Chapter 6 of Murder by the clock is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Murder by the clock is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face. “What do you mean, Cassidy?” he said. “Honest to God, Lieutenant, I mean just what I say.” “But that’s impossible.” Cassidy went even further.
Chapter 6 of Murder by the clock is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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remove the dust from
From this reading “10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face.”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading ““Honest to God, Lieutenant, I mean just what I say.””
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading ““But that’s impossible.””
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face.”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face.”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face.”
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In this reading “10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face.”
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From this reading 10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face.
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From this reading 10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But that’s impossible.”
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From this reading “What do you mean, Cassidy?” he said.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you mean, Cassidy?” he said.
remove the dust from
From this reading 10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face.
divisible by two
From this reading Cassidy went even further.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading 10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Cassidy went even further.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Honest to God, Lieutenant, I mean just what I say.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What do you mean, Cassidy?” he said.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “Honest to God, Lieutenant, I mean just what I say.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Honest to God, Lieutenant, I mean just what I say.”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “But that’s impossible.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading 10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face.
and nothing more
From this reading “Honest to God, Lieutenant, I mean just what I say.”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading 10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading 10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “What do you mean, Cassidy?” he said.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading 10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading 10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading 10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “What do you mean, Cassidy?” he said.
express in words
From this reading “Honest to God, Lieutenant, I mean just what I say.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading 10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But that’s impossible.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Honest to God, Lieutenant, I mean just what I say.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Cassidy went even further.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you mean, Cassidy?” he said.
a Caucasian
From this reading 10:32 p. m.—Pictures in Dust Lieutenant Valcour stared for a puzzled instant at the white face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you mean, Cassidy?” he said.
Chapter 6 of Murder by the clock by Rufus King holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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 6 holds 162 sentences of Murder by the clock, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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