, Sergeant, was nearest to the Judge.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rest were as they had been, as far as I can recall.”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Who stood where?”
which person or people
From this reading “Who stood where?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The ‘foreign lady,’ as you call her, Sergeant, was nearest to the Judge.
Chapter 5 of Murder at Large by Lesley Frost holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 5 holds 395 sentences of Murder at Large, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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